Pin It to Win It Contest!

In honor of World Fair Trade Day, on May 12th, we’re celebrating fair trade all month! ♥ To enter our Pin It To Win It Contest:

1. Create a board on Pinterest with as many of your favorite fair trade products from Seven Hopes United for a chance to win! Pin as many products as you’d like up to a $100 value.

2. Email a link to your Pinterest board to customerservice@sevenhopesunited.com by Thursday, May 31st (noon PST).

3. We will look at each Pinterest board and winners will be chosen by Tuesday, June 5th.

xo,
7 hopes

Contest Disclaimer: No purchase necessary. We reserve the right to close the contest early or late without warning. We will post the names of the winners on Facebook by June 5th, 2012. Upon winning, you agree that your name can be published on this blog and on our Facebook page at the close of the contest. You must contact us via customerservice@sevenhopesunited.com within 7 days after the winners have been announced to claim your prize.

A Joyful Gift: Give the Gift of Life

It’s a busy holiday season.

Shopping to do. Gifts to wrap. Parties to attend. Meals to prepare. It’s easy to get lost in the hustle and bustle. It’s easy to forget the most important things. It’s easy to lose joy in the midst of the stress and chaos.

But isn’t that what this season is all about? Joy? Thankfulness? Stepping back and realizing just how richly we’ve been blessed?

This Christmas, Seven Hopes United is partnering with Scarlet Threads to raise $10,000 for New Day Foster Home. Scarlet Threads, a fair trade sewing cooperative, was born in the same village where New Day Foster Home operates. NDFH is a non-profit charitable organization partnering with China’s government orphanages to provide life-saving surgeries and a loving home to orphans with critical medical needs. In addition to medical care, NDFH fosters the children until they are adopted. Two NDFH adoptive families have each pledged $2,500 to a matching grant fund. If we raise the other $5,000, NDFH will receive $10,000 to use for Wendy’s and Asa’s surgeries.

To learn more about this initiative and to make a contribution, please visit Scarlet Threads’ blog. To sweeten the deal, we’re offering a $10 coupon for use in Seven Hopes United’s shop as well as a $10 coupon for use in the Scarlet Threads shop! Stay tuned as other shops join the charity shop hop! The coupons are valid towards any purchase in our store or Scarlet Threads’ store. If you wish to receive the coupon codes, please e-mail carrie@scarletthreads.org with your name, email address, and the amount you contributed.

We all know it’s true… giving is more blessed than receiving. And what better gift than the gift of life for a little one? It’s the most joyful gift of all. (PS – New Day Foster Home is a 501c3. All contributions are tax deductable.)

Sweepstakes Rules

CONTEST RULES:

HOW TO ENTER:
For a chance to win one (1) $25 Gift Certificate from Seven Hopes United, like Seven Hopes United on Facebook, www.facebook.com/7hopesunited and then complete the entry form. Contest will end 11:59 p.m. PST on 12/31/11. There will be 1 winner per week. Seven Hopes United will randomly select the winner by the end of every Sunday until then. The winner will be notified via e-mail. If you are selected and meet the eligibility requirements set forth herein, the $25 Gift Certificate will be emailed to you. Winner will be chosen using random.org. Once notified you have 48 hours to respond. If no response we will choose another winner.

ELIGIBILITY:
Entrants must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and be a legal resident of one (1) of the fourty-eight (48) Contiguous United States or Washington, D.C. with no prior criminal record. The Sponsor reserves the right to require proof of eligibility and to conduct a background check on entrants, if applicable.

Entries that are incomplete, illegible, fraudulent or corrupted are void and will not be accepted.

PRIVACY:
By entering, each entrant agrees to this Web site’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and the rules stated herein.

WINNERS/PRIZE:
Unless indicated otherwise on the Web Site, one (1) Prize will be awarded for the Giveaway. All expenses not specified herein, including, without limitation, all federal, state and local taxes, are each winner’s sole responsibility.

DISCLAIMER/OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
All entrants, as a condition of entry, agree to be bound by these official rules and the decisions of Sponsor. Except where prohibited by law, by entering a Giveaway, each entrant consents to the use of his/her name, voice, picture, likeness and biographical data and/or any other information contained in his/her entry in advertising, promotional and marketing materials by Sponsor and the Sponsor Affiliates without additional compensation, which may require, without limitation, winner to appear in person on a television, radio or Internet broadcast. In addition, by entering, all entrants, except where prohibited by law, consent to being photographed, filmed, taped and/or interviewed about the Giveaway. In connection therewith, all entrants grant full permission and consent to Sponsor and the Sponsor Affiliates to utilize any of the results of such photographing, filming, taping and/or interviewing in any and all media now known or hereafter devised and hereby release Sponsor and the Sponsor Affiliates from all liability related thereto.

