A customer who recently linked to us from the website of our partner, Save Darfur, left us this thoughtful note with a message that is heartening to receive and a reminder that purchasing a gift from The Collection goes beyond a simple albeit meaningful transaction. For Michelle Portnoy, it was transformational:

I have recently decided to only give gifts with conscience. As an American, I take for granted the freedoms the majority of the world’s population will never know. Thank you for opening my eyes and for connecting me to a community of women who bravely navigate their realities, however dire.

By the way, I recently got a fortune cookie that said: it’s better to light a candle than to curse the darkness. Thank you for taking the lead in lighting a candle and showing us all what is possible with the smallest good, the tiniest bit of light.

Peace and Love. Michelle