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Beyond FAIR TRADE: Global Girlfriend Joins The GreaterGood Network

My daughter Lauren and I spent this past Thursday evening holiday

shopping at a Global Girlfriend Open House near our home south of

Denver. Global Girlfriend founder and wonder-mom Stacey Edgar took a

few minutes to chat and take a photo with Lauren, who announced upon

meeting Stacey "I like you!" And what's not to like? For almost five

years Stacey has championed women around the world working to support

their families and communities through the sale of hand-made goods

that include colorful bags, jewelry, paper products, and clothing.

Global Girlfriend helps women in many lands: Afghanistan, Bosnia and

Herzegovina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Nicaragua, South Africa,

Tanzania, and Vietnam. In the U.S., Global Girlfriend sells products

from women's groups in Chicago, Nashville, Boston, West Virginia, and

Denver. At their open house, they conducted a food drive to benefit

women and children at The Gathering Place, a local agency for victims

of homelessness and poverty.

While the open house is over, the Global Girlfriend site is up and

running 24/7. As this wonderful Denver institution becomes a fantastic

addition to The GreaterGood Network of Seattle, Global Girlfriend

looks forward to new opportunities to expand the number of women it

supports, provide increased orders to participating artisans, and

offer a wider range of fair-trade women-made products to its

customers.

Stacey notes that since 1999, The GreaterGood Network has been giving

back to life-saving charities like America's First Harvest and

MercyCorps with each purchase made through its network of sites.

GreaterGood shoppers can become "clickers" by clicking every day to

donate cups of food, books, and mammograms at no extra charge. Sounds

like The GreaterGood Network is a perfect fit for Stacey and her team

of Global Girlfriends, including her loyal customers. Other

GreaterGood Network sites include The Hunger Site, The Breast Cancer

Site, The Literacy Site, The Child Health Site, The Rain Forest Site,

and The Animal Rescue Site. Enjoy shopping with Global Girlfriend and

other sites on The GreaterGood Network now and throughout the New