A Reprise for Giving Back
April 30, 2012 * * * * * Posted by: Ginnie
reprise (noun): a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action
A few of you may remember my sewing machine image from a year ago when it accompanied my post at the time. Today I reprise it to make an announcement:
OUR V&V SHOPPE IS NOW OPEN!
There are 21 women of this age who are collaborating day in and day out to make this vision and verb juxtapositioning work. Some of us have been on the ground level from the get-go when we started out in January of 2010. Our newest member joined us a week ago. As we say, a lot of water has gone under our bridge!
One piece bantered about, once our feet got wet enough, was how we could give back to the world at large. Could we do more than just click our cameras and blah-blah-blah? Could we think bigger? Could we make a difference?
YES. A resounding YES from all of us!
And, after all the back-n-forths, it has come to this: we collectively are reprising select images from over 800 posts in the form of greeting cards. Greeting cards for sale to the public. To the WHOLE WIDE WORLD. To you.
And what will you get out of it? Our fine art. Our heartbeat. Our soul....
And more! The profit from every card sold (approximately 50%) will be given back to the larger world in allotments of $25 loans to men and women seeking to start their own businesses. The conduit for these loans is KIVA, a non-profit organization that enables us to lend to the "working poor" around the world.
SEE THAT BUTTON? Our very own Marie Otero has created the above graphic, incorporating my sewing machine into the KIVA mission of empowering people around the world. She also created the graphic for our Vision & Verb button on our sidebar. If you wish to add either or both to your own site, please let us know privately or in a comment below. We'd love for you to further our cause around the internet.
More than anything, huge gratitude goes to our own Sue Henry who is the html architect behind this room in our V&V home. You would not be reading this post today if it weren't for her magic. It's been a real honor for me to work with her to bring this "mission" to fruition. Thank you, Sue!
Check it all out here or click on Our Shoppe room at the top of this page. You'll find collaborator galleries for mixing and matching...a total of 79 cards to begin with. We'll add more and/or swap out over time, once we see how this takes off.
But for now, please join us in our Grand Opening. Share a button or two and buy some cards!
Recurrence. Renewal. Resumption of an action. We reprise (verb) in order to give back and to say Thank You to the world!
OUR SHOPPE IS NOW OPEN!
Help us empower people around the world with a $25 loan.
KIVA, Our Shoppe, greeting cards
Reader Comments (26)
Love this Ginnie, Sue and Marcie. I have put both buttons (thanks Marie) on my website. A lovely way to give back!
Congratulations V&V, I have seen V&V grow, I have seen The Shoppe being born. A lot of work is done behind the scenes. The work Kiva does is wonderful. Our Princess Maxima, is ambassador for Kiva. She is traveling the world, explaining that $25 can make the difference.
I truly hope that V&V will be able to add to the 'making the difference'.
I love the designs of the buttons and I am in awe of Sue because of her knowledge of the HTML.
Good luck V&V, I wish you success.
What a gorgeous Shoppe..and such a wonderful grand opening. WOO HOO!
What a wonderful project, fantastic images!
I'll put the buttons on my blog once I've worked out how to do it!
HOERAAAAA !!!! Love the shoppe, love the button, would love to have one for my blog. Thank you Ginnie, Sue, Marie and Marcie !!!
Congratulations and what a wonderful gift you are providing. Love waking each morning to the posts. Can't wait to see the cards and purchase some for myself.
This is so exciting! Thank you so much for all of your hard work!
thanks to all who made this shoppe a reality and allowed our collaborative to give back. nice, nice, nice.
I wish you every success with this venture Ginnie. If someone wants a really special card then I will tell them where to come!
It has been a pleasure to work with the 'behind the scenes' process of setting up our Vision and Verb Shoppe. All of the V & V collaborators have been so enthusiastic and supportive of this venture. The images submitted for the cards reflect the diverse interests and personalities of our group. KIVA is a well-known and well-respected charity. *grinning from ear-to ear* It just 'feels good' to be able to use our gifts and talents to help others, doesn't it!
The first order has been placed -- the first of many I would suspect. Thank you.
Just another reminder...shipping fees are waived by the supplier for orders of 10 or more cards.
I will proudly display a button on my sidebar (and do a post on it as well!)
You lot seem all excited and have reason to be. Way to go and I am impressed.
Yay! This is so exciting and wonderful and I am so honored to be a part of this group!
And thanks so much to all of you who worked so hard to make it happen!
I'm thrilled! Thanks to the wonderful ladies that made all this possible! :) I've just written a post on my blog.
Such a wonderful "feel good" post! It is such a pleasure to be surrounded by all of this talent! yeah to everyone!!!
It reminds me of the film 'Pay it Forward'
I feel humbled to share this experience with so many talented ladies.
It is such an experience to be part of this amazing group of women, I love the fact our shoppe is now contributing to helping others all around the world. I am still having to figure out the proper sizing of the photographs I am sending for cards and hope it will not be too late.
Thank you Ginnie, Sue and Marcie! This is so exciting, and I am so happy to be part of this wonderful group of women.
Thank you so much everyone who worked on this!
Congratulations to Sue, Ginnie and Marcie for pulling off this stunning project.
I am so happy to be counted among you!
Bravo to you all! I loved the idea when you first told me, and I'm thrilled you are using Kiva as your recipient for the proceeds. It is perfectly appropriate, to give women around the world a chance to build a business and better their lives. May your shoppe thrive and prosper!
Even your accidental photographer says "Bravo"! It's a marvelous way to share your art with the world and help to make a difference!
hoooray hooray..... so glad it all happened. remember our early talks on this, and much thought about doing more. and now we are. thank YOU so much for making this happen :)
I will choose cards and order when I have more time... packing today for yet another out of town adventure but just HAD to come here and visit to read all about this wonderful venture. As always, your post inspires and the shop opening is an amazing addition to V&V's efforts to inspire and get us, as readers, to think outside ourselves. Thank you for giving us a way to contribute while purchasing beautiful images in the form of greeting cards. I fear I will want to keep them rather than send them to others!