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Written by Magaly Fuentes - Friday, 06 August 2010

The Thread Loop, founded in March of this year by social entrepreneur Jo Blundell, is a retail store that brings together an impressive assortment of fashion forward ethical labels. The Global Volunteer Network Foundation (GVN), based in the United States, offers volunteer opportunities in community development projects throughout the world, giving people a chance to affect change globally. The Thread Loop has partnered with GVN Foundation’s annual fundraiser, Eat So They Can (ESTC), to raise funds in support of their work with marginalized women and children in Africa, Asia and South America. The Thread Loop will donate 10% of its profits from every sale between now and 17 October 2010 directly to the ESTC fundraiser, with shoppers automatically entered into a drawing to win one of four $50 shopping vouchers.

Another way to help is to sign-up to be an ESTC Host. Eat So They Can invites people around the world to host a dinner, invite friends and family, gather donations and send the funds to the GVN Foundation. Eat, drink, be merry, and if you raise $500 or more you will be entered into a drawing to win a free trip to Africa!

This year’s Eat So They Can fundraiser will be focused on four critical causes:

Orphaned and Vulnerable Children
Women's Empowerment
Emergency Relief
Anti-Trafficking

Individuals who sign-up to be a Host may select which cause they would like to support or you have the option to select "Greatest Need" and your funds will be distributed where they are needed most. To sign up, click here.

“We’re committed to supporting organizations and individuals with a genuine desire for influencing social and environmental change, so we’re very excited to be involved in GVN Foundation’s fundraising event and hope you’ll get behind us” says Jo Blundell.

“Eat So They Can is proud to partner with The Thread Loop. We believe Eat So They Can and The Thread Loop share a desire to make this planet a better place, and to have fun (and look good) doing it” says Courtney Montague, GVN Foundation’s Executive Director and co-founder of Eat So They Can.