Events

Monthly Events

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Saturday, May 8th, 2010 5-7pm

Mother's Day Shopping Night!

Honor mom by shopping for her on World Fair Trade Day.

In celebration of the world's mothers, Momentum is hosting an evening of "shopping for mom" ~ fair trade style. Stroll our aisles while sipping fair trade beverages and nibbling fair trade artisanal chocolates.

We will also be hosting Mothers Acting Up (MAU), a Boulder non-profit dedicated to mobilizing mothers to act on behalf of the world’s children.

Momentum is donating 10% of the day’s sales to Mother’s Acting Up.

Saturday, April 17th, 2010 1-4pm

Earth Day Event!

In the spirit of Earth Day, Momentum is hosting Growing Gardens and giving away lots and lots of sunflower seeds.

Earth Day is the perfect time for taking one more Sustainable Step in your life and Growing Gardens will be at Momentum to show us how…come learn about: container gardening, composting, gardening with children and bee keeping.

Growing Gardens, a Boulder non-profit, is dedicated to enriching our community through environmentally sustainable gardening programs. Their plants, books, bee hives and homemade lip balm will be for sale at Momentum during the event.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Growing Gardens' products to this community centered nonprofit.

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Valentine's Event: Think Love, Think Fair Trade!

On Saturday, February 6th, Meet Irma, from the Denver’s Ladies Sewing Circle, and design a special heart sachet or relaxing eye shade for your Valentine.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Ladies Sewing Circle products to this local cooperative.

The Ladies Sewing Circle is a non-profit cooperative dedicated to helping Denver women break the cycle of poverty. The cooperative members are skilled seamstresses and expert recyclers, who skillfully transform the Denver Design Center's upholstery grade scraps into works of art. Momentum is proud to carry their sweet smelling heart sachets, relaxing eye shades as well as many new products.

Friday, December 4th, 2009

SHOP FOR CHANGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY.

On December 4th, in commemoration of World AIDS Day, Momentum is hosting a special shopping night. 15% of every purchase will be donated to Boulder County AIDS Project (BCAP). BCAP committee members will be at Momentum from 4-7 to answer questions and share information.

Last year, thanks to your support, Momentum raised $1,000 on World AIDS Day for this vital cause! Help us raise more money this year ~ save all your holiday shopping for December 4th!

Saturday, Nov 14th 2009, 1-4pm

Sip Soup, Nibble Cornbread and Learn about The Carriage House Community Table

The Carriage House Community Table (CHCT) provides a safe supportive community for Boulder's homeless and working poor. This local non-profit is not only committed to addressing their clients immediate survival needs but also offers services that lead to healing, employment and housing. Clients receive free meals, medical and mental health services and assistance from a case manager. In 2008 CHCT served over 2,500 people and helped over 100 individuals find jobs.

CHCT’s Director, Joy Eckstine, and volunteers will be at Momentum serving soup and answering questions about CHCT’s services and Boulder’s homeless population.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Women's Bean Project products to this local non-profit.

October 2009 Events

Halloween at Momentum, Saturday, October 31st, 2-5pm

Costumed staff will escort you to the chocolate tasting table- a decedent place specifically designed for all you chocolate lovers. Feast on samples from our entire Fair Trade and organic chocolate line. Then, put your taste buds to the test by guessing the secret ingredient in our bold new chocolate bar and win a $50 Momentum Gift Certificate.

UPDATE!

Pearl Street's Munchkin Masquerade has been rescheduled, due to the weather...

Join us now on Sunday, November 1st, 1-4pm

We dare you to make Momentum one of your trick-or-treating destinations – Fair Trade COCOA with MARSHMELLOWS, APPLE BOBBING and TRICK-OR-TREATING awaits Munchkin Masqueraders.

Friday, June 12th, 2009 10-2pm

Park(ing) Space Event!

In the spirit of Bike Month’s Park(ing) Spaces Day, Momentum is creating an outdoor haven for our supporters to enjoy a free chair massage, birthday cake and utter relaxation.

Momentum is transforming the parking space in front of our shop into a playful community park. We are hosting outdoor activities for all ages, including a chance to win a $50 Momentum gift certificate.

