INTRODUCTION
Welcome! Cindy's Throws has an updated website. The new layout will simplify and enhance your shopping experience. Items are easier to find, images are sharper, and the information is more concise. We strive to make doing business with us easy. Processing your order is a snap!
ABOUT US
Cindy’s Throws began in 1993 as an answer to prayer. While Cindy visited her mother in North Carolina, God responded with a vision for a family-owned business. Inspired by this vision and the hope of a much-needed source of income, Cindy and her mother explored various weavers, which ended with Cindy’s mother loaning her one-thousand dollars to start Cindy’s Throws.
Laden with suitcases and boxes overflowing with cotton throws, Cindy returned to California and launched Cindy’s Throws as a home-based business. Thanks to family members and friends who hosted "Throw Parties," the concept was wildly successful. In just two years, Cindy was able to open a retail shop in downtown Ventura, California, selling throws and accessories from a variety of U.S. Weavers.
Cindy’s Throws prospered. In 1996, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses selected Cindy's Throws for the official Rose Bowl Stadium Throw. Cindy’s Throws designed a special stadium throw, featuring the playing teams’ names and the year. During the four-day Family Festival Event, Cindy and her husband, Mark, sold Tournament of Roses throw-jackets and other licensed souvenirs outside the stadium. They continued as a licensee for the Pasadena Tournament of Roses through 1998.
In November, 2000, after six months of design and development, Cindy’s Throws launched its first website. The transition to an Internet business allowed Cindy and Mark to close their Ventura location and pursue a life-long dream of living on a ranch in Montana.
Today, Cindy, Mark, and their two children, are living their American Dream in Thompson Falls, a tiny town in Western Montana. Here, Cindy's Throws maintains an office and a warehouse on their 43-acre ranch. Cindy’s oldest son is attending his first year at Wake Forest University School of Law in North Carolina. In addition to running the ranch, Mark’s technical savvy and eye for detail is crucial to the successful operation of the high-tech, commercial embroidery machine he uses to personalize orders for Cindy's Throws.
The couple enjoys living, working, and raising their children in this close-knit community. Riding horses and caring for their many farm animals is a continuous "Big Sky" adventure. While the Bronner’s ranch is their sanctuary, it also serves as an extension of their local church. Mark and Cindy serve in the music and youth ministries. The couple has hosted countless youth camps, women’s retreats and church picnics on the ranch.
What made Cindy’s Throws so successful? Without apology or hesitation, Cindy gives God the glory! Through fifteen fabulous years, since the humble launch of Cindy’s Throws with a thousand borrowed dollars, God has guided her day-to-day walk. God brought Cindy’s American Dream to fruition – as if to underline her favorite scripture:
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In 2005 Cindy decided the Web site needed a facelift. Cindy is so ever grateful to Dave Cordes of APOK Technology, a master Web developer, referred to as “The Man” behind this Web site.
Candy Reedy, owner of Beaver Creek Consultants in Thompson Falls, was hired due to her extensive experience working for Fortune 500 companies. Candy’s expertice resulted in an extensive, user-friendly website. As an added blessing, Cindy and Candy formed a close friendship. Lately, the two women are unleashing their creativity as board members of The Thompson Falls Chamber of Commerce, where Cindy serves as Co-president and Candy as Webmaster. http://www.thompsonfallschamber.com
Our goal is to provide excellence in our product and service. We recognize that customer satisfaction is the key to success. Thank you for visiting Cindy’s Throws’ Website! We welcome your feedback and might just publish your words on our website. Please e-mail your thoughts to: .