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Grand opening: Imports of Bali
When you buy hand-carved statues, hand-loomed scarves or
handmade jewelry, paintings and furniture from Imports
of Bali in north Scottsdale, you're helping artisans
from Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos.
Read the entire news release…
Nonprofit Imports of Bali’s
Holiday Preview Open House Huge Success
Hi-Profile Audience – Including
Arizona State Legislator Robert Mesa, Honorable Barry
Wong, and Brian Spiker of the United Way – Lends Support
to Helping Third World Entrepreneurs
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Arizona Media Discovers Treasures from Asia
at New Retailer, Imports of Bali
Nonprofit Retailer Offers Home Furnishing and Jewelry at
Wholesale Prices via Aid Through Trade
Read the full release…
Kearny Alliance Wins Spirit of Philanthropy Award for Leadership
Nonprofit Creates Jobs, Alleviates Poverty in Developing Countries via Aid
Through Trade
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Suzanne Starr and Jill Richards/The Arizona Republic
Terry Koch opened Imports of Bali to assist artisans from Southeast Asia.
She's shown here with a hand-carved statue.
Grand opening: Imports of Bali
When you buy hand-carved statues, hand-loomed scarves or handmade jewelry,
paintings and furniture from Imports of Bali in north
Scottsdale, you're helping artisans from Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos.
The shop opened late last year in the Scottsdale Airpark as the first
wholesale and retail store in the United States by the Kearny
Alliance, a Scottsdale-based non-profit organization.
"In opening Imports of Bali we are not only bringing to Arizona a stunning
new collection of home decor and fashion items, but we are helping
low-income entrepreneurs create a better life by providing jobs and income
through trade," says Terry Koch, executive director of the Kearny Alliance.
The alliance offers business education and skills programs that help small
communities in other nations develop businesses and jobs. It also is part of
the growing movement of microcredits, small loans for entrepreneurs too poor
to qualify for traditional loans in developing countries.
All profits from the store go to assist low-income entrepreneurs. For
example, $1,200 in sales is one job for a year in a developing country, Koch
says.
"You buy a product at the price that they set," Koch says, "and then the
monies go back to our program on the ground, which assists them with
marketing and trade shows, computer hookups and the design work."
All of the products are one-of-a-kind originals. Imports of Bali also can do
custom work when requested.
Details: Imports of Bali, 14611 N. Scottsdale Road,
Scottsdale. (480) 991-4440. importsofbali.com (LINK). Hours are 10 a.m. to 8
p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and by
appointment.
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Nonprofit Imports of Bali’s Holiday Preview Open House Huge Success
Hi-Profile Audience – Including Arizona State Legislator Robert Mesa,
Honorable Barry Wong, and Brian Spiker of the United Way – Lends Support to
Helping Third World Entrepreneurs
SCOTTSDALE, October 3, 2007 – Imports of Bali,
Scottsdale’s unique nonprofit retail store (http://www.importsofbali.org),
previewed its stunning holiday collection on Sept. 27th to a standing
room-only crowd of VIPs who lent their support to this worthwhile job
creation initiative.
With a mission of Aid through Trade, Imports of Bali helps entrepreneurs in
developing countries tap into the global economy, develop business skills
and create lasting employment for artisans who hand-make all products for
sale at the store.
Among the hundreds of concerned citizens – and active shoppers – at the
holiday preview were Arizona State Legislator Robert Mesa, Honorable Barry
Wong, and Brian Spiker of the United Way.
“We are very thankful for all who joined our open house and for doing some
of their early Christmas shopping with us!” said Terry Koch, Executive
Director of the Kearny Alliance. “Our products are amazingly beautiful and
the attention to detail is superb. Many pieces are heirloom quality.
“Plus, each purchase truly makes a difference in people’s lives. Every
$1,200 worth of hand-crafted merchandise sold in our store is one job for
one year for a person in poverty.
“By training and partnering with low-income producers in Cambodia, Laos,
Indonesia and Nepal in quality control, production, business management, and
marketing, we insure the highest quality products for export.
Unique Holiday Shopping Experience Available at Imports of Bali
Imports of Bali has on display a new, stunning collection of one-of-a-kind:
* Exquisitely hand-crafted 0.925 sterling silver jewelry inlay with semi
precious stones
* Recycled teak and Javanese palisadre home décor
* Home accessories with finely woven hand-loomed silks
* Indoor and outdoor sculptures and furniture crafted from metals,
indigenous stone and other natural materials, and;
* Original oil paintings signed by the artist
Sales are both wholesale and direct to the public. All profits generated
from sales are reinvested in assisting a greater number of low-income
entrepreneurs in Southeast Asia, Nepal and Afghanistan.
