Fleming College

Peterborough ON – (November 17, 2014) – Fleming College invites employees, students, and the general public to join them for their eighth annual Fair Trade Sale with Ten Thousand Villages, just in time for the holiday gift-giving season.

 
This sale of unique, handcrafted gifts includes fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate, jewellery, holiday decorations, home décor items, toys, and textiles, all provided through a partnership with the Villages Store in Cobourg.

Ten Thousand Villages is an organization which sells handicrafts from “developing” countries through its network of stores in Canada and the USA, as well as hundreds of annual Festival sales. A program of the Mennonite Central Committee, a relief and development organization working in more than 50 countries around the world, Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit Fair Trade Organization (FTO).  FTOs are non-governmental organizations designed to benefit artisans, not to maximize profits. They market products from handicraft and agricultural organizations based in low-income countries, providing consumers with products that have been fairly purchased from sustainable sources.

All proceeds from the Fleming sale are used to fund student bursaries, and many students are involved in making the event a success.

Sale dates and locations:

Lindsay
Frost Campus, 200 Albert St. S., Discovery Trail
Tuesday, Nov. 18, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Peterborough
Sutherland Campus, 599 Brealey Drive, Main Foyer
Thursday, Nov. 27, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 28, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information about the Fleming event, contact Debbie Harrison at debbie.harrison@flemingcollege.ca or 705-749-5520 ext. 1179.

For more information about Ten Thousand Villages, go to www.tenthousandvillages.ca

To contact the Cobourg Villages store: tenthousandvillages4@bellnet.ca

About Fleming College
Located in the heart of Central Ontario, Fleming College has campus locations in Peterborough, Lindsay, Cobourg and Haliburton. Named for famous Canadian inventor and engineer Sir Sandford Fleming, the college features more than 100 full-time programs in Arts and Heritage, Business, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, General Arts and Science, Health and Wellness, Justice and Community Development, Skilled Trades and Technology, and Continuing Education. Fleming College has 5,900 full-time and 10,000 part-time students, and more than 68,000 alumni.

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For more information:
Debbie Harrison,
Coordinator, Diversity & Accessibility
Fleming College
705-749-5520 ext. 1179
debbie.harrison@flemingcollege.ca
LEARN, BELONG, BECOME
“Fleming College believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are cornerstones of success for both students and staff. Our promise is an inclusive community where we can Learn, Belong, Become.  Our actions demonstrate that we are committed to removing barriers and actively evolving a culture of respect, recognition, accommodation and celebration of each others’ unique contributions to Fleming’s learning and working environment.”