Well. Africa. Fundraiser. 11/17/10 @ Galway Hooker

"Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could only do a little"

-Edmund Burke

I was fortunate enough to go to Kenya in 2009 and 2010.
My life has been changed from the experience.
Of course not everyone can go to Africa, but everyone can make a difference.

Here is a video of some our experiences.

I.C.E. (iRene, Crystal, Esther) is throwing a benefit to raise money and awareness to help build a well for the orphans at By Grace Orphange in Kenya.  

•For those of you that are my friends, you better have a good excuse not to be there!
•For my subscribers living in the tri-state area that have yet to meet me, come on out! (I'm always curious as to who my readers are).
•For someone who's thought about trying to help others and make a difference, here's an opportunity.
•For someone who just wants to get drunk fast and cheap, there's no better place!


Come on out to get some good, cheap, drinks, meet some great people, win some prizes, and help save the world one contribution (and perhaps a t-shirt) at a time!

Help Haiti- Shopping For A Cause

My talented friend Jean E. Lee is not only a great cook, a fabulous photo editor at Good Housekeeping, and a talented pianist.

She can now add designer to her list of accomplishments!
Check out these great shirts she made and put on her blog  SeePretty



photograph by philip friedman
styling by miako katoh

Healing Arts for Haiti: De-stress while helping those in distress. 2/12/10 from 12-8 PM, at the Grand Hyatt at Grand Central Station NYC

 Hi Everyone. Come by the Grand Hyatt at Grand Central tomorrow anytime from 12-8 to help out Haiti! 

I'll be there from 5-8 pm so come and say hello!

 

Healing Arts for Haiti

Come de-stress while helping those in distress on February 12th at the Grand Hyatt. Enjoy special spa services - 10 min massages for $10, mini-manicures & makeovers, express acupuncture services, sample sale steals on professional beauty products (up to 75% off retail), as well as yoga & fitness sessions. Live music, entertainment, fabulous raffles. The event is open to the general public.

Every dollar raised will be donated to UNICEF, directly helping rescue and relief efforts in Haiti. To make a donation to UNICEF now, click here.

Free Entrance! Join some of NYC's most generous and talented makeup artists form 12- 8 PM at the Grand Hyatt Ballroom! Clifford Jones, Christina Farrell, Valerie Hernandez, Danielle Fonseca, Jarrett Seese, Lind Elmani, Genevieve Santos, Tamara Figuera, Matthew Anthony, Jackie Lui,  Irene Kim (5-8pm), Mary Douglas, Candace Jackson, Michael DeVellis and some very special surprise guest artists will be with us throughout the day!

Healing Arts for Haiti is where caring citizens can receive services from the healing arts community with donations to help Haiti. Every dollar raised will be donated to UNICEF, directly helping rescue and relief efforts in Haiti.  

No appointments needed, just come by and de-stress for a great cause.

Friday, February 12th, 2010
Noon - 8pm

Grand Hyatt - The Grand Ballroom
109 E. 42nd St
at Grand Central Station

SERVICES & ACTIVITIES AT HEALING ARTS FOR HAITI:

Massage
Reflexology
Mini-manicures
Make-up Makeovers
Acupuncture
Yoga & Pilates
Chiropractics

Sample Sale - up to 75% off top beauty brands

Raffles for spa services, restaurants, events and more
Silent Auction- destination resorts, Las Vegas, sports memorabilia and more
Music with great artists from the Haitian community

Surprise guest appearances

WIN AMAZING RAFFLE PRIZES FROM:
Aetó Botanica. Affinia Dumont Hotel. Almog's. Atlantic City Board of Tourism. B. Kamins, Chemist. B. Smith's. Beach Bum Tanning. Bliss. C2 Media. Cantone Press. Celebrity Makeup Artist Sam Fine. Collina Italiana Language & Culture center. Courtney Akai Boutique Salon. Dermafile. Dermalogica. DermQuest. Dr. Layne Martin, DDS. Eminence Organic Skin Care. ENJOY Hair Care. Eve Pearl Beauty. G.M. Collin. HBL Hair Care. Image International Skin Care. Izunami. Jan Marini. Korres Natural Products. La Piele Skincare. Las Vegas Board of Tourism. L'Occitane. MAC Cosmetics. Make Up For Ever. Matis Paris. MD Corrective. CareMonstoco Fine Food. Ned Kelly & Co. Florists. NovaLash. Oasis Day Spa. Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics. On Makeup magazine. One Source Visual Marketing Solutions. Pevonia. Phytomer USA. Pilates with True You Lifestyle. Radiancy / no!no!. Senna Cosmetics. Skin 2 Skin. Sonya Dakar. Stila Cosmetics. Tabacon Grand Spa & Thermal Resort. Temptu. The Bra Book by Jené Luciani. Three Custom Color. Top Massage Tables. Veronica Winsch, Lifestyle Coach. Yon-Ka Paris. Youngblood Mineral Cosmetics. 

