Shop Whole Foods on May 30 to Help Arizona Children
The Whole Foods Market at 10810 Tatum Blvd. will donate 5 percent of all sales made on May 30 between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. to Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona, a Valley-based nonprofit that uses artistic expression to heal children who have suffered abuse, neglect and homelessness. Read more
Josie Maran Model Citizen Limited Edition Argan Oil
Model-turned-cosmetics-creator Josie Maran collaborated with her supermodel friends Petra Nemcova and Angela Lindvall to design limited-edition bottles of Josie Maran Cosmetics’ 100 percent pure, organic argan oil for the causes they believe in.
Ten percent of the purchase price of each Limited Edition 100% Pure Argan Oil (the collection was released last month in time for Earth Day), is donated to the cause of the designing model’s choice: Women for Women Interational (Josie), Happy Hearts (Petra), and Healthy Child Healthy World (Angela). Read more
Agave on the Rocks Margarita Party
After the shamrocks and the green beer and the pot of gold come and go, you can look forward to the Desert Botanical Garden’s 10th annual Agave on the Rocks margarita party, to be held March 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. Read more
“Between Two Worlds” by Zainab Salbi
I’m finishing up a book called Between Two Worlds: Escape From Tyranny: Growing Up in the Shadow of Saddam, written by Women for Women International founder Zainab Salbi (with Laurie Becklund), and I simply cannot recommend it enough.
Salbi was born in Baghdad, Iraq, and while she was growing up, her father was ordered to work as Saddam Hussein’s personal pilot. Her memoir describes what life was like for Iraqis under the dictator’s rule, including the psychological abuse that she and her family suffered as Hussein and his supporters controlled their every move. Read more
A Casino Night Under the Stars
Nove boutique and Cheri and Chuck Knoblauch cordially invite you to A Casino Night Under the Stars, benefiting The Jack Morton Foundation.
The by-RSVP-only event will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15, at Nove Boutique in Scottsdale. Plan for drinks, light appetizers and DJ-provided beats. Read more
PHX Fashion Week’s Fashion Gives Back Event
Tonight Phoenix Fashion Week presents the third annual Fashion Gives Back event at The Mint Ultra Lounge and Restaurant in downtown Scottsdale to benefit Arizona Helping Hands.
This year the gala, which kicks off at 7 p.m., will draw such VIP guests as Mexico’s Next Top Model Judge Jo Lance, Arizona Cardinal Calais Campbell, Miss Arizona 2011 Jennifer Sedler, GoDaddy Girl Leeann Dearing, 3TV’s Brittney Shipp, Fox 10’s Kristin Anderson, NFL Hall of Famer Nick Lowery, 101.5 Jamz DJ Jackie Morales, Buddha Brothers Cigar Club and of course, the Phoenix Fashion Week models, for an evening of charitable giving back to the community. Read on for the details on how to help and how to RSVP. Read more
Care Card
The Board of Visitors presents the Care Card again this year. When you buy a Care Card, 100 percent of the card’s sale price ($50.00) goes directly to the nonprofit Ryan House, which aids families with children who have been diagnosed with life-threatening conditions.
Also, you can present the Care Card at more than 700 participating retailers in Arizona between Oct. 14 and Oct. 23 to receive a 20 percent discount on your purchase or service.
A lot of retailers are hosting special Care Card parties or other shopping events, and you can check out the list of retailers, restaurants and other businesses right here. Read more
The 2011 NiteFlite Gala
Mark your calendars for the weekend of Oct. 14-15: It’s NiteFlite time again. Saturday night, the Active 20-30 Club of Scottsdale is hosting the 22nd annual NiteFlite Gala at Talking Stick Resort to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale and other charities.
First, Friday, Oct. 14, will see a glow-in-the-dark tournament kick off the festivities. And then Saturday evening guests will return to Talking Stick Resort for a night of entertainment, fine food, drinks and a silent auction. Click through for more details. Read more
Circulating: Step Up: How You Can Help in Congo
I have an article in the October/November issue of rebel magazine about very simple steps you can take to help improve the terrible situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more
Spirit Beauty Lounge
Spirit Beauty Lounge is one of my new favorite online retailers for green cosmetics and beauty products. Not only do they specialize in organic and natural makeup, skincare, gifts and more, but they also go a step further by supporting great organizations that believe in the same ideals, groups such as 1% For the Planet and Carbonfund.org.
The Spirit Beauty Lounge facilities are even powered 100 percent by Green-e certified renewable wind and hydro energy. They must have some seriously green-minded folks over there! Read more
ONEHOPE Wine in Arizona
Have you heard of ONEHOPE Wine? It’s a charity label by winemaker Rob Mondavi Jr. that donates 50 percent of its profits to charities, such as organizations that support the environment, our troops, autism research and others.
And because October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Starwood hotels in Arizona have committed to serving ONEHOPE Wine’s Chardonnay throughout the month, with 50 percent of the profits from that particular wine going to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Pretty cool. Read more
Kate Spade “Hand in Hand” Bangle and Women for Women International
Last week, for work, I was doing some research into the history of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I spent a portion of that time reading about the latest developments at Women for Women International, an organization I first heard of when I interviewed Lauren Bush about her Spring 2010 collection for Lauren Pierce Atelier.
For that collection, Lauren had worked with women survivors of war in the DRC, women who, as participants of the Women for Women job skills training programs, had actually dyed the fabrics for the dresses to earn an income for themselves.
Women for Women is a non-profit global organization that comes to the aid of women who have been the victims of conflict in countries such as the DRC, as well as Iraq, Kosovo, Rwanda, Nigeria and others. Read more
