A brief picture of how Barrington turns the negative connotations of "Made in China" into a positive reality going beyond "social responsibility" and being blessed in doing so.

1. Double Bottom Line Business
Xiamen, China
Custom Gift Design & Manufacturing for Clients
Investment in its People & Community
“Valuable Gifts Made by Valuable People”

2. Profit + Serving People’s Needs…
?
Can a business sustain both long-term?
+
Business Community Service

3. Getting Started
In 2004, Barrington transitioned from contract manufacturing to owning
& operating its own factory in Xiamen, China to better control product
quality and provide good working conditions for its craftsmen and women.
Find Mfg. Facility
Hire Leather Expert
Hire Factory Manager, & Craftspeople
Get Equipment
Start Limited
Production
Ramp Up Production
Full-Scale Production & Solidify Business
of all Barrington Gifts

4. Employee Growth
2005
2004
2007 2009

5. Going Beyond “Social Responsibility”
Employee Benefits
Above average wages
Healthcare coverage
Maternity leave
Adult education
Marriage counseling
Day camp for kids
Savings program
Community investment
Conflict resolution
Cross-training in skills

6. Hope for the Handicapped
• CeCe - deaf & mute (in China she’s
“unemployable,” but in reality she’s
definitely qualified to perform well).
• Several of the other employees have learned
sign language, so they can talk with CeCe and
befriend her.
• Shadrach - Lost his leg as a child.
• For years had been a beggar on the street.
• Learned money management and earned
money to buy a new bike for transportation.

7. Employees Blessing Employees
Employees are encouraged to give donations from their own salaries to help
the needy in their own communities.
Before After
• Tu Xian Huai, 8 years old.
• Cleft lip left him scarred physically and emotionally since birth.
• Employees gave from their own money to help him receive medical
treatment and return his self-esteeem.

8. Community Investment
Special Needs Children Orphanage
Barrington invests financially and through
its employees’ time to provide physical
therapy and education to the helpless
children among the Xiamen community.

9. Poverty As Tragedy To Economic Transformation
The family living in this rundown home Because of the generous salaries they earn,
employees’ families that once lived in
had a four-year-old daughter drown in a
dilapidated homes, can now afford to move
shallow puddle in the front yard. into new, modern housing.

10. Purpose & Meaning
When you purchase
a Barrington gift of
distinction, you are
playing an important
role in blessing the
lives of people who
need the opportunity
to thrive and use
their gifts for good!
“High-end gifts are temporary in value – but we can do
things through our gifts that have lasting high-end value.”