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The Mailman's Bag has been out of stock since just after the winter trade shows because it's so popular!

   Mailman's Bag in Ocean Blue 

With the arrival of our latest shipment, it's back in stock in FIVE colors!

Something old...
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 No wedding bells or anything like that! But our "old" newsletters are now available in our "new" archive!
 
So if you'd like to browse some of our history or find an article that you thought you remembered, they're always available to you! On the website, use the "News/Events" link or you can get there by clicking this link:
 
 
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The (ad)Venture
 

 July 2011

Greetings!
 

TGlenn & Rebecca
Rebecca & Glenn Fadner
Summertime!

 

No "summertime blues" here, but in the spirit of "the livin' is easy", we're going "light" on this newsletter. We recognize that everyone has oodles on their plate  and many of us desire to have some "down time" with time for pondering this summer. What we ARE doing is publishing a summer "reading list" that focuses on the topic of human trafficking.

Free Shipping

 

 Our Free Shipping policy is a month old and we think it's going quite well! Hopefully you do also!

 

With a fresh arrival of STOPstart recycled products JUST arriving from Cambodia, July is a great time to do your shopping with FREE SHIPPING! 

 

 Although we aren't featuring a segment about our Nicaragua trip in this newsletter, we DID publish a new piece about the value of relationships. (The journaling about our trip is located on our website.) Catch a glimpse of some of the interesting people we met along the way in our Nicaraguan journey. Click the above link to read it.

 

And mentioning that journey, we invite you to join us by "liking us" on Facebook! Let us further cultivate OUR relationship on this great "explore" of life!  And we warmly welcome you to come along and participate! Let us hear from you too! Find us on Facebook

 

May this summer be one of growth, making memories, and sunshine!

 

Rebecca & Glenn

"Making a Difference!"

 Quote of the month

 

 "You may never know what results come of your actions,

but if you do nothing there will be no result." 

~ Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

 

FairTradeKVI Summer Reading List 

 

"Global Slave Trade", "Human Trafficking", "New Slavery" all refer to modern-day slavery which DOES exist in every country of the world ..... TODAY! Become more informed.....what IS human trafficking? What DOES it look like? Where does it exist? How CAN it exist? What can be done about it? Discover how a number of organizations are working to combat it. Become more informed...work to "make a difference" through education, equipping and action!

 

Disposable People

 

 

 

"Disposable People - New Slavery in the Global Economy" (revised edition) by Kevin Bales, 2004. Desmond Tutu comments, "A well-researched, scholarly and deeply disturbing expose of modern day slavery with well-thought-out strategies for what to do to combat this scourge."

 Not For Sale

  

  

 

 

"Not for Sale - The Return of the Global Slave Trade and How We Can Fight It" (original version) and "Not for Sale - The Return of the Global Slave Trade" (updated version, 2010) by David Batstone.

 

 

Websites to visit: 

www.notforsalecampaign.org Up-to-the-minute information on how people are organizing to combat modern-day slavery.

 

The Salvation Army Human Trafficking site

 

www.cnn.com/freedom Throughout this year CNN Freedom Project will join the fight to end modern-day slavery and shine a spotlight on the horrors of modern-day slavery, amplify the voices of the victims, highlight success stories and help unravel the complicated tangle of criminal enterprises trading in human life.

 

We hope you'll dig into our July supply of thought-provoking materials! Share with us what you are thinking......and doing! Join us on this "Make a Difference" journey!

 

 
HelpRe-Cycled, Re-Stocked! 

 

RecycledWith the shipment at our doorstep (actually our warehouse!) on the 5th, it seems like "Christmas in July"! New colors ~ Lilac, Emerald, and Ocean Blue ~ as well as old favorites abound! Let us whet your appetite with a few highlights. And you can visit our website for the entire smorgasbord! Shopping-made-easy with our FREE SHIPPING policy!

The ever-popular "Mermaid" is back! We were able to secure 200 each of Aqua (pictured left at the top) and Yellow. BUT DON'T WAIT! Our wholesale customers have already "snatched up" almost half of them!

Minnie in Emerald

 

 

Minnie "Passport Bag" returns to the scene with the new Emerald "Tom Boy" look, bringing the restock of the other colors along in its wake!

Grace in Yellow

 

 

Grace will debut her popular style in this sunny yellow with a delicate fish-and-foliage pattern (shown here in a "mock-up"of the bag to arrive). Of course it's available with the "happy fish" in Cherry also.

 

"Freestyle" Wine Carriers - Imagine our wine carrier in Ocean Blue or White with the fun "Freestyle" stitching you see in the Tangerine Travel Bag above. Perfect for toting AND gift-giving! This carrier also works well as a lunch bag, with one of the "pockets" holding your beverage bottle! (Sorry, no pictures or mock-ups yet!)

Clutch

 

 

Sooooo many colors you cannot make a decision? Why not choose them ALL with the vibrantly-colored Rainbow Clutch!

 
 

So let the shopping begin! Your purchases are yet another way to "Make a Difference" in the lives of others by contributing to their economic sustainability. On behalf of ALL our artisans, we convey their heart-felt thanks!

 
 OTMKingdom Ventures On the MOVE!!!

KVI sightings? You can find us on our website! And this year our KVI traveling show will be seen at the following locations: 
 Jun 30 - Jul 11Smithsonian Folklife Festival - National Mall, Washington, DC. WE'RE not there, but our STOPstart and Alisim Glass products are!
Fri-SatJul 8-9Geneseo Rotary Summer Festival - Geneseo, NY
Sat-SunJul 16-17Oatka Festival - Leroy, NY
 Jul 19-25California Gift Show - Los Angeles, CA
 Jul 26 - Aug 2VACATION! Looking forward to being with our family in Nevada!
 Aug 3-10San Francisco International Gift Fair - San Francisco, CA
Click to view our full schedule for 2011