We are happy to be able to share our success with organizations devoted to improving and enriching people's lives through better health, education and a healthy environment.

Our business ventures in South America have deepened our appreciation for the wonderful people who live there, as well as for the incredible arts of Peru that provide us with so much design inspiration. Both need our support and protection.

We will continue to invest in organizations that bring experience, expertise and commitment to their own efforts to help people through better health and learning. If you would like to join us in supporting these groups, please contact them by way of the provided links or phone numbers.

Pro Mujer Peru
Since 1999 Pro Mujer has been helping Peruvian women rise above the poverty line by offering them access to credit, basic business training and affordable healthcare services. Due to the fact that a staggering 70% of Peruvian women work in precarious conditions, with low incomes and without access to social benefits, operating a small business is often a woman's best means of supporting a family. These women are willing to invest the long hours necessary to operate and grow their businesses, but without access to capital, their business has little chance of survival, let alone growth. Pro Mujer helps women develop a sense of empowerment and dignity - qualities that enable them to improve their small businesses and provide more financially secure futures for their families.
  Pro Mujer International
  240 W. 35th Street, #404
  New York, NY 10001
  212-952-0181
  www.promujer.org

The Textile Museum
Located in Washington, D.C., The Textile Museum is dedicated to celebrating mankind's creative achievements in the textile arts. One of the world's foremost specialized art museums, it is committed to its role as a center for scholarly research, conservation, interpretation and exhibition of textiles.

The Museum's collections represent the textile traditions of non-Western cultures. Numbering over 16,000 objects, the collections span 5,000 years, dating from 3,000 B.C. to the present. The museum's collections of pre-Hispanic Peruvian, Islamic, Indian and Coptic textiles are among the finest in the world, as is its Oriental carpet collection. The Textile Museum also has significant holdings of Indonesian, Central American, Turkish, Persian and Greek textiles.

In order to present exhibitions and programs year after year, The Textile Museum relies on the ongoing generosity of members and friends. Gifts can be made to support general operating expenses, or one of the Museum's many special projects.
  The Textile Museum
  2320 S Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20008-4088
  202-667-0441
  www.textilemuseum.org