Tag: sweaters

This past week I got to do one of my favorite rituals of the year and I was reminded yet again of how wonderful it is to give. Every year for as long as I can remember we at Ganesh Himal Trading have given our sweaters and knitwear to Women’s Hearth here in Spokane. Women’s Hearth is this amazingly warm and welcoming day center in the city core where women can seek shelter from the streets, connect with services, take a shower, learn something new, express themselves through the arts or connect via the computer lab.  Founded in 1991 The Women’s Hearth is a safe haven for any women seeking the safety and community of other women in a non-judgmental atmosphere and each day the doors open to welcome more than 100 homeless and low-income women. Women’s Hearth is a part of a larger organization here in Spokane called Transitions. Transitions helps women in need: those in crisis, at risk children, low income, homeless and those in recovery…they do a remarkable job.

At Ganesh Himal Trading we focus a lot on women in need in Nepal and have a fundamental core belief that women, when given opportunity in a caring and just environment can heal and lead their communities in creating a more just and caring world. Women’s Hearth works on that commitment to women closer to home. We feel grateful that we can partner with this like-minded organization that works to empower and comfort women.  We thank them for their dedicated work in our community. I look forward to next year when once again I hear the whispers as I open the door to Women’s Hearth with my bag of sweaters on my back and see those beautiful smiles and hear those wonderful words ….”It’s the sweater lady! She’s back”.  Happy Holidays to all!