Dec 2, 2012

New Huntington Shop Supports Fair Trade, OrphanageBy Jean Tarbett HardimanStateJournal.com

Huntington, WV – All Laurie Reasons has to do is glance around Lamb’s Gate Market in downtown Huntington to see that people do, in fact, care.

The shop was established in just one month, all by volunteers. A man whose wife was due with a baby any day took time out to build the cashier’s desk. Local designers came up with some ideas for decor, and others scoured town for donated items that could make a nice retail space. A lawyer donated his services, along with an accountant and dozens of volunteers who staff the shop.

“I feel so surrounded by love,” said Reasons, president of the market. “Anytime I look anywhere, I see people who have not only said, ‘It’s great that you’re doing this,’ but put their lives into it.”

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