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Half United, also referred to as HU, is an accessories company that gives half of all profits earned to feed people in the United States and other countries around the world. Started by siblings Carmin and Christian Black in 2009,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Siblings give back: Each purchase from Half United yields meal for those in need )〕 it has grown to become a well-recognized company whose main goal is fighting to end world hunger. Their main point of interest is the recycled bullet necklace, which symbolizes the fight to end hunger. Thousands of meals have been provided to people in countries like Cambodia, Madagascar, Fiji, and the United States of America.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fashion accessories Half United riffs on Toms Shoes charity model )〕 Half United partners with Toms shoe company, Pura Vida Bracelets, Nordstrom, and other retailers across a global scale.〔http://www.wlox.com/story/24277655/local-business-embodies-season-of-giving〕 The Blacks continue to keep their company a small organization by employing a small number of staff and interns.〔http://halfunited.com/meet-the-staff/ 〕 Locally to Wilmington, North Carolina, Half United products can be found at multiple stores as well as the Half United Headquarters Wilmington location itself.〔 == History == Carmin and Christian Black started Half United in 2009 in Wilmington, North Carolina with two hundred dollars 〔 and an inspiration set by their parents and by the ideals of Toms. With a pastor and fashion interior designer as parents, the siblings grew up with a passion for giving and creativity. Carmin Black had a job at a local television station, WECT TV-6, when she decided she wanted to intern for TOMS which sent her across the country to share the concept of the one-for-one business model.〔 Due to the knowledge she gained through the internship, Carmin was inspired and able to bring back ideas on how to start a company based on the same model. Christian Black started a T-shirt company called 1989 but it was never a success.〔http://www.encorepub.com/welcome/the-give-back-business/〕 Based on the knowledge of trying to launch a business and the new one-for-one business model, the siblings set off to create an accessories company that would provide for those in need. When Half United first started, Carmin and Christian were not paid and did not make profit from the company. They gave the money made from products away as part of the business model. They kept working and since 2010, they have been able to provide over 115,000 meals to people in need.〔http://halfunited.com/about/ 〕 Profits go to international and local food organizations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Half United」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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