{"id":430,"date":"2006-06-15T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-06-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/chatteringmind\/2006\/06\/bluefooted-booby-bags-to-help.html"},"modified":"2006-06-15T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-06-15T12:00:00","slug":"bluefooted-booby-bags-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/chatteringmind\/2006\/06\/bluefooted-booby-bags-to-help.html","title":{"rendered":"Blue-footed Booby Bags to Help Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/kerrigan.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer;cursor:hand;width: 255px\" src=\"https:\/\/media.beliefnet.com\/imgs\/tout\/story\/kerrigan.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>My lovely friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktkhandmade.com\/about.html\">Kerrigan Kessler<\/a>, a handbag designer, just told me she&#8217;ll be traveling to the Galapagos Islands this summer to volunteer for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.galapagosice.org\/\">Galapagos ICE<\/a> (Immerse, Connect, Evolve), an organization dedicated to improving health and education systems in the Galapagos. Kerrigan will be teaching kids screen-printing so they can design and sell t-shirts to raise money for much-needed school supplies. <\/p>\n<p>On her end, to raise money for the art supplies they&#8217;ll need for the task, Kerrigan just came out with two fantastic new bags: One is printed with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhptv.org\/Natureworks\/bluebooby.htm\">Blue-footed Booby<\/a> and another with Galapagos lava formations. Each sale will generate $10 for the kids. They&#8217;re made from 100% organic cotton, sustainable  hemp, or a sustainable hemp\/silk blend. And they&#8217;re my favorite Kerrigan bags yet. To buy or learn more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ktkhandmade.com\/galapagos.html\">ktkhandmade.com\/galapagos.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211;by Valerie Reiss (Amy&#8217;s on vacation)<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;padding-bottom:0.25em\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My lovely friend Kerrigan Kessler, a handbag designer, just told me she&#8217;ll be traveling to the Galapagos Islands this summer to volunteer for Galapagos ICE (Immerse, Connect, Evolve), an organization dedicated to improving health and education systems in the Galapagos. 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