Saturday, April 12, 2025
12:00 PM – 10:00 PM, (EDT)
Date and Time
Location
1350 Arrowhead Valley Road
Charlottesville, Virginia 22903
United States
Last day to buy tickets
Saturday, April 12, 2025
11:59 PM, EDT
3rd annual harambee for makindu
https://makindu.org/
a harmabee is a vibrant and joyful gathering that draws its inspiration from the swahili word meaning “all pull together.” it's a community-focused event where people come together to celebrate, collaborate, and build connections. our harambee is an all day event taking place at potter’s craft cider on april 12th, 2025 starting at 12pm and going to 10pm. the day will be filled with kid’s activites, local vendors, community raffles, live auction, music, dance, food, and heartfelt conversations, all designed to strengthen bonds and create an atmosphere of unity and shared purpose around the makindu children’s program!
an all-day festival for a cause
from 12 pm to 7 pm, enjoy an incredible lineup of local bands filling the air with feel-good sounds:
🎶 the near passerines https://thenearpasserines.com/
🎶 jay pun and friends https://jaypun.square.site/
🎶 betty jo's boogie band
🎶 the pollocks https://thepollocks.bandcamp.com/album/rock-house-2
🎶 dropping julia https://www.droppingjulia.com/
kids’ activities, games, and community raffles will keep the energy high, while our live auctions feature exclusive local prizes and experiences!
main event: mighty joshua in concert
http://mightyjoshua.com/
at 7 pm, the night transforms into an electrifying benefit concert featuring mighty joshua, the legendary reggae artist known for his powerful stage presence and uplifting messages of unity and change. this ticketed evening show is the heart of the festival, with ticket proceeds supporting the makindu children’s program.
http://mightyjoshua.com/
at 7 pm, the night transforms into an electrifying benefit concert featuring mighty joshua, the legendary reggae artist known for his powerful stage presence and uplifting messages of unity and change. this ticketed evening show is the heart of the festival, with ticket proceeds supporting the makindu children’s program.
eat well, do good
food will be available all day from the catering outfit, with 100% of food sales going directly to support makindu’s mission of feeding, educating, and caring for vulnerable children in kenya.
food will be available all day from the catering outfit, with 100% of food sales going directly to support makindu’s mission of feeding, educating, and caring for vulnerable children in kenya.
why makindu?
the makindu children’s program provides critical resources to orphaned and vulnerable children in eastern kenya, ensuring they have access to food, education, and essential care. through the makindu children’s centre, hundreds of children receive meals, emotional support, crisis intervention, and a safe place to learn and grow.
the makindu children’s program provides critical resources to orphaned and vulnerable children in eastern kenya, ensuring they have access to food, education, and essential care. through the makindu children’s centre, hundreds of children receive meals, emotional support, crisis intervention, and a safe place to learn and grow.
be part of something bigger
this is more than just a festival—it's a movement. come dance, celebrate, and make an impact at potter’s craft cider on april 12th. grab your tickets, bring your friends, and let’s pull together to create change!
this is more than just a festival—it's a movement. come dance, celebrate, and make an impact at potter’s craft cider on april 12th. grab your tickets, bring your friends, and let’s pull together to create change!
about makindu
headquartered in eugene, oregon, makindu children’s program is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that supports a day resource facility called makindu children’s centre (the center) in a rural region of eastern kenya. hundreds of children come to the center regularly for food, recreation, bathing and laundry facilities, emotional support, crisis intervention, and playtime with other kids.
the asphalt lanes of the mombasa highway wind over 300 parched miles from nairobi, the capital of kenya, to the port of mombasa on the indian ocean. about a third of the way from nairobi is a truck stop called makindu, whose residents eke out a living tilling the red soil and serving the trucks that roar by endlessly. it is a poor place, with few reliable resources. the poverty is further complicated by a lack of food and jobs, with many unable to access education or medical care.
in 1996, oregon paramedic winnie barron volunteered as a medic in makindu and met the hungry, sick, and dying orphans the community could not find ways to support. winnie and local teacher dianah nzomo planned the center, and with the help of oregon friends, they founded makindu children’s program in 1998.
initially, many makindu residents questioned winnie’s intentions, wondering if hers would be another ill-conceived project that would raise expectations and then disappear. the problems facing the orphans were greater than a lack of food or education. "what are you going to do with the children after you have educated them?" they asked. without prospects for work, "they will become educated thieves."
barron and her supporters reconsidered their approach and decided the program would succeed by going one step at a time, following the suggestions of the community. instead of maintaining an orphanage, the children are placed with foster parents, typically grandparents, who are the poorest in the area and receive no other aid. during the day, the children come to the center, a simple concrete building, to receive food, bathe, and wash their clothes. they receive periodic medical checkups, have their fees paid at local public schools, and receive job training. the children are taught nutrition, hiv/aids awareness, and agriculture at the center’s shamba, or garden, where they grow high-protein crops for food and to help defray expenses. by operating in this way and teaching the children to support themselves, the center serves and educates the larger community as well. as such, community support for the center has soared.
today, over 500 children, from infants to 18-year-olds, are served at the centre at an annual cost of about $660 per child. a dollar goes a very long way in kenya, and your support is greatly needed and appreciated.
the asphalt lanes of the mombasa highway wind over 300 parched miles from nairobi, the capital of kenya, to the port of mombasa on the indian ocean. about a third of the way from nairobi is a truck stop called makindu, whose residents eke out a living tilling the red soil and serving the trucks that roar by endlessly. it is a poor place, with few reliable resources. the poverty is further complicated by a lack of food and jobs, with many unable to access education or medical care.
in 1996, oregon paramedic winnie barron volunteered as a medic in makindu and met the hungry, sick, and dying orphans the community could not find ways to support. winnie and local teacher dianah nzomo planned the center, and with the help of oregon friends, they founded makindu children’s program in 1998.
initially, many makindu residents questioned winnie’s intentions, wondering if hers would be another ill-conceived project that would raise expectations and then disappear. the problems facing the orphans were greater than a lack of food or education. "what are you going to do with the children after you have educated them?" they asked. without prospects for work, "they will become educated thieves."
barron and her supporters reconsidered their approach and decided the program would succeed by going one step at a time, following the suggestions of the community. instead of maintaining an orphanage, the children are placed with foster parents, typically grandparents, who are the poorest in the area and receive no other aid. during the day, the children come to the center, a simple concrete building, to receive food, bathe, and wash their clothes. they receive periodic medical checkups, have their fees paid at local public schools, and receive job training. the children are taught nutrition, hiv/aids awareness, and agriculture at the center’s shamba, or garden, where they grow high-protein crops for food and to help defray expenses. by operating in this way and teaching the children to support themselves, the center serves and educates the larger community as well. as such, community support for the center has soared.
today, over 500 children, from infants to 18-year-olds, are served at the centre at an annual cost of about $660 per child. a dollar goes a very long way in kenya, and your support is greatly needed and appreciated.