February 2012
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CAMBODIAN THREADS FASHION CONTEST!
Where Do You Wear Your Threads?
Rules: Post one or more pictures to our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/cambodianthreads of one of your Cambodian Threads’ scarves in a funny, unique, or interesting place. Then encourage your friends to vote for your picture! Whoever posts the picture that receives the most “likes” will win a Cambodian Threads fair trade silk scarf!
This contest is...
December 2011
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Cambodian Threads goes to Lincoln-Sudbury Regional...
On the last day of November, 2011, the founders, Steven Patton and Jacob Daniels, went to their old high school and collaborated on an event that was both fun and rewarding. We were invited to the event by a beloved high school teacher, Bill Schechter. Mr. Schechter, with support from the L-S high school community, was able to establish a school in the Thmar Kaul district of Battambang province,...
Cambodian Threads Accepted to the Fair Trade...
Cambodian Threads is pleased to announce that we have been accepted as certified members of the Fair Trade Federation!
The FTF is one of the primary governing bodies for Fair Trade organizations throughout the US and Canada. They outline a nine point value system that federation members must strive to promote and adhere to:
Creating Opportunities for Economically and Socially Marginalized...
November 2011
7 posts
Kayaking and the Boston Globe
Friday November 11th, Cambodian Threads had an interview with the Boston Globe. This is very exciting for us. So there is an interesting story behind this publicity… It was a warm September day and the Sudbury River was high after much summer rain. I was kayaking along, enjoying the meandering glades which were filled with cranes, blue-herrings, beavers, ducks, and plenty of other life. ...
Marketing Team
Connecticut College’s career center is a real gem. The people who work there are great and have been helpful in both Cambodian Threads, in terms of providing business resources, and personal affairs, in terms of support for post-collegiate endeavors. We have been trying to expand our marketing team in order to pursue more initiatives. We recently contacted the lovely people down at Conn to...
October 2011
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September 2011
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Summer Session 2011 - September
Words from our CEO…
Cambodian Threads’ Summer English Program celebrated its first season with a musical cheer. The group of Khmer students collected in the courtyard of the Okay American School and with true cross-cultural spirit exchanged songs over Teacher Johns smooth acoustic guitar. It was a hot afternoon in the developing village of Prekbongkong, Cambodia, and we appreciated the...
August 2011
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Summer English Program!
Words from Teacher John…
After we had picked up the scarves Jake and I discussed the idea of making tags to help brand them, because otherwise the actual scarves have no mention of Cambodian Threads. So, in true Cambodian style we cruised around, found a shop that looked the part, designed our tag right there and asked to get around 700 of them made. The printing process ended up taking...
July 2011
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English Class Part Deux
We had been hoping that after the first week word would spread and we would have a bigger turn out. This publicity angle was crucial because if the program failed to attract significant numbers of students it would be difficult for us to get more students to come due to logistical problems, advertising in Prek Bongkong, and language issues (many of our students have very low levels of English...
Cambodian Threads Founder Jacob Daniels Awarded...
We are very proud of CT’s co-founder Jacob Daniels, who was recently awarded the Fulbright Scholarship! He will be spending the next year in Vietnam, teaching English and traveling back and forth to Cambodia, where he will continue to head our philanthropic efforts over there.
http://aspen.conncoll.edu/news/6277.cfm
Daniels, who majored in government at Connecticut College, has been...
June 2011
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May 2011
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March 2011
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Cambodian Threads Establishes Scholarship Fund!
Cambodian Threads Supports English Classes in Kampong Cham Province
Cambodian Threads is happy to announce the establishment of a scholarship fund! We were approached by a great friend, Venerable Kou Sopheap, to help support an English studies project he started a year ago in his home village of Cheang Wat.
Venerable Kou Sopheap, a Khmer monk who has reached the highest level of intellectual...
February 2011
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December 2010
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November 2010
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August 2010
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Cambodian Threads Featured on Magnifeco!
One of our favorite eco-fashion blogs, Magnifeco, was kind enough to do a nice feature on Cambodian Threads!
Check out the article below, and be on the lookout for more news soon as we gear up for the fall!
http://www.magnifeco.com/cambodian-threads-traditional-silk-art/women/
Cambodian Threads is passionate about Changing The World One Scarf at a Time. They are a socially responsible...
July 2010
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June Donation! The Big One!
Cambodian Threads makes it’s biggest donation of the year! It was a beautiful Cambodian morning on June 28th as I set out at 7 am to meet Naysim Heng and her cousin Mr Long, an enthusiastic Phnom Penh based 26 year old bachelor who was eager to help in transporting the school supplies to Prek Bongkong for such a charitable cause. Mr. Heng had arrived back to Phnom Penh from a trip in Laos...
April 2010
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March 2010
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February 11th Donation! - 2/11/10
The tuk-tuk, freshly loaded with 200 notebooks, 300 pens, and 7 maps, rolled off the ferry and onto Silk Island, destined for the village of Prok Bongkong. Our trusty tuk-tuk driver, Sia, churned his sleigh up the dockside rubble, bouncing the huge box of notebooks with every bumpy pothole. The early morning sun lifted the fog from the expanse of farms along the riverbank. The morning...
January 2010
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First Donation of the New Year! - 1/8/10
The alarm sounded at the early side of 6:00am and it was time to start my dazzling old red Dailim moto-bike and make moves. After heading back to Orussey Market to fetch some more supplies, including world maps for the classrooms, Cambodian Threads was all set to return to Prak Bongkong village once again. I picked up Barrie, CT’s newest highly motivated team member who came to help donate, and...
December 2009
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Christmas Day Donation! - 12/25/09
The holiday spirit was in the air as Cambodian Threads rolled into Prok Bongkong’s secondary school. Instead of reindeer pulling a sleigh, we had a moto-bike pulling an open aired tuk-tuk. Our gift was school material. We had the floor of our carriage stacked high with notebooks and pens waiting to be given to the students. As we carried the boxes over to the courtyard, we were greeted by...
November 2009
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October 2009
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Oct 15, 2009 - Silk Island
My search for legitimate, truly handmade scarves in Cambodia led me to Preah Bong Kong Village, better known as “Silk Island.” Silk Island is a small island up the Mekong River merely an hour outside of Phnom Penh. My Australian neighbor, a horticulturalist/ English teacher who has lived in Cambodia for five years named Skinny, led the way over the Japanese friendship bridge....