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- Pet Age Green Spirit Award Given to Alpacks® Dog Sweaters
- Alpacifica Continues Social Outreach Through Alpacks® Dog Sweaters
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Alpacifica and Alpacks Team Up with Natybel in Peru to Form New Venture; New Company Natur.pe Becomes Member of WeConnect International
The Alpacifica Team
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 17:10
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Seattle-based company Alpacifica and Lima-based Natybel recently formed a new venture in Peru to further expand their production capacities and product lines. The new company, Natur.pe was accepted as part of WEConnect International, which will connect the women-run cooperative with corporate members worldwide. As its website states, WEConnect is “a corporate led non-profit, facilitates inclusive, sustainable economic growth by empowering and connecting women business owners globally”. The new products under the Natur.pe umbrella will be brokered in the United States by Full Circle Exchange.
Meg McFarland and Jan McFarland will be representing Natur.pe at the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council conference in Orlando in June, where they will participate in corporate “match-making”. “It is our hope that we can meet the needs of more companies by providing them with clothing and accessories made from alpaca and Pima cotton. Our company is different because we are a cooperative run by women. We provide training and skills so women can better their situations here in Peru. We are really excited to see what the future holds for all women business owners.”, said Norma Velásquez, owner and manger of Natybel.eirl/Natur.pe.
For more information or product photos contact Meg McFarland at info@alpacifica.com.
About Alpacifica, LLC and Natybel
Alpacifica, LLC is a Seattle-based, socially conscious clothing company. The company currently oversees production, markets and distributes Alpacks® dog sweaters and provides wholesaling services. Visit www.alpacks.com or www.alpacifica.com for more information.
Natybel is a women-run cooperative based in Lima, Peru. The producers currently design and create products for men, women, and children primarily for the U.S. market.
Pet Age Green Spirit Award Given to Alpacks® Dog Sweaters
SEATTLE, WA- Alpacifica, LLC, producer of Alpacks® alpaca dog sweaters, has received a Pet Age Magazine’s Green Spirit Award for 2012. Companies are recognized for the Green Spirit because of their “earth friendly” ethic through products, packaging, and philosophy. Recipients will receive their awards at the H.H. Backer Spring Trade Show in Atlantic City and will be featured in the annual Pet Age Green Spirit Issue, scheduled for April 2012.
“We are proud to receive an award that celebrates our earth friendly alpaca and Pima cotton dog sweaters and we will continue to provide customers with 100% natural products for their dogs”, said Jan McFarland, co-owner of Alpacks.
Handmade in Peru, Alpacks® wool dog sweaters are currently sold in high-end stores across the United States. They are made from alpaca and baby alpaca fiber, which is renowned for its softness, durability, and water-wicking ability. Online purchasing is also available. For interviews or product photos contact Meg McFarland at info@alpacifica.com.
Alpacifica Continues Social Outreach Through Alpacks® Dog Sweaters
For more information, contact:
Meg McFarland, V.P. of Marketing & Sales
(866) 676-6426 / info@alpacifica.com
Alpacifica Continues Social Outreach Through Alpacks® Dog Sweaters
Alpacks® Dog Sweaters Donated to Ginger’s Pet Rescue and the Arequipa Dog Shelter in Peru. Company sponsors PAWS Walk in Seattle.
SEATTLE, WA- Alpacifica, LLC, producer of Alpacks® alpaca dog sweaters, has continued its socially conscious commitment and recently participated in significant charitable efforts in the United States and Peru. In addition to donating sweaters to Seattle-based Ginger’s Pet Rescue (http://www.gingerspetrescue.org/), Alpacks® made a “Friends” level donation to the Seattle Weekly PAWS Walk at Magnuson Park in Seattle (http://www.pawswalk.net). The company has also pledged a large sweater donation to the Arequipa Dog Shelter, a charitable organization for canines in southern Peru.
“We are excited to see how our efforts are making a difference in Peru and the United States. Our company was founded on socially conscious principles and we feel it is our duty to support organizations with similar goals. Because our alpaca dog sweater line has been a success, it makes sense for our focus to be on dog shelters and other animal-oriented charities” said Meg McFarland, vice president of marketing and sales at Alpacifica.
Handmade in Peru, Alpacks® dog sweaters are currently sold at the All the Best stores in the Seattle and in other high-end stores across the country. They are made from alpaca and baby alpaca fiber, which is renowned for its softness, durability, and water-wicking ability.
The dog sweaters will be for sale at the Seattle Weekly sponsored PAWS Walk this coming Saturday at Magnuson Park. The walk starts at 10:00 a.m. and will support organization, whose mission is to rehabilitate “injured and orphaned wildlife, sheltering and adopting homeless cats and dogs, and educating people to make a better world for animals and people”.
Alpacks® dog sweaters are currently sold in stores across North America and Europe. Online purchasing is also available. For interviews, product photos or to request a Spanish language version, contact Meg McFarland at info@alpacifica.com.
About Alpacifica, LLC
Alpacifica, LLC is a Seattle-based, socially conscious clothing company. The company currently oversees production, markets and distributes Alpacks® dog sweaters, its core brand. Visit www.alpacks.com or www.alpacifica.com for more information.
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