Imports of Bali Store Location and Store Hours
Imports of Bali store is located at 14611 North Scottsdale Road at the NE
corner of Scottsdale and Acoma – just north of Thunderbird.
Imports of Bali store hours are:
* Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
* Sunday, Noon to 5:00 pm
Extended holiday hours begin Nov. 23.
* Monday to Saturday, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
* Sunday, Noon to 5:00 pm.
For further information about our products or philanthropic mission, please
call Imports of Bali store at 480 991 4440 and visit our website at
http://www.importsofbali.org.
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Arizona Media Discovers Treasures from Asia at New Retailer, Imports
of Bali
Nonprofit Retailer Offers Home Furnishing and Jewelry at Wholesale Prices
via Aid Through Trade
PHOENIX, Jan. 2, 2007 – Strong media coverage of Imports of
Bali store has attracted hundreds of shoppers to this specialty retailer
offering home furnishings and jewelry at wholesale prices. This, in turn,
has directly helped improve the lives of the poor in developing countries.
Imports of Bali
(http://www.importsofbali.org) is the retail arm of the philanthropic
organization, The Kearny Alliance
(http://www.kearnyalliance.org).
The Arizona Association of Fund Raising Professionals honored The Kearny
Alliance with the Spirit of Philanthropy Award for its commitment to
outstanding philanthropic leadership.
TV and print media coverage of Imports of Bali included Channel 3’s Good
Morning Arizona and Channel 15’s Sonoran Living, as well as The Arizona
Republic and Yes Style. All featured the store’s carefully selected range of
stunning products and highlighted its philanthropic goals.
“Our mission of ‘Aid through Trade’ is advanced with every product customers
buy at Imports of Bali,” said Terry Koch, executive director of the Kearny
Alliance. “Purchases directly support skills development and job creation
among poor, small-scale producers in Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos.”
One Imports of Bali customer, J’Lein Leise, said: “I’m totally impressed
with the quality craftsmanship of the products here – especially the
innovative sterling silver jewelry and silk scarves. Plus, I like that my
purchase helps to support poor people.”
Koch said: “The family-based enterprises we work with create stunning
handcrafted works of art – jewelry, home décor and fashion accessories – but
lack direct access to international markets.
“We fill that need. In doing so, we create lasting jobs which fosters a
strong sense of pride in producers’ work, their ability to provide basic
necessities for their families, and education for their children.”
The Kearny Alliance is a Scottsdale, Arizona based 501 (c) (3) nonprofit
organization. Its first retail outlet for small-scale Asian artisans,
Imports of Bali
(http://www.importsofbali.org), is in Scottsdale, Arizona at 14611 North
Scottsdale Road.
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Kearny Alliance Wins Spirit of Philanthropy Award for Leadership
Nonprofit Creates Jobs, Alleviates Poverty in Developing Countries via Aid
Through Trade
PHOENIX, Nov. 23, 2006 – The Association of Fundraising
Professionals, Greater Arizona Chapter, honored the Kearny Alliance
(http://www.kearnyalliance.org)
with the Spirit of Philanthropy Award for outstanding commitment to
philanthropic leadership. The Kearny Alliance is a Scottsdale, Arizona based
501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that promotes aid through trade. It
creates jobs and generates income for low-income entrepreneurs in developing
countries.
One initiative, the Export Service Centre
(http://www.exportservicecentre.com), helps small-scale producers in
Indonesia, Cambodia and Laos sell handcrafted home products to global
markets.
“Winning the Spirit of Philanthropy Award highlights the important role that
skills development and exports play in helping create meaningful, lasting
jobs for people in developing countries,” said Terry Koch, executive
director of the Kearny Alliance. “The Kearny Alliance’s focus is aid through
trade. The small-scale entrepreneurs we work with create stunning
handcrafted works of art – jewelry, home décor and fashion accessories – but
lack direct access to international markets,” Koch said. “We fill that need,
and in doing so create lasting jobs.
“By selling their products globally, small-scale producers develop a strong
sense of pride in their work, ability to provide basic necessities for their
families and education for their children.”
The Kearny Alliance’s first sales outlet for small-scale Asian artisans,
Imports of Bali
(http://www.importsofbali.org), is in
Scottsdale, Arizona. “People will not only appreciate the fine craftsmanship
of the one-of-a-kind products we carry, but also value the contribution they
are making to the lives of economically-disadvantaged people,” Koch said.
About the Philanthropy Leadership Awards
The twenty-second annual Greater Phoenix Chapter Philanthropy Leadership
Awards dinner was held on National Philanthropy Day, Nov. 15, 2006, in
Phoenix. The Awards recognize donors and volunteers for significant
philanthropic contributions.
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