LIVE PERFORMANCES BY:

12-1PM: Hamilton of Mr. NoShame
1-2PM: ZAWADI
2-3PM: Lucas Madrazo www.lucasmadrazo.com
3-4PM: Adam Baranello and The A&G Dance Company (live music & dance)
4-5PM: Brian Ripps of The Turn
5-6PM: Lois Wilcken, Manager of La Troupe Makandal, NEA Award winning Haitian dance and drumming troupe
6-6:30PM: Stephen Rawlins Represents Hasan www.LCExperience.com
6:30-8PM: Joe Taylor http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CAjv65rlGE

*~ Have a Beautiful Day!~*

Help for Haiti- Accepting Donations of Any Kind

The people of Haiti are in desperate need.....they urgently need our assistance!

A Haitian boy waiting for comfort and healing

The Foundation for Peace (FFP) is actively helping in Jimani, while most international effort is focused in and around Port-au-Prince. FFP staff members Kristin, Luke, Julian, Isidro, Ruth and Leah have already been working in the overwhelmed hospital, manning a makeshift pharmacy and helping in any way they can.
We are also organizing to send water from our water purification system in Anse-a-pitre, Haiti to Jacmel, a hard hit area south of Port-au -Prince.

You can be part of the effort in two ways:

1. Make a donation at: Donate Now
2. Read on to find out how you can help in person

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1. Join a mission team to serve in person

We are sending teams to Jimani to serve injured Haitian refugees who have been transported or walked to the border of the Dominican Republic (DR). The need is great and this location offers safety for our aid workers until the chaos is stabilized on the other side of the border. This is a logical crossing point, since it is a direct route to the DR from Port-au- Prince (see map).
Our teams (maximum of 20 each) will arrive on Sunday, stay overnight at our FFP House in Santo Domingo for team building and preparation before traveling to the border the following morning by bus. If you are under 18 years of age you must be accompanied by a parent. The team will be housed in the hospital or an adjacent guesthouse. We will then assist in whatever ways we can, primarily with patient care before returning back to Santo Domingo on Friday night for departures on Saturday. The cost of the trip will be round trip airfare to the DR (Santo Domingo airport-SDQ) and $90 per day including the day of arrival and departure. The FFP will use those funds to pay for the teams transportation, food, water, lodging and assistance for the Haitians.

The initial trips for February are open for sign-ups for the following dates. Go the sign up page by clicking here.

1. February 7 - 13
2. February 21 - 27

The trips listed for March will be opened for applications on February 8th after a review of the mission effort has been undertaken to see if we need to change our area of focus:

1. February 28 - March 6
2. March 14-20

You will be notified of the schedule for team preparation meetings (in person and by telephone) that will be mandatory and begin soon.
To better understand our work on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic in recent years, click here. to watch a video of our past work.
If you want additional information, please contact Ken Culver at ken@foundationforpeace.org, Wendy Patchin at wendy@foundationforpeace.org or call us at 973-813-6122.

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2. Help collect items and load a shipping container

We are planning to load a 40 foot shipping container of goods to send to a Dominican port for transport to the border and into Haiti. We will be loading a 40 foot shipping container at:

Long Valley Presbyterian Church

39 Bartley Road

Long Valley, NJ 07853

The loading times will be:

1. Friday, February 5th from 7- 9 p.m.
2. Saturday, February 6th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The items needed for the container are:

• Electrical generators
• Bedding: sheets, pillows, twin bed mattresses and blankets
• Food including dry goods including bags of beans, bags of rice (not minute rice), powdered milk, high protein flour and pasta, vegetable oil, canned tomato paste, canned sardines, canned tuna and baby food; all with an expiration date of more than a year
• Healthcare supplies (cannot expire before September 2010): Bandages, gauze, tape, antibiotic cream/ointment, acteaminophen, ibuprofen, sanitary napkins, diapers, alcohol swabs, betadine, toothbrushes, toothpaste, bars of soap, shampoo, crutches, walkers and wheel chairs
• Building materials: Wood (1/2 inch thick plywood, 1x12, 2x4, 2x6, 2x8 and 2x10), Electrical (wiring-12 gauge, light switches, light fixtures, switch boxes, switch box covers, and PCV pipe), louvered metal windows, doors (wood and metal), door handles and hinges
• Medical clinic items: casting materials, furniture, crutches, slings, examination tables, IV poles, IV fluids (expiration after 2010)
• New and used clothing: underwear, socks, summer clothing, shoes, flip-flops, and sandals . These items can only be used as packing for fragile items since they cannot be otherwise imported according to Dominican law)
• IMPORTANT NOTE: Used Clothing should be placed in bags, not boxes. All other small items should be placed in a box that is taped shut and a list of the contents are written on the outside of the box.

