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February 17, 2021Community Partner – Bead for Life
February 15, 2021local retailer of Bead for Life jewelry and textiles. Proceeds support Street Business School empowering entrepreneurs experiencing deep poverty in Africa and elsewhere
Longmont Unitarian Universalist Presence
February 15, 2021innovative Unitarian Universalist ministry offer dinner church (now online) and other programming to service intergenerational community.
Kathy Partridge
February 15, 20218th Fair Trade Minneapolis Steering Committee Meeting (#1 in 2021), with speaker Teresa Baxter from Long Beach, CA, virtual via Zoom, Monday, February 8, 2021, from 7:30 to 9:00 pm
February 14, 2021Teresa Baxter gave us a virtual tour of her Long Beach Retail Collective. There are 24 retailers or so involved, and it’s very impressive! Kim K volunteered to serve as member and Secretary on the Board of Directors of Fair Trade Minneapolis. Karen is also a member and President of the Board. In Minnesota, to […]
Fair Trade Resolution
February 12, 2021S.1819-148R calls for the university seek formal designation as a Fair Trade institution. In addition to this Student Association Senate resolution, the Graduate Student Association and University Senate also passed resolutions requesting the university to pursue Fair Trade Designation.
Chamber of Commerce
February 12, 2021We promoted the Chamber of Commerce’s COVID-19 relief efforts to help local business through a Buy Local Bonus. This was promoted in the weekly Net Impact newsletter. “Buy Local Bonus (link to website) – The City will purchase up to twenty-five $20 gift cards from various qualified local businesses. These gift cards will then be […]
Grace Central Coast
February 12, 2021We promoted COVID-19 relief efforts from Grace Central Coast in the Net Impact weekly newsletter: “Grace Central Coast (provided a link to website) – if you are in need of food, stop by the SLO Campus (1350 Osos St. SLO) Saturday morning from 8am-10am. If you are unable to go in person, there is also […]