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Once in a Blue Moon supports impoverished with fair trade gifts | Community Voices

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Logan Bricker
Published March 14, 2023 at 12:23 PM CDT
Once in a Blue Moon is located at 1535 Wabash Ave, Springfield, Ill.
Once in a Blue Moon
Once in a Blue Moon is located at 1535 Wabash Ave, Springfield, Ill.

Janet Barkmeier is the owner of Once in a Blue Moon gift shop. She shares with Community Voices how her life-long dream of running her own gift shop grew to a fair trade haven for unique wares and creations, supporting the livelihoods and communities of those in impoverished areas all over the world.
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Logan Bricker
Logan Bricker is a student at the University of Illinois Springfield studying journalism. He also assists the Community Voices team at NPR Illinois.
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