Tammi Hessen’s Bumbada Women Drummers ninth annual It Makes a Village virtual fundraiser and an entire day of entertainment and raffles will be held from 1 to 7 p.m., November 19, 2022. Director Tammi Hessen says, “This event, when our ‘village’ comes together, normally benefits a women’s organization; typically, a shelter, but given the rise in the volume of refugees who need help, PAIRWN stood out as a great choice this year. We met so many wonderful, talented women when Bumbada was invited to perform at PAIRWN’s (Pennsylvania Immigrant and Refugee Women's Network) 20th Anniversary Gala, it just made sense to shift our focus this year to support their very important mission.”

The lineup includes Bumbada Women Drummers, Dwennimmen African Dance Community, Ama Chandra (singer), Studio Solomon Drummers, Bobbi Carmitchell (acoustic/folk), Carolyn Brandy (conga), Jami Karr (reading children’s stories), Rasika School of Dance and more.