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Coca-Cola Collectibles Message Board Message Board Posted by Tess Schmaltz on August 27, 2009 at 20:24:32: Buy a great Coca-Cola item and help out a great cause along the way! Every year, Partners in Conservation (PIC) holds an online auction to lead up to a live event in September. This year, we‘re excited to feature a Rwandan Recycled Coca-Cola Bottle Cap Purse in our auction and are inviting everyone in this community to check it out! The ingenious and unique purse is entirely made of Rwandan Coca Cola bottle caps. Evariste, the artisan of this unique piece, uses the money he receives for his crafts to provide food and care for 30 street children in his community. Founded in 1991, Partners in Conservation is a grassroots effort aimed at bolstering conservation efforts on the ground by respectfully involving and addressing the needs of local people. PIC currently is partnering with conservation, humanitarian, and education partners in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and the United States. All projects and programs supported by PIC address a particular conservation challenge and are conceived, developed, and conducted by Rwandan and Congolese partners. Now, nearly 20 years later, PIC still operates on the principle that the most powerful way to conserve endangered spaces is through empowering local people directly through education, job training, and fair-trade. By giving people the tools and means to create better lives for themselves, PIC ensures that the local people will, in turn, create a better future for the wild places and animals in Rwanda and DRC. Here is the link to see pictures and to bid on the Coca Cola bottle cap purse: http://www.cmarket.com/auction/item/Item.action?id=91962703 Also, the following link has all of our other great items up for bidding: http://www.cmarket.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=91743266
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