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 1-7pm

World Fair Trade Day and Mother's Day Event!

Peruvian artisans will be at Momentum, from 1-3pm, creating crafts, selling products and sharing how Fair Trade has helped them achieve economic & social stability.

A Fair Trade Beverages and Chocolate Reception will follow, from 3-7pm, as part of a shop for mom, Fair Trade style, evening.

Momentum is donating 10% of the day’s sales to Mother’s Acting Up, in honor of Mother’s Day and World Fair Trade Day.

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 1-4pm

Earth Day Event!

In the spirit of Earth Day, Momentum is giving away FREE TREES and hosting the local non-profit, Global Greengrants Fund.

Celebrate Earth Day locally and globally– plant a native tree in your backyard and learn how Global Greengrants is furthering the international environmental justice movement.

Global Greengrants Fund is a local non-profit that supports grassroots groups working for environmental justice and sustainability around the world.

Saturday, March 21st, 2009 1-4pm

International Women’s Day Event!

In honor of International Women’s Day, Momentum is hosting BoldeReach - a local non-profit run by a diverse group of women, who came together in 2003, to improve the health, education, economic stability, safety and social equality of women and children in extreme need around the world. Instead of creating a new relief organization, BoldeReach decided to seek out existing programs and organizations that are already making a positive impact and to raise funds for them.

Each year, BoldeReach selects a cause and a specific organization to support; this year's cause is displaced children and orphans and the selected organization is Global Education Fund. This Boulder based non-profit’s mission is to improve the lives of orphans and vulnerable children around the world through education.

Enjoy tea and cookies while gathering with founding members of BoldeReach and enter to win a photograph by International Photographer Jake Norton.

Momentum is donating 10% of every purchase to BoldeReach.

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

Share the love and have a Fair Trade Valentines Day!

On Valentine's Day from 1-4pm, the women and their sewing machines, from Denver's Ladies Sewing Circle, will be happily humming away at Momentum as they demonstrate how their products are made. Everyone is invited to design a one of a kind heart sachet for their Valentine, and for the romantics - we encourage you to place a secret love note inside the sachet before the final stitches seal the heart together forever.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Ladies Sewing Circle products to this non-profit cooperative.

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

SHOP FOR CHANGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY.

On December 6th, in commemoration of World AIDS Day, Momentum is hosting a special shopping event. 15% of every purchase will be donated to Embrace the World (ETW), a sub-group of Boulder County AIDS Project. World AIDS Day is considered a global day of action and you are invited to come shop for change with us. ETW committee members will be available to answer questions and share information on ETW funded projects which support HIV/AIDS prevention, mitigation and relief worldwide.

Last year, thanks to your support, we raised $1,000 on World AIDS Day for this wonderful cause! Let's raise even more money this year— save your holiday shopping for December 6th!

We have a special addition to our event this year! The Boulder chapter of UNICEF is offering Momentum customers sustainable gift wrapping. Proceeds from the sale of UNICEF's cloth gift bags directly supports children affected by HIV and AIDS.

Saturday, November 15th, 2008

Sip soup, nibble cornbread and learn about Denver’s Women’s Bean Project.

Join us on Saturday from 1-4pm to learn about the Women's Bean Project. The Women's Bean Project is a non-profit organization in Denver that teaches job readiness and life skills training through their gourmet production business. Women participate with the goal of transforming their lives and moving toward self sufficiency.

Representatives from the project will be at Momentum from 1-4pm serving their famous bean soups, chili, cornbread and other warming fall foods.

Momentum is donating 100% of the profits, from the sale of Women's Bean Project products, to this inspiring non-profit.

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Halloween at Momentum, Friday, October 31st, 2-5pm

If you are out for the Munchkin Masquerade or just happen to find yourself wandering on Pearl Street this Halloween, we DARE you to visit Momentum.

Costumed staff will escort you to the chocolate tasting table- a decedent place specifically designed for all you chocolate lovers. Feast on samples from our entire Fair Trade and organic chocolate line. Then, put your taste buds to the test by guessing the secret ingredient in our bold new chocolate bar and win a $75 Momentum Gift Certificate.

