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With its one of a kind grain and tex- ture, this truly seasoned wood is com- pletely free of insects and bugs. Because it has been buried deep beneath the earth, the wood is excep- tionally compressed and hard, Water- loo's Ten Thousand Villages has several Reclaimed and Entombed wood pieces in stock and Isabel reveals that she is expecting another large shipment in November. "It is always exciting to unpack our Indonesia shipments," she One of Ten Thousand Villages most popular items is their Reclaimed and Entombed wood furniture.The wood used to create this fumiture is tropical wood from Indonesia - buried for cen- turies, reclaimed from demolition sites or salvaged from partially destroyed forests - is transformed into beautiful. functional furniture for your living mom, bedroom and den. nines where these coops operate - pet) ple are able to support their families and children can now attend school - in many families. the cycle of poverty has finally been broken, furniture at Waterioo's Ten Thousand Villages Volunteers Diane Oeiorme and Lorraine Paul pose with some of the Reclaimed and Entombed wood 130 KING ST. S. WATERLOO 5l9-886-2550 Come and see for yourself all that Ten Thousand Villages has to offer, experience the rich culture and quality craftsmanship and best of all, support a fair trade company where you know the money from your purchase will make it to the hand of the artisan who created the product you are buying. she will surety bring with her many sto. ties from her experiences over the past three decades says, "We never quite know exactly what we are going to get!" Today, October I Ith, Ten Thousand Villages welcomes Mrs. Kommally Chan- thavon of lacs to the store to share her experiences at the silk production co operative she founded in Laos in 1976 that has provided a fair and steady income to hundreds of families for the past 50 years. Kommaly's coop teaches mostly women, traditional skills in raise ing silkworms, making natural dyes and weaving traditional patterns, the silks are then sold to Ten Thousand Villages at a fair price. In 2005 Kommaly was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize: Weekly & Daily 2007 Planners Filofax Lens Fine Cards, Giftwrap, Invitations, Stationery, Moleskine We) Wyn.) 717w 21 Years On King St. in Uptown Waterloo "For the widest selection of greeting cards in K - W" 40 King St. S - Uptown Waterloo 884-9970