The Lebanon Home for Women

LPGM supports the Lebanon Home for abandoned or widowed women in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. In the Indian culture women who have been married but now have no husband are not able to be married again. The Lebanon Home, operated by the Arcot Lutheran Church, provides a safe and productive environment for these women and their children. About 40 women live on this campus supporting themselves by weaving towels, napkins, placemats, shoulder bags, tablecloths and other goods that are sold in India, Denmark and, mostly through LPGM, in the United States. Goods from the Lebanon Home are available through the LPGM office. All of the money received through these sales goes directly back to the Lebanon Home.

Linens Available

If you want to purchase linens made by the women who live at the Lebanon Home in South India you can purchase some from LPGM at any time. Just contact us and let us know what you would like to purchase. We have tablecloths, placemats, runners, napkins, wash cloths, kitchen towels, and even fabric that you can purchase by the yard to make your own creation! We can have a sampling of linens for you to choose from and, at your leisure, you can pick them up at our office or we can mail you an order as well. All proceeds from these sales go directly to the home to support the women who live there.

Prices

Towels    $4
Dishcloths $2
Napkins $2
Table runners $9
Placemats $3
Tablecloths (96×47 in.) $21
Tablecloths (smaller) $18
Stoles $16
Bags $12

Future sales where linens will be available:

Nov 21, 2009  World Jubilee Sale at Colonial Church of Edina, MN

Nov22, 2009   Fair Trade Gift Fair at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis, MN

Holden Village Designates Funds for India

DeAne Lagerquist, a staff member at Holden Village who visited India and the Lebanon Home for Women, has informed us that they intend to donate to that institution. In addition, they are interested in displaying linens from Lebanon to advertise these beautiful products to Holden Village visitors and staff. DeAne wrote the following:

“I’m very pleased to report that Holden Village (holdenvillage.org), a Lutheran retreat community in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state, has designated Lebanon Home as one of the three recipients of our summer offerings. While our visit [to India] prompted this idea, the fact that Holden has a small weaving room where guests often spend time making bags or runners for themselves or as guests made this seem like a good idea.”