Event:
First Thursday in November with Portland Ten Thousand Villages
November 5, 2009
Come start your holiday shopping in Portland's Pearl District at Portland Ten Thousand Villages on Thursday, November 5th, when this unique shop will donate 15% of sales for the evening back to Mercy Corps.
Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by artisans from more than 130 artisan groups in 38 countries. As one of the world's oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating long-term buying relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to unique gifts, accessories and home decor from around the world. When you shop at Ten Thousand Villages, you know you are buying a product that has been hand-crafted by a skilled artisan. You know that your purchase is keeping alive a traditional craft or supporting an innovative, sustainable technique. And you know that you also are making a tangible difference in the life of a person or a family somewhere on the globe
First Thursdays are held from 5-8pm during the evening on the first Thursday of each month, year-round. This popular art walk in Portland's Pearl district showcases the area's many outstanding shops and galleries. A festive night for anyone interested in gallery-hopping and grabbing a quick bite or a leisurely meal.
Thursday, November 5th
Shop 10am-9pm
Portland Ten Thousand Villages
938 N.W. Everett Street
Portland, OR
Located in the Heart of the Pearl District on the corner of NW 10th and Everett.
For more information, go to Portland Ten Thousand Villages

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