(Sarasota, Fla., May 18, 2015)<\/i> \u2013 DutchCrafters Amish Furniture, the largest Web-only retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com<\/a>, is the primary United States sponsor of Bike to GROW, which is raising funds for Mennonite Economic Development Associates\u2019 (MEDA) GROW program that supports women entrepreneurs in Ghana.<\/p>\n Starting May 18, 2015, Mary Fehr and Sarah French will bike across Canada with the goal to raise $150,000 for GROW, Greater Rural Opportunities for Women. GROW helps women farmers access quality seeds and other supplies. The program plans to reach 20,000 women over six years.<\/p>\n While interns for MEDA in Tanzania and Nicaragua, Fehr and French were moved by the women impacted by MEDA\u2019s business solutions to poverty.<\/p>\n \u201cWe saw a lot of inequality with females,\u201d said French. \u201cWe thought, let\u2019s try to help out with this.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DutchCrafters will match up to $5,000 of giving.\u00a0 Go to http:\/\/bit.ly\/BIKETOGROW to give to Bike to GROW.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an honor to sponsor this initiative,\u201d said Jim Miller, DutchCrafters owner and president of the Sarasota, Fla. MEDA chapter. \u201cWe are excited to support the women entrepreneurs of Ghana and MEDA\u2019s continuing economic development work throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n DutchCrafters Amish Furniture is the flagship brand of JMX Brands. Find out more about the JMX family of Brands at www.jmxbrands.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Photo Caption: Mary Fehr and Sarah French begin their ride for the MEDA Bike to GROW\u00a0initiative, sponsored by DutchCrafters<\/em><\/p>\n JMX Brands is a niche Internet retailer, selling over 10,000 different products on a variety of websites, including\u00a0www.dutchcrafters.com<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 the world\u2019s largest Web-only retailer of Amish furniture. JMX Brands is a member of the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce, has been selected for University of Central Florida\u2019s GrowFlorida program, earned an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau, and is one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States, according to Inc. Magazine\u2019s prestigious Inc. 5,000 List.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Online Amish Furniture Retailer Aims to Match $5,000 in Giving (Sarasota, Fla., May 18, 2015) \u2013 DutchCrafters Amish Furniture, the largest Web-only retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, is the primary United States sponsor of Bike to GROW, which is raising funds for Mennonite Economic Development Associates\u2019 (MEDA) GROW program that supports women entrepreneurs in Ghana. Starting May 18, 2015, Mary Fehr and Sarah French will bike across Canada with the goal to raise $150,000… DutchCrafters Sponsors Mennonite Economic Development Associates Fundraiser<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3001,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[44,8,45,5],"series":[203],"class_list":["post-2991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-bike-to-grow","tag-dutchcrafters-2","tag-good-works","tag-press-release","series-the-amish-furniture-podcast"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/bike-to-grow-e1431982104922.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/wp-content\/plugins\/seriously-simple-podcasting\/assets\/images\/no-album-art.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-amish-furniture-podcast\/id1531771680","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zNjE3NWY1OC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3AK9PFwLvdnbOSIxyPpHEy?si=R4bpSty1R2iC5_lXFdBNRQ","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/www.dutchcrafters.com\/content\/feed\/podcast\/the-amish-furniture-podcast","embedCode":"\n
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DutchCrafters Sponsors Mennonite Economic Development Associates Fundraiser<\/a><\/blockquote>