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MIchoacan bus for artisans

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The State of Michoacan in Mexico has many wonderful artists who make a variety of lovely items in clay, wood, silver, textiles such as embroidery and hand weavings from a loom and more! Tourism is not as good as it used to be due to bad press about problems in the state.  (It really is nice here and we hope you will come and visit!) I am an American living in Michoacan and am the volunteer who coordinates artists from this state to attend an annual fair in the State of Jalisco. The non profit fair, Feria Maestros del Arte,  consists of hundreds of volunteers from throughout Mexico and we work very hard to help the artisans as we don't want these multi-generational traditions to disappear. A group of artisans from our State are invited to Chapala, Jalisco in November to participate with many other artists, the best of the best, from throughout Mexico.  Attendees come from all over Mexico, the US and even Australia. For 3 days, individual buyers, collectors, gallery owners, etc buy, buy, buy! It is a wonderful opportunity for the artists.  One artisan told me after the 3-day fair that he had never had so much money in his pocket in his life. His particaption in the fair allowed him to finish building his own home. 
In years past, the state hotel association has donated a bus,  but due to budget constraints, they cannot help us this year. We did, however, get a promise of a cargo truck to take the items to the Fair. Now we just need a way to get the artists there!
The nonprofit organizers of the fair provide everything at the fair for free for the artisans. They stay in private homes, are fed and keep 100% of their earnings. The nonprofit is able to assist us with some of the costs for the transportation, but not all of it.

Thus, we are hoping some of you who love folk art or just love Mexico, will help us out. If by any chance, we have extra funds, we will carry them over to the next year as the Fair is an annual event. This is our 15th year! 

Please help to be part of the effort to continue the beautiful handwork of artisans from our state. GRACIAS!

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Terry Baumgart
Organizer

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