I can't believe it is September and I have not posted since January.
Trade Fair continues to exceed our expectations. Sales have continued to be good through the Summer months. We participated in the Artwalk and had average sales of about $550 for each the three events.
As more people learn of our efforts, we are seeing more and more new faces in the shop. We are looking forward to a good holiday season.
Two big news events for the year so far:
We are now a 501(c)(3) non profit organization.
We have been able to make three more significant donations. We contributed $5000 to each of the following organizations.
CENTRAL ASIA INSTITUTE: To promote and provide community-based education and literacy programs, especially for girls, in remote mountain regions of Central Asia.
Their website is http://www.ikat.org/.
CARE: A leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. They work alongside women because they believe women, equipped with the proper resources, have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. Women are at the heart of CARE’s efforts to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity and protect natural resources. CARE also delivers emergency aid to survivors of war and natural disasters.
Their website is http://www.care.org/.
FINA: International provides financial services to the world's lowest-income entrepreneurs so they can create jobs, build assets and improve their standard of living. We target the poorest of the working poor: those who have the least access to services such as loans, savings programs, and insurance. Our clients include women, who make up 70 percent of the world's poor; individuals unable to find work in the formal sector; families displaced by war and internal conflict; the rural poor; and those affected by chronic poverty. With more than 20 years' experience and over 500,000 clients on four continents, FINCA offers a proven solution to poverty. According to their website, $5,000 can sponsor a Village Bank in a region where FINCA currently operates. The web site is http://www.villagebanking.org/
Thanks for your interest in our effort to help alleviate poverty through "fair trade" practices.
Linda
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We hope your store is doing well this year. Thought it was interesting what similar names we have. We are Unity-Fair Trade Marketplace and you can share our site with folks that do not have a local source for Fair Trade Products & Gifts @ http://www.fairtrademarketplace.com/index.php and our blog @ http://www.fairtrademarketplace.com/blog.php. Best of Luck & keep up the good work in spreading the word about Fair Trade!
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