Winners may be required to sign, have notarized and return an affidavit of eligibility and liability/publicity release within five (5) days of receipt of such document(s) or Prize will be forfeited. All Prize claims and winner materials will be verified by Giveaway judges. If this Giveaway is not capable of running as planned, including, because of any infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failure or other cause beyond Sponsor’s control which corrupts or threatens to corrupt or adversely affects the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Giveaway, Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, suspend and/or modify this Giveaway and Sponsor can perform the random drawing from among all eligible entries received prior to such cancellation, suspension or modification of the Giveaway.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
Winner, by acceptance of any Prize, agrees to release Sponsor, Seven Hopes United (the “Sponsor Affiliates”) from any and all liability, claims or actions of any kind whatsoever for injuries, damages or losses to persons and property which may be sustained in connection with the receipt, ownership or use of any Prize or while traveling to and from a location to obtain or use any Prize. Neither Sponsor nor the Sponsor Affiliates make any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to the use of any Prize including, without limitation, quality, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose. Neither Sponsor nor the Sponsor Affiliates are responsible for technical, hardware, software, or telephone malfunctions of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, incomplete, inaccurate, garbled or delayed electronic communications caused by Sponsor or the Sponsor Affiliates, the user or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in this Giveaway or by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this Giveaway and which may limit a participant’s ability to participate in this Giveaway. Sponsor can modify these official rules in any way or at any time, as long as Sponsor gives reasonable notice.

The Giveaway shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Submission of an entry is acknowledgment of and agreement to be bound by all terms and conditions of these official rules. In the event of a dispute concerning who submitted an e-mail entry, the entry will be declared to have been made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. An authorized account holder is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an e-mail address by an Internet access provider, online service provider, or other organization (e.g. business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning e-mail addresses for the domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.

THIS GIVEAWAY IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.

FREE Fair Trade Coffee On Us!

Enjoy FREE Fair Trade Coffee on 7 Hopes during Fair Trade Month {October}!

Check out our local favorites:

  1. Bird Rock Coffee Roasters
  2. Cafe 976
  3. Pannikin Coffee & Tea

Here’s how this works:

  1. Make a purchase online at sevenhopesunited.com
  2. Take 15% of the total and order up some Fair Trade coffee at your local cafe
  3. Email your 7 Hopes United order number (found on your packing slip) and a photo of your coffee receipt to customerservice@sevenhopesunited.com
  4. We will reply with a 7 Hopes United e-Gift Certificate to cover your coffee, up to 15% of the original order total or a maximum of $25

So, if you place a $80 order you can order $12 worth of coffee at your favorite local Fair Trade cafe and we’ll send you a $12 e-Gift Certificate. If you place an order for $200 and order $30 of coffee, we’ll send you a $25 e-Gift Certificate.

*This promo cannot be applied to prior purchases or applied with other discounts or promotions. It is good for the total price not including tax or shipping charges, and is good for purchases made during the month of October. Purchases must be made by Monday, October 31, 2011. Your receipts must be sent to us by Friday, November 4, 2011 in order to be eligible for your e-Gift Certificate.

Spread the Fair Trade Love,
7 Hopes United

September Giveaway!

When wandering around the farmers market in San Diego this weekend, I couldn’t help but notice the abundance of fruit and veggies in season. The figs on the tree in our backyard are becoming ripe, all of my favorite things are in season. The way I see it, it’s the perfect time to take advantage of all those fresh goodies and visit your local farmers market …and it wouldn’t hurt if you had a fresh new market tote to take with you!

So, to celebrate this beautiful harvest season, we’re giving away a Cocoki Market Tote ($32 value) and a set of Nicole Miller Bangles ($25 value) to one lucky winner. The winner can choose their favorite Cocoki Market Tote print [sorry, orange is unavailable] and favorite color combination of Bangles.

To win this giveaway, all you have to do is help us spread the word about Seven Hopes United! Here’s how to do it:

  1. Mention us on Twitter (@7hopesunited)
  2. Mention us in your Facebook status (www.facebook.com/7hopesunited)
  3. Talk about Seven Hopes United on your blog

If you mention us on Twitter (@7hopesunited), you’re all set, if it’s a Facebook or blog post, leave a comment here so we can find it and enter you. EACH ENTRY COUNTS, so the more you tweet, the more chances you have to win! Thanks for spreading the love!