Greenstar welcomes Work Inc. members! Click here to start shopping at the Greenstar Solar-Powered Ecommerce website. Before you click..remember your Work Inc. Premium Partner code when you make a purchase; simply enter "Work" into the "Comments" box on the order form. Work Inc. becomes a Greenstar Premium Partner Finding great new products -- and supporting worthwhile work around the world. Work Inc. has been recognized by Greenstar for its contribution to developing new, self-sustaining ways of earning, and is now a Greenstar Premium Partner. This means that, when you visit the Greenstar website as you're doing now, and make a purchase, a portion of the proceeds will be paid to Work Inc. Everybody wins. You get some extraordinary, unusual and thoughtful gifts to useas gifts for any special occasion, for your home or office. Work Inc. gains support for its important projects and Greenstar 's international projects, based in developing countries, also benefit. So, who is Greenstar? Greenstar is founded on a simple idea: that people, no matter where they live, have the same basic needs: for food, shelter, caring for their children and families, building their future, leading a life of learning, creativity and dignity. Where people in emerging nations don't enjoy the social and economic conditions to support these basic needs, all they need is the tools to grow by themselves, some assistance and startup resources. And then they need everyone else to get out of the way. Greenstar's concrete approach to delivering on this promise is also very simple: a self-contained, solar-powered, Web-connected community center. Including a medical clinic and telemedicine connections, a classroom, a commercial-grade photovoltaic solar power array, and a satellite dish for telecommunications. Then, make it self-financing through ecommerce on the Internet. We create a commercial website to market products from the village worldwide, and promote the site to nearly 200 million people who work, shop and learn on the Web every day. Allow them to connect with the people in the villages by email. The people in the village will decide for themselves how to use the income to improve their lives. In a few months, a village can advance 1000 years, from a position where there is no electricity, no telephone or computer, no clean water, little medical or educational support, and little income, to a position where they are independent, growing, and connected to the world community. A trial installation is underway on the West Bank, in a remote Palestinian village, with great success. To learn more, see http://www.greenstar.org/newsletter.htm What do these people have to offer that you would be interested in -- for holiday gifts, for your home or office? A surprising variety of beautiful and unique items -- from the historic Hebron area, which figures strongly in the scriptural events of Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Gorgeous brassware; subtle glassware and ceramics; finely-formed pottery. And their culture -- live music recorded recently in the village, with extraordinary Bedouin sounds from a tradition more than 5000 years old. You can get a free sample of this amazing music by clicking here. We also developed a gallery of artwork produced by the children and adults of the community, which shows a startling clarity of vision, and fine artistic balance. These digital products can be downloaded direct to your computer, where within minutes you'll hear amazing music and see stunning artwork. Find out more by clicking here. Work, Inc encourages self-help. They help create sustainable development and use renewable resources as opposed to depleting the earth. With a variety of innovative participatory programs, you can help people in an efficient, people-oriented way and share some of your prosperity with those less fortunate. Work, Incorporated is the outgrowth John Hammar's involvement in social change. It is designed to be a vehicle for economic solutions as part of an approach for social change. It aims to serve as an umbrella organization for self help projects, which substitute cooperation for greed. Work Inc. is a universal concept and not a national one, so it transcends borders. For example, you can donate stamps -- any kind -- which are sold to dealers, with the proceeds used to fund development projects in third world countries. For more see Third World Stamp Company. You can also knit squares of cloth -- any color, any cloth -- and donate them to Work Inc., which sews them together into blankets used by the poor and homeless. For more, see KnitInc. There are other equally innovative programs, which you can see by clicking the Work Inc. banner above. Work Inc. supports Greenstar and all its health and cultural endeavors. How does this benefit Work Inc? Make a purchase here on the Greenstar website. Or call, toll-free to 877-282-9900 to quickly receive a printed catalog by overnight mail (323-422-9602 outside the U.S. and Canada). When you shop, enter this order code: Work into the Comments box on the order form. That's all. Greenstar automatically pays 8% of your total purchase, including shipping, to Work Inc, which uses the funds to support its important work. Thank you from Greenstar and Work Inc. Click here to start shopping at the Greenstar Solar-Powered Ecommerce website. Before you click..remember your Work Inc. Premium Partner code when you make a purchase; simply enter "Work" into the "Comments" box on the order form.   To paraphrase an old proverb: "Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day; give him a fishing pole and he'll feed his whole family for a lifetime."