Kids' Activities: Marshmallows and Fair Trade cocoa await Munchkin Masqueraders...along with Trick-or-Treating, bobbing for apples and broom riding...

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Reclaim Mother's Day Shopping Night, Friday, May 9th, 5-7pm

In celebration of the World's Mothers, Momentum is hosting an evening of "shopping for mom"~ fair trade style.

MAU is a visionary Boulder non-profit "dedicated to inspiring and mobilizing the gigantic political strength of mothers to ensure the health, education and safety of every child." For more information, please visit: www.mothersactingup.org

Momentum is donating 10% of the evenings profits to Mothers Acting Up (MAU)!

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

On Saturday, May 10th, Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with Momentum

• Win fabulous Fair Trade door prizes
• Enter a drawing for a Momentum gift certificate
• Sample Fair Trade chocolates, coffees and iced teas
• Learn about Boulder's movement to become a Fair Trade Town

World Fair Trade Day is an annual event that is celebrated on the second Saturday in May across the planet. It is a way to recognize the many Fair Trade organizations, businesses, towns and, of course, the farmers and artisans themselves. This year's theme is For the People. For the Planet., which highlights the link between Fair Trade and the environment. The theme encourages us to think of Fair Trade not only as a way of valuing the artisans and farmers, but also as a way of reducing our environmental impact. For more information, please visit: www.wftday.org

 

April 19th, 2008

On Saturday, April 19th, from 1-4pm, Shop for the Earth!

In celebration of Earth Day, Momentum is hosting theColorado Environmental Coalition (CEC) on Saturday, April 19th, from 1-4pm, for its regular 3rd Saturday of the month event.

CEC serves as the grassroots organizing arm of Colorado's environmental movement. CEC not only provides technical and organizational assistance to over 75 partner environmental groups, but also works to educate and mobilize Colorado's citizens. CEC has played a vital role in securing wilderness designations for the Black Ridge Canyons, Gunnison Gorge, Spanish Peaks, Weminuche, Flat Tops, Sangre de Cristo and Eagle's Nest wilderness areas, as well as protection for the Cache la Poudre River. CEC was also instrumental in bringing light rail to the Denver Metro area. In honor of Earth Day, come learn about CEC and what this vital non-profit is doing to preserve our state's natural heritage and quality of life. For more information, please visit: www.ourcolorado.org

Momentum is donating 10% of its profits on April 19th to the Colorado Environmental Coalition!

Celebrate Earth Day with Momentum

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

In the spirit of Earth Day, Momentum will be handing out free tree seedlings to our customers. If you do not have time to plant a tree on Earth Day, no worries; Momentum will plant one for you through the National Arbor Day Foundation.

"And forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play in your hair." —Kahil Gibran

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Help us Eradicate Poverty One Bead at a Time!

Come join us on Saturday, February 16, 1-4 pm if you want to learn about an empowerment model, fair trade business, international movement and local non-profit that works! Ugandan women are recycling magazines, making beads, feeding their families, controlling their finances and learning to read. BeadforLife (BFL) set in motion an international movement that joins women from across the world through beautiful recycled jewelry. We invite you to come and experience the joy of this jewelry, meet BFL staff and discover other BFL products. For more information, please visit: www.beadforlife.org

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of BeadforLife products to this visionary non-profit.

 

Saturday, January 19th, 2008

Stop Port Construction and Save Ridley Sea Turtles.

On Saturday, January 19th from 1-4pm, representatives from the Boulder-based non-profit Global Response will be at Momentum sharing stories about their current environmental campaign.

Global Response is working to protect the Olive Ridley Sea Turtles' nesting grounds by stopping the construction of a massive deep-water industrial port in the Indian State of Orissa. The endangered Olive Ridley sea turtle offers one of nature's greatest spectacles. Each year, Olive Ridleys return from their inter-oceanic migrations to the beaches where they hatched. Hundreds of thousands congregate and mate in the waters off the coast of India. Then, as if on cue, the females lumber ashore to lay their eggs. Their arrival -- by the hundreds of thousands on a given beach -- is heralded by the Spanish term arribada. Arribadas occur in only three locations worldwide, and the Olive Ridley arribada is one of the largest. The construction of the planned industrial port would have devastating effects on the endangered Olive Ripley sea turtle population.

