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Saturday, May 10

World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages 10:00 a.m.  –  6:00 p.m.

Come join us to celebrate World Fair Trade Day at Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville on Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

This special day, established by the International Fair Trade Association (IFAT), promotes global awareness of the fair trade movement. Since its establishment in 1946, Ten Thousand Villages has pioneered the fair trade movement with its commitment to provide a sustainable, living wage to unemployed and underemployed artisan groups.

On Saturday, May 10, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville shoppers will be offered samples of Divine Chocolate, the first farmer-owned fair trade chocolate company. Through their partnership with Divine, members of Kuapa KoKoo, a Ghanaian cocoa farmers' co-op, are paid a fair price for their beans and receive a social premium that they invest in schools, clean drinking water, medical clinics, and women's entrepreneurship projects.

Customers that are unfamiliar with fair trade, or in need of additional information, will be encouraged to tour the store and take a fun, 5 question quiz that may be redeemed for a 10% discount on their purchase.

The Nashville store is located at 3900 Hillsboro Pike, where Abbott Martin Road meets Hillsboro Pike, and is open Mon – Sat, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

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    Ten Thousand Villages of Nashville
    Lisa Pierce
    villagesnashtn@bellsouth.net
    615-385-5814
    Ten Thousand Villages is a fair trade retailer of artisan-crafted home decor, personal accessories and gift items from across the globe. Featuring products from more than 150 artisan groups in some 36 countries, we are part of a network of more than 145 retail outlets throughout the United States selling Ten Thousand Villages products. As one of the world's oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating trading relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work. We seek to establish long-term buying relationships in places where skilled artisans are under- or unemployed, and in which they lack other opportunities for income.
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