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• 11.17.09 

  Fair Trade Gift Guide 2009

  Social responsibility has always been at the core of Company C’s values. So we’re thrilled to announce that our Yukata rug is featured in the Fair Trade Gift Guide 2009.

  

  This guide includes socially conscious gifts selected from Goodweave’s member companies. The purchase of any of these products, including our Yukata rug, helps directly combat poverty. Not to mention bring positive change to the lives of people all over the world.

  

  Named after traditional summer kimonos and inspired by colorful Japanese gardens, this handcrafted rug is the perfect way to give the gift of color this holiday season. And the GoodWeave certification ensures that this gorgeous rug was created using fair trade practices.

  There’s also a free shipping code associated with our listing. If you use the code GWSHIP, you’ll receive free FedEx ground shipping on your web order at www.companyc.com. This offer excludes furniture.

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• 11.11.09 

  We give a hoot…

  Roots. There’s always that something special about your roots—where it all began. As you might know, Company C started in New Hampshire out of the owners’ garage, and today we continue to run our corporate offices and design studio out of the Granite State. As a salute to our roots, we recently partnered with New Hampshire Audubon Society, an organization with the mission to protect New Hampshire’s natural environment for wildlife and for the people. It was a perfect match: It’s our mission every day to enhance people’s surroundings and inspire them to share the joys of Colorful Living (and we like to do this through more than just home furnishings). Especially in the autumn, New Hampshire’s landscapes transform into an inspirational palette of colors and textures. Company C values its beautiful home; it made perfect sense to contribute to maintaining its beauty…

  

  Newfound Lake, New Hampshire, October 09 (photo by G. Talbot)

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• 11.02.09 

  Dedicated to a world without breast cancer….

  Our first-time Passion for Pink event was very successful! We would like to thank all of you who participated; as a result of your support Company C will be making a donation of nearly $40,000 to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. For two-days, Company C donated 15% of sales from our website; three retail stores in Hingham, MA, Portland, ME and Concord, NH; national base of wholesale customers; and our tradeshow in High Point, NC to benefit national and local breast cancer awareness, research and education.

  We had customers coming in because of our “color with a cause” theme, and they were drawn into our space because of the interactive board and color pink. Reading all of the quotes on the interactive board was extremely inspirational. Customers paid tribute to loved ones, signed their names, posted quotes, etc.

  We worked with Becky Burke, chair of the Komen VT-NH Race for the Cure.  We were very excited to call her with the results. Seventy-five percent of the donation will be dedicated to local community breast cancer education, treatment and screening programs. So the donation will make a real impact in both New Hampshire and Vermont.. The remaining twenty-five percent will go to the national Susan G. Komen for the Cure Grants Program to fund breast cancer research. For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1.800.IMAWARE.

  To see more photos from the event, please visit our facebook page at www.facebook.com/colorfulliving.

  Dedicated to a world without breast caner – Susan G. Komen for the Cure®.

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• 10.14.09 

  Share your passion for pink!

  We recently announced that we’ll donating 15% of ALL sales on October 17 & 18 to breast cancer awareness, education and advocacy. Our goal is to contribute funding for research that could improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. This life-threatening disease continues to have an impact across the globe and here at home. We’re inspired to find new and innovative ways to get involved as we dream of a world without cancer.

  To publicly show our support, our retail stores and showroom in High Point, NC will display an interactive message board during the month of October. The boards were unveiled today! We’re inviting everyone to share the passion of pink…our guests are encouraged to write on the wall: a tribute to a close friend or family member, your own personal story, a donation in your name to a terrific cause or what pink means to you. If you’re unable to make it to a Company C retail location or the High Point, simply respond to this blog post and we’ll write the message on your behalf.

  We’ll also be promoting our Sachi Pink 2×3 accent rug. This rug is available year-round with 20% of the sale of each rug going to support breast cancer.

  For those interested in learning more about breast cancer, please visit one of the following web sites. If there are additional sites that you’d like to share, please let us know.

  http://www.komen.org/
  http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/CRI_2x.asp?sitearea=LRN&dt=5
  http://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/
  http://www.nbcam.org/
  http://www.breastcancerawareness.com/

  Thank you for your support,
  The team at Company C

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• 09.24.09 

  RugMark Launches New GoodWeave Label!

  

  GoodWeave Label

  Congratulations to Rugmark on the launching its new GoodWeave label! We’ve been with Rugmark for four years this October and are excited to partner with them to promote the GoodWeave brand.

  For of those of you who are not familiar with RugMark, it offers a third party certification program to ensure consumers that independent inspectors have visited the loom or factory where their rug was made to ensure no child had a hand in the rugs making and a percentage of the rug sale is used to educate children in weaving communities in India.

  Here’s a video Walter took on one of his last trips to India:
  

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• 08.01.09 

  Mission Responsible

  Over two years ago, a group of Company C employees banded together to form the Mission Responsible committee. The team’s goal is to enhance the workplace and local community by adopting social, ethical and environmental practices. With bi-monthly meetings, the committee is constantly implementing new and exciting programs that encourage fellow coworkers to reuse and recycle. Read the rest of this entry »

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• 07.30.09 

  Natural Grounds

  Company C has been adding to its Natural Grounds collection with each new introduction and this season is no different! The Yuri rug, introduced with the Fall 2009 collection, features a natural undyed background. Using untreated 100% natural wool greatly reduces the amount of dye used in the manufacture of a rug.

  

  Yuri on a Natural Ground

  All rugs in this collection are also RugMark-certified. RugMark provides consumers with a third-party certification ensuring their rug was created without the use of child labor.

  View the entire Natural Grounds collection.

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