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Home Crafters of Cape Breton is a Not-for-Profit craft organization incorporated in 1987.

We host two shows every year, "The Big One" held in mid November attracts an average of 6500 customers annually and is the largest craft show on Cape Breton Island. Although membership fluctuates each year our average annual total is in excess of 180 crafters/artisans with a wide selection of products.

Growing membership over the years necessitated a change of venue to Centre 200 in 2008, where we have been happy to organize the Christmas Festival of Crafts aka "THE BIG ONE" ever since.

Each year at the Christmas Festival of Crafts "The Big One" we provide a complimentary table(s) to a charitable organization. Every HCCB member donates products to the table and the chosen charitable organization sells tickets.

One lucky customer wins it all, and all ticket proceeds go to the chosen charitable organization.

A different charitable organization is selected each year.

Some of the Cape Breton chapters of local non-profit/charitable organizations that have benefited from these tickets sales on our member donated crafts are:

Undercurrent Youth Society 2024
Affordable Housing Renovation Partnership (AHRP) of CB 2023
Hospice Palliative Care Society of CB 2022
Special Olympics 2019
Horizon Achievement Centre 2018
Cancer Care Fund 2017
Two Rivers Wildlife Park 2016
Feral & Abandoned Cat Society 2015
RESI - Care Cape Breton 2014
Children's Wish Foundation 2013
Multiple Sclerosis 2012
MADD 2011
Autism Society 2010
Canadian Cystic Fibrosis 2009
Cape Breastoners 2008
Heart & Stroke 2007
Big Brothers, Big Sisters 2006
Society for The Deaf & Hearing 2005
Canadian Diabetes 2004
Arthritis Society 2003
Spina Bifida 2002
Every Women's Center 2001
Mental Health
CB Firefighters Burn Society
CB Schizophrenia Society
SPCA
Canadian Cancer Society
Transition House
Cape Breton Search & Rescue

HCCB also makes an annual donation to a different branch of The Royal Canadian Legion.

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