Get a jump start on your holiday shopping by joining HRRC at Ten Thousand Villages in Rice Village, where you can find the perfect gifts for the special people in your life that were made slave-free and also support the work of HRRC. 15% of the net sales from the shopping event will be donated to HRRC!!

Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit, fair trade organization, designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market hand-made products (jewelry, toys, musical instruments, household accessories, and Holiday décor) from artisans in low-income countries and provide consumers around the world with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable resources. We look forward to seeing you there.

When: Monday, November 21, 2011

Time: You can shop at Ten Thousand Villages all-day, just make sure to indicate that you would like your purchases to benefit HRRC or you can join us from 6:00 – 8:00pm for a Fair Trade coffee and dessert tasting with the HRRC staff. 

Where: Ten Thousand Villages, located at 2424A Rice Blvd (located in Rice Village area)

Why:  Buying fair trade is a great tool to help but an end to modern-day slavery.  This holiday season use your consumer power to use by buying fair trade or fairly produced products for your loved ones. 

We hope you all can join us for this fun night of shopping and dessert tasting.  If you have a questions or concerns about this event contact the HRRC office.  Want to learn other ways you can shop smart this holiday season?  Visit our Socially Concious Shopping Guide where we have listed an array of products and locations where you can find that perfect present.