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<div>We hope you'll join us this weekend at Jamaica Plain Open Studios. Details below. We are having a clearance sale on Sunday Sept. 28, with sales on discontinued styles and colors (including scarves, shawls, ponchos, handbags, wallets, and more) and traditional weavings. All jackets will be $20 off. We'll also have a huge selection of beaded jewelry to choose from, including earrings and pins. Come do your Christmas shopping early! </div>
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<div>If you can't make our events, you can always order through our website <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0017XCAAphBc9Y0GxSyJNfeGFAwHSsFYSLU69PPKP3eD09DG9P8NBvQrkb-37DX0PM2N9ysBUafNGr0YOaYjYApgSdRYO__6JodM0sru5pu80vUhhKUyIZidQ==" target="_blank">www.athreadofhope.org</a>. More products are being added, so add us to your Favorites list, and check back often. </div>
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<div>Great news! We were recently approved to be a Co-op America Green Business. More details to follow in our next newsletter.</div></font></td></tr></table>
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<div><em>Some of the members of the board and staff of Asociacion Maya, relaxing after the 2008 annual membership meeting.</em></div>
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<div>We will be selling beautiful handmade clothing, accessories, jewelry, baskets, toys, etc. at the following venues: </div>
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<div><strong>Saturday, Sept. 27, 11am - 6pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Jamaica Plain Open Studios</strong></div>
<div>36 Beecher St. (at Boylston St.), Jamaica Plain, MA
<div><strong>Limited selection --mostly jewelry, some scarves.</strong> Call in advance if you'd like something in particular to be available.</div>
<div>Check out Alex Cook's fabulous art and music that will be showing here too! </div>
<div>See: <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0017XCAAphBc9a_HrAVNFGw46Os_b0R50zMhfkoxyPpuNv7fQfo6WTF_jXbVb-BtVZg3FDAh5Oi4yN93RwmT1bmKjO59ttsjr4Go9_W16C37qZKtLoPE8rOEP-eJf00zBZSY6_OKU57KFTXeWwA3sJXcPQZNGipTExGtw0iTNUr3WyOBdFZuiKDDg==" target="_blank">http://www.jpopenstudios.com/modules/gallery_search/user.php?id=562</a><br />and <a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=0017XCAAphBc9ajkouQmWxUGA0zA8uxxqkuVfOl8Yf-IeksI2Jf4_Ur4ICBYteXwvmd1ZemwykEG-bC-N0N4oaSUyVRbxSVYg-RtCd75citiuUR_IB_4qLcuQ==" target="_blank">http://www.stonebalancer.com</a> </div></div>
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<div><strong>Sunday, Sept. 28, 11am - 6pm</strong></div>
<div><strong>Jamaica Plain Open Studios</strong>
<div>Spontaneous Celebrations (Community Arts Center)</div></div>
<div>45 Danforth St., Jamaica Plain, MA
<div>Off Bloylston St., between Stonybrook Orange Line T and City Feed. </div></div>
<div><font size="4"><strong>BLOW-OUT SALE! </strong>
<div><strong>All discontinued items and colors on sale!
<div>Traditional weavings on sale! </div></strong></div></font></div>
<div><strong>No reasonable offer refused! </strong></div>
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<div>There are a variety of easy ways for you to help us sell more products, thus creating more work for and improving the income of families in Guatemala. </div>
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<li>We are seeking new wholesale accounts. Please refer any stores which you think may be interested in carrying our products.
<li>Does your workplace have space for crafters to sell their wares? We are always looking for new venues! Anywhere between DC and Portland ME is possible.
<li>Interested in having a house party? If you are between DC and Portland ME, we may be available to come to your house to sell. Otherwise, you can sell products yourself, at work, home, school, university, church, or club, and you can keep 10% of sales as a fundraiser for one of our projects, your favorite charity or school, or to make some extra money yourself.
<li>Do fundraising for your church, school or club by marketing our website. 10% of all sale generated using your organization's discount code with be donated at year-end to your organization, the charity of its choice, or the tax-exempt organization which accepts donations for A Thread of Hope's school and ergonomic chairs projects. Let us know if you are interested and we will send along further information!</li></li></li></li></ul>
<p>We are very grateful for your suggestions and ideas! Thank you!</p>
<div>I will be attending the Social Forum of the Americas in Guatemala City in October and will be reporting to you on highlights. </div>
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<div>Eliza Strode</div>
<div>A Thread of Hope Guatemalan Fair Trade</div>
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