Momentum is donating 100% of the proceeds from the sale of Global Response's beautiful onyx turtles, as well as 100% of the profits from the sale of any turtle related product in the shop!

Saturday, December 1st, 2007

SHOP FOR CHANGE ON WORLD AIDS DAY.

Momentum will be hosting a special event on Saturday, December 1st in commemoration of World AIDS Day. Momentum will donate 15% of all their sales on that day to Embrace The World, a sub-group of Boulder County AIDS Project. This committee is comprised of Boulder County citizens who raise funds to support small grassroots international organizations devoted to HIV/AIDS education, prevention, mitigation, and relief, as well as educate interested Boulder/Denver residents about the HIV/AIDS pandemic through outreach activities and speaking presentations. Former grant recipients include programs supporting AIDS orphans in Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa, Nepal, and Thailand.

Committee members and grant recipients will be at Momentum from 1-4 pm to answer questions. Your purchases at Momentum on World AIDS Day will directly help create change in the world in several ways:

1. By providing needed employment to artisans from over 50 countries, many of whom are HIV+ or living with AIDS, who craft beautiful Fair Trade products.
2. By increasing the grant amount awarded to Embrace the World's 2007 program recipients with 15% of Momentum's profits on Saturday, December 1st.

Come join us on World AIDS Day and shop to make a difference!

* Our December event will be held on Dec 1st in lieu of our usual third Saturday of the month event but will return to the normal 3rd Saturday schedule in January.

Saturday, November 17th, 2007

Sip soup, nibble cornbread and meet the women behind Denver's Women's Bean Project.

Join us on Saturday to learn about the Women's Bean Project. The Women's Bean Project is a non-profit organization in Denver that teaches job readiness and life skills training through their gourmet production business. Women participate with the goal of transforming their lives and moving toward self sufficiency.

Representatives from the project will be at Momentum from 1-4pm serving their famous bean soups, chili and other warming fall foods.

Momentum is donating 100% of the profits, from the sale of Women's Bean Project products, to this inspiring non-profit.

Saturday, October 20th, 2007

October is Fair Trade Month- Momentum is celebrating with free coffee and chocolate!

Join us on Saturday to:

~ Taste Momentum's Fair Trade, Organic and Shade Grown Coffees
~ Nibble on Momentum's Fair Trade and Organic artisan chocolates
~ Identify the flavor in our bold new chocolate line and win a $75 gift certificate

Saturday, September 15th, 2007

Hear how Tamdin Wangdu escaped from Tibet and went on to found the Tibetan Village Project (TVP).

Tamdin recently returned from his 2007 'Conscious Journeys' trip to Tibet where he continued TVP's work to support small-scale, practical healthcare and educational initiatives that embrace Tibetan cultural values and works directly with Tibetans to help them help themselves. Tamdin Wangdu, the founder of TVP has new photos and stories from his trip to share along with 'made in Tibet by Tibetans' handcrafts to showcase.

*100% of the proceeds from the sale of TVP's Tibetan crafts will directly fund TVP's work in Tibet.

Saturday, August 18th, 2007

Learn how low-income women from Denver's "Ladies Sewing Circle" sew their way to financial stability.

Women from the Ladies Sewing Circle, a program for low-income women in Denver, will be sewing their remarkable pillows and telling their stories about this amazing income generating program.

*All proceeds from pillow sales will be donated directly to the artists themselves.

Grand Opening Events

Every Saturday in July, 11-2pm

Come Hear Artisans' Compelling Stories

July 7th

Learn about the Peruvian tradition of back strap weaving
Jamie from Wandering Albatross will share her stories and photographs.

July 14th

Watch as artists from Denver's Gathering Place paint greeting cards
Each card directly benefits local women experiencing homelessness.

July 21st, 1-2pm

Delve into the amazing life of the African Elephant
A special Children's Event with stories, pictures, face painting, magic and more.

July 28th

Discover how a Zimbabwean cooperative achieved economic success
Profits support woman and children with AIDS and disabilities.