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{Purposeful Giveaway} Ru K’ux Na’oj – The Heart of Knowledge

12.5.11

See this beautiful building? It’s our library, just down the block from our house.
And, it’s totally full of books.
We don’t consider everyday how blessed we are to have access to all these books.
Ru K’ux Na’oj means “the heart of knowledge” and was founded to give this blessing of books to people who don’t have it in Guatemala in the city of Santa Catarina Palopó.

In 2006, Guatemalan university students established a library in this depressed city with the help of local organizations. There were then only a few books. In 2007, through donations, the number of books on the shelves began to grow. Through active fundraising and selling traditional Mayan weavings by women from their community, Ru K’ux Na’oj successfully doubled its literary resources during 2008 and reached almost 600 donated books in 2009. Since then, they have focused on promoting reading and the library through reading contests and teacher training opportunities while still growing their library. They are now working to get the funds needed to hire a librarian and acquire a larger space for not only books but furniture and shelving to serve the community whose interest in literacy has skyrocketed. 

The sell some really neat items on their Etsy store for this purpose (just look here for my favorite).
And, here’s your chance to have one of their beautiful pieces sent to you totally for free.

Up for the giveaway today is the red table runner pictured below. So bright and colorful. Really nice for the holidays.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  
You don’t have to be a blog follower to enter. But, feel free to add your cute little picture over there on the right.


To enter, leave a comment here sharing your favorite item at Ru K’ux Na’oj’s Etsy Store.


For a second entry, tell us what book you think is a must have for their library. 
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Only takes one entry to win. But, two entries make your chances better. And, I’m looking forward to hearing what book you think simply needs to be there.

You only have through Monday the 12th to enter. 
I’ll choose a winner using random.org after that.

We’re not done yet! This week and next still with more purposeful giveaways!

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{Purposeful Giveaway} Agape Love Boutique

12.2.11

I originally found Agape Love Boutique because of this piece–her Water of Life necklace. So pretty. So unique. And, Maria-Isabel, the artist behind the store, gives 75% of the profits from the sales of this necklace to Compassion’s Water of Life which works to provide safe water, healthy lifestyle education, and sanitation services to people in need around the world.

Definitely a great way to shop with purpose.

I also found at her store a necklace that I fell in love with that doesn’t support a charity but is so full of purpose that I can’t help but share about it.

She created a mother’s necklace design that not only recognizes the children you are mothering now but also recognizes children you are not mothering–maybe babies miscarried, maybe a baby placed for adoption, maybe a child who passed away. There are the pearls in the nest–and white pearls outside the nest, on the chain to remember.

I love it.

She even has a necklace for mothers who perhaps lost their only child.

Isn’t that stunning?

I’m thinking it could make a very special birth mother or foster mother gift.

And, as a mama who has experienced the sorrow of losing 4 babies, I needed this necklace.

I sat down with my children and let them each pick the color pearl they wanted to represent themselves. Even Lydia chose her own color.

And, I now have a precious treasure to remember all my treasures. When I wear it, Lydia touches the pink pearl and says, “Lydia.” Totally warms my heart.

And, you have the opportunity now to have your own treasure
because Maria at Agape Love Boutique is giving away one custom nest necklace to a winner here.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  
You don’t need to be a blog follower to enter this giveaway, but know that I’d love to have you!


For one entry, leave a comment here sharing one of your favorite items at Agape Love Boutique. Take some time to click around there–Maria-Isabel is so creative and skillful. I’m so jealous.


Really wanna win? (And, I know you do!) I’ll give you a another entry if share the link to this giveaway on FB or your blog. Leave a comment telling me where you shared.
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Only takes one entry to win. But, two entries make your chances better.

You only have through Monday the 5th to enter. Only a few days! So, get right on it!
I’ll choose a winner using random.org after that.

We’re not done yet! Two more weeks of giveaways to go!

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