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December 2005

Ten Thousand Villages Featured on National Public Radio
December 27, 2005
Ten Thousand Villages store in Austin, Texas was featured on National Public Radio's daily broadcast of All Things Considered on December 24th. The segment, "Crafts Chain Corners Fair-Trade Market," featured interviews with Ten Thousand Villages customers, store staff and CEO Paul Myers. Visit the NPR website to hear the clip.

Give a Living Gift
December 9, 2005
Living gifts speak the language of peace, which comes when everyone's most basic needs are met. From now until December 31 you can honor your loved ones with a different kind of holiday gift, a special "life-giving" gift. Sponsor projects that give scholarships to Sudanese students, provide livestock for farmers in Croatia, support peace initiatives in Rwanda and create soup kitchens in Colombia. Many Ten Thousand Villages stores sell Living Gifts. Find your nearest store for more information.

Or purchase your living gifts online through the Mennonite Central Committee. Choose projects that contribute to emergency relief, community development and peacemaking. You can also designate your gift “where needed most” to allow MCC to meet basic needs, find solutions with others and make peace work in often forgotten places.

FTF Releases Fair Trade Futures Conference Report
December 1, 2005
The Fair Trade Federation released its report from the Fair Trade Futures conference on December 1, 2005. The conference was held in Chicago from September 30-October 2 and featured workshops and keynote speakers from 309 Fair Trade organizations, including Ten Thousand Villages. View the report to learn more about fair trade and read highlights from the conference.

Ten Thousand Villages Represented at the UN
Ten Thousand Villages, Red Bank, N.J., Store Manager Amber Graves Jacobowitz and Assistant Store Manager Dalaiah Kusner represented Ten Thousand Villages at an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony and Fair Trade Coffee Tasting held at the United Nations on Monday, October 24. Read this article to learn more about the traditional coffee ceremony.

Contact Juanita Fox, media coordinator, for more information.
Email: juanita.fox@tenthousandvillages.com
(717) 859-8120