Today is Hal’s 90th birthday — we wish the founder of Untours and the Untours Foundation a wonderful day. We are so grateful for all he has brought to the world, and how he inspires us. Hal, you’re one of a kind!
Read MoreWash Cycle rides to D.C.
The Background: Since 2010, Wash Cycle Laundry has established itself as one of the leaders in combining social entrepreneurship with green business, employing adults from vulnerable populations to work in their bicycle powered green laundry service. It earned “Best of Philly” in 2012 and the Sustainable Business Network’s Visionary...
Read MoreWorld Fair Trade Day on Saturday
This Saturday is World Fair Trade Day! There are multitudes of ways to celebrate and get involved. Find an event near you — here and here! According to Elizabeth, Hal had the seemingly crazy idea to make our hometown of Media America’s First Fair Trade Town back in 2005, and now — we can browse Fair Trade events around the country. If...
Read MoreFair Trade Schools Launched!
This week, the first ten Fair Trade Schools in the United States were certified. No less than three of these schools are located in our hometown of Media, Pennsylvania! As a parent of three children at Media-Providence Friends School, and close with families at Media Elementary School, both newly certified schools, I (Shannon) have been impressed by the...
Read MoreWelcome to our new website!
The Untours Foundation is entering its third decade, and we have decided to take a leap into the present with this new website. We hope you’ll find it easier to browse our amazing loan recipients from the home page, to learn more about what we do, and to stay up to date with us with this here blog. Keep checking back, as we will always be adding more...
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