Debra Gingerich, director of marketing and member of the executive leadership team of JMX Brands, presented the Service Award during the company’s annual awards ceremony to Julie Howie, shipping coordinator, who joined the company in October 2020. JMX Brands, the leading retailer of Amish furniture at dutchcrafters.com, is committed to recognizing and rewarding service within the company and out in the community. “The Service Award represents our company’s core values including…
DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture and home décor at dutchcrafters.com is pleased to announce the application for its 2023 Heritage Scholarship opens on March 1, 2023. In alignment with its core value of giving, DutchCrafters founded the Heritage Scholarship in 2011 to offer education assistance to hardworking students. This scholarship recognizes undergraduate students who draw inspiration from their heritage to shape their career aspirations, add creative value to…
Sarasota, Fla—As the bustling holiday season and busy year ended, another tradition was honored and supported at JMX Brands, a pioneer in bringing Amish furniture to the internet via its flagship brand, DutchCrafters. In alignment with the company’s core value of giving, a Giving Committee was established in September of 2021. The goal was to foster a culture of gratitude and generosity by raising funds for charitable organizations and other…
DutchCrafters, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, is awarding the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2022-23 academic school year to Mehdi Kayi of Allston, Mass.; Alejandro Saldana of Norwalk, Conn.; and Kara Steinburg of West Linn, Ore. This year, the Sarasota-based multi-channel retailer received close to 100 applications for its annual Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application includes an essay asking applicants to explain how they…
JMX Brands, the largest online retailer of Amish furniture at www.dutchcrafters.com, recently awarded Category Manager Sarah Carter with the Service Award during its annual awards ceremony. The award recognizes one employee’s spirit of service and generosity, which builds community inside and outside of the organization. During the ceremony, Director of Marketing and Giving Committee Chairperson Debra Gingerich highlighted Carter’s “tireless community building” in the Sarasota, Fla. office. After recently relocating…
During a busy season when most businesses are focused on generating revenue, JMX Brands decided to give back to the community. Closing on a record-breaking year for the niche ecommerce retailer, JMX Brands’ CEO Jim Miller and Vice President Linse Miller offered to personally match employees’ gifts up to $1,000 and gave a company match up to $2,000. In alignment with the company’s core value of giving, a Giving Committee…
Addy Battel of Cass City, Mich. and Faith Laughlin of Stewart, Ohio have been selected as the recipients of the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. This year, the Sarasota-based ecommerce retailer of Amish furniture received close to 500 applications for its Heritage Scholarship. The three-part application features an essay component that asks applicants to answer the question of how they will draw upon their cultural…
In late April, JMX Brands’ CEO Jim Miller and Vice President Linse Miller, the husband and wife team that founded the niche internet retailer in 2003, watched as the unemployment rate skyrocketed across the country while the Sarasota-based small business unexpectedly experienced a record month. The Millers decided to express their gratitude by donating money to All Faiths Food Bank, the only food bank serving Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. They…
When DutchCrafters’ Vice President Linse Miller found out the woodshop that builds the Amish Garden Furniture Collection was making personal-use hand-sewn facemasks available for purchase, she saw an opportunity to make a difference. The Amish furniture ecommerce retailer is selling the facemasks and giving the profits to All Faiths Food Bank to provide food to those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The masks will help to protect people who are…
William Grimditch of Berthoud, Colo. and Stephanie Scheer of Appleton, Wis. have been awarded the DutchCrafters Amish Furniture Heritage Scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year. The two incoming college freshmen were selected from more than 100 applicants to receive $500 each to assist with college expenses. Grimditch, whose last name means “old ditch,” believes that his passion for environmental design, which he plans to study at the University of Colorado,…