We want to thank you in advance for helping us meet the needs of our Haitian brothers and sisters.

You can contribute on-line at by clicking here OR

Send a check as soon as possible that is payable to Foundation for Peace and mail to:

Foundation for Peace

P.O. Box 424

Ironia, NJ 07845

Please remember to hold all in your prayers. Thank you.

 

Please let me know if you'd like to donate.

 

*~ Have a Beautiful Day!~*

"Sticks In A Bundle Are Unbreakable"- African Proverb

“It is more blessed to give than to receive,” Acts 20:35

I was lucky enough to go to Kenya this summer with the group Foundation For Peace.  It was one of the best experiences of my life.
Crystal created the awesome "I love Africa" or "I Africa Africa" shirts (depending on how you see it)

They are printed on American Apparel T-shirts and are soooo so soft! They are many a people's favorite t-shirts!

On sale for $20 and all the proceeds go to help the orphans at By Grace Orphange and children living in the Mathare Slums.
These will make a great gift.  You get an awesome shirt at a great price and do a good deed at the same time!

You can contact me to purchase these FAAAAAABULOUS shirts. 
Free Delivery (If you live in Bergen County NJ/NYC)!  =)

Make sure to join our Facebook group here!  =)

*~ Have a Beautiful Day! ~*

Can you go a day without shoes? - TOMS

"No one has ever become poor by giving" 

-Anne Frank

The Holidays are here (yay!)  Are you looking for a gift for someone special in your life?  Don't give them junk that they'll never use and throw away (gasp!), give away, or hide in their closet/basement while it gathers dust~
Give them something that is useful and is for a good cause.

I first learned about Tom's Shoes when I was in Africa.  Two of the college students from Biola University were wearing these shoes that definitely were not construction shoes.  I'm not gonna lie... I first noticed them because I thought they were UGLY (haha)
"What are you guys wearing?  Isn't it dangerous to wear those while lifting rocks?" I asked.
They said they were fine and that  for every pair of shoes you buy, the company donates a pair of shoes to a child in need.  WOW! What a great idea! Combine two awesome things: Shopping + Helping a child in need = Pure Fabulousness

I knew I wanted to get a pair when I got home (even though I still thought they were ugly).  Then I saw the AT&T commercial.  It made me cry (or at least tear)... you can watch an unclear version here.

So I bought my first pair in black (I figured they were the safest bet...).  Now I have awesome clothes and awesome shoes, but since I have flat feet, I live in flip-flops until my toes are gonna freeze. So I decided to give my TOMS shoes a try.  OMG~ They were soooo comfortable.  They were as comfortable as my flip flops, but my feet were warmer!  I wore them everywhere... and this girl is a busy girl~ I'm always on the run!  I've kind of worn through my first pair, so I'm ready to get another one.  Not sure if I'll move on to color... maybe the black glitter?..... we'll see.

So... although these shoes aren't the most fashionable (My friend Bobby calls them my ninja shoes... but he thinks General Tso's chicken and Chicken Teriyaki are Korean food, so whatever~) but I do surprisingly get compliments on them, they are sooooo comfy, and they're for a good cause!

These would make a great gift to someone, or for yourself.  Now if you want to give these as a gift, I suggest buying them the TOMS GIFT PACK , which is worth $50 and a documentary DVD about TOMS SHOES.  I suggest this because you never know which shoe the person will like best... but more importantly because there's a superstition that says you shouldn't buy someone shoes because they'll use them to walk out of your life~ (ooh weeh ooh ~*)  ;)

If you don't like the shoes, they also have cute t-shirts, hats, hoodies, and a new necklace. Each item equals a pair of shoes for a child.  One for One.

It's really easy to forget about other people.  I know I never got involved until recently.  This is an easy way to help make the world a little bit better.  By buying a pair of shoes, you can help change a person's life.  Give a gift of love.  Happy Holidays everyone!

Click HERE to buy a pair!

"For it is in giving that we receive"

-St. Francis of Assissi

Videos:
TOMS SHOES
Can you imagine a day without shoes?
WARNING- Graphic, but really touching