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United Church of Chapel Hill is hosting its annual Alternative Gift Market this weekend: Saturday, November 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, November 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The market will feature handmade gifts from around the world, with proceeds supporting Church World Service, Habitat for Humanity, and the IFC – as well as the organizations whose gifts will be available to buy.

Visit UnitedChurch.org/market for more information.

Aaron discusses the market with Henry Lister of United Church and Godi Godar of Go Conscious Earth, whose work focuses on preserving rainforest land in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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