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by Sam Gabriel of Monrovia, Liberia, founder of
Genesis Incorporated
Organizer of Genesis CommUNITY Celebration
Genesis Inc. is a nonprofit that empowers underserved youth and young adults through sports and the arts while engaging them in educational opportunities to become effective leaders and productive citizens.
The many languages of our community become a shared conversation when we give our children spaces to run, to dance, to sing. Genesis builds solid grounds where their play will become the work that changes the world.
May 12th Genesis CommUNITY Celebration
We will honor the youth who have participated in Genesis, recognize volunteers who have helped us grow throughout the year, and generate awareness of Genesis programming.
The celebration will include performances from our performing arts group, VIP; African food unique to the families we serve; unveiling of our new logo, and a silent auction.
All proceeds will benefit & support Genesis soccer, arts, & educational programming for African immigrant & other under-served youth.
Her garments are made of wax-print fabrics that come in lime green, lemon yellow, light orange, hot pink, and indigo blue. She got the idea for the line and purchased all of the eye-catching material in Ghana, where she interned for 10 weeks last summer with Global Mamas, a fair trade clothing company. Lynn Campbell
Iowa State student takes African fashion designs nationwide
By Lynn Campbell February 20, 2015
Internship in Africa
The connections that (Claire) made in Ghana and experience she gained during her internship with Global Mamas helped to establish the foundation for her new clothing line and business.
She designed and hand-printed new stamps for fabric through the batik process, and worked with the quality control team to learn production issues. She assisted designers with cloth consumption and pattern layout. She sourced the local market for new materials and fabrics, and experimented with these products. She also helped to make production copies of patterns, and created a color and fabric guide for quality control.
“I helped them design some new garments and surface pattern designs,” she said. “One of them just got accepted in the catalog which will be sold throughout all of their stores in the world.”
- Yes, you can order online or shop at the store
- Yes, she tailors to fit your unique size
- Yes, you can order your own design with custom orders by Claire
Disclaimer: The little man in the red car, and his beautiful baby sister, are not for sale. It's a family-owned, family-run business; the children often accompany Mom to the store.
Yes, those are my grand children
Yes, I'm trying not to burst at the seams with pride.
Our daughter and son-in-law make a great team!