Block Shop's mission is to make heirloom textiles that have high social benefit and low environmental impact. They are deeply committed to the future of hand block printing. Each year, Block Shop invests 5% of profits to build and implement community healthcare programs. Their first program provided primary care, eye care and cataract surgeries through a mobile clinic. In their second year, they installed water filters and tanks in the homes of their co-op members to help eliminate waterborne illness. Their next initiative will focus on women’s health.

Block Shop's mission is to make heirloom textiles that have high social benefit and low environmental impact. They are deeply committed to the future of hand block printing. Each year, Block Shop invests 5% of profits to build and implement community healthcare programs. Their first program provided primary care, eye care and cataract surgeries through a mobile clinic. In their second year, they installed water filters and tanks in the homes of their co-op members to help eliminate waterborne illness. Their next initiative will focus on women’s health.

Peace Industry offers an extraordinarily unique and inspired take on the world's oldest hand made area rug. Dating back to 6000BC, wool felt rugs were made by nomads of the Central Asian Steppes. They remained mostly unknown outside of the region until Dodd and Melina Raissnia built their own felt rug workshop in Iran and created a modern collection of rugs based on Melina's work as a painter and graphic designer. Peace Industry area rugs are made from 100% carpet grade lamb's wool and natural dyes.

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We met playing ultimate frisbee. Please support this amazing organization so that more people can learn to play this amazing sport that brings people together and teaches fairness, mutual respect, friendship, non-violence, integrity, and fun. Ultimate Peace gives youth in the Middle East a chance to build friendships by playing ultimate frisbee. Visit ultimatepeace.org to learn more.

Kiva Zip is part of Kiva. It is a project through which lenders make microfinance loans directly to borrowers in the U.S. via the Internet. There are three principal aims for Kiva Zip: (1) Expand financial opportunities and access for borrowers who otherwise lack them; (2) Reduce the cost of capital for borrowers who need it; and (3) Enhance the connectedness between lenders and borrowers. There are a variety of reasons why lenders make loans on Kiva Zip. Some lenders appreciate the ability to give a financial opportunity to an entrepreneur. Other lenders want to help the small business just down the street. Kiva Zip lenders do not receive financial returns; there is 0% interest on the loans they make. Learn more at https://zip.kiva.org/faq#.

Block Shop's mission is to make heirloom textiles that have high social benefit and low environmental impact. They are deeply committed to the future of hand block printing. Each year, Block Shop invests 5% of profits to build and implement community healthcare programs. Their first program provided primary care, eye care and cataract surgeries through a mobile clinic. In their second year, they installed water filters and tanks in the homes of their co-op members to help eliminate waterborne illness. Their next initiative will focus on women’s health.

Starting in 2015, with every purchase a donation is made to Feeding America, a nonprofit that provides meals to those in need, so that more folks can find enjoyment around their table and at home. 1 BKS purchase = 5 free meals

Starting in 2015, with every purchase a donation is made to Feeding America, a nonprofit that provides meals to those in need, so that more folks can find enjoyment around their table and at home. - 1 BKS purchase = 5 free meals

Karen Gayle Tinney's line of handcrafted baskets and jewelry is the product of a longtime obsession with textile techniques and mixed material design. Pieces are handmade by the artist in Philadelphia, PA - using a combination of porcelain and natural fibers to create pieces with distinct personality.

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