INTERNATIONAL STARS CELEBRATE BACARDÍ’S 150th BIRTHDAY AT PARTY IN US

This weekend (4th February) Rolling Stone® magazine will celebrate BACARDÍ’S 150th Anniversary the day before the most anticipated American football game in the U.S, with a “super”  BACARDÍ Bash: 150 Years Rocking the Party.

American rapper Lupe Fiasco and rock bands LMFAO, Cobra Starship and Gym Class Heroes will perform at the BACARDÍ ‘150 Years Rocking the party’ event in what is sure to be one of the biggest BACARDÍ parties of 2012. Read more

The Company Store Helps Keep Homeless Children Warm This Winter: Launching Buy One, Give One Comforter Program

LACROSSE, Wis., Jan. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Company Store today announced the launch of their Buy One, Give One Comforter Program, an important project benefitting thousands of homeless children throughout the United States. Now through the end of March 2012, The Company Store will donate a comforter to a child with every comforter purchased from their web site or catalog.  By placing their order, the customer is automatically donating a comforter to a child in need.

“The Company Store’s loyal customers can participate with us in an act of kindness and generosity every time they purchase a comforter,” says Karen Feldman, Director at The Company Store.  “There are a significant number of homeless children in this country who are living without a warm bed, and The Company Store is committed to bringing some comfort and warmth to children in need throughout the year, not just during the holiday season.  We are pleased to deliver these comforters through Family Promise and their affiliates in the United States.  Last year, The Company Store donated tens of thousands of comforters, and this year the hope is to fulfill an even greater amount.” Read more

BE Fashion Week Hits Vancouver to Recruit Canadian Designers for Runway Event

Christopher Radko, America’s “Czar Of Christmas” Personally Hosts Charity Dinner to Benefit Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF)

WHAT:  Do good and live well while making a world of difference to kids worldwide. Leading charity auction site charitybuzz is auctioning a dinner with much sought after Designer and Holiday Lifestyle Expert Christopher Radko.  Making a rare in-person appearance, Radko will host a dinner one-on-one at Scaletta’s in New York City.  Enjoy holiday lore, decorating tips, and reminiscences with the Christmas designer to the stars. Read more

Fashion’s Night Out Returns in 2012

NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Fashion’s Night Out, the world’s premier shopping event, announced today that it would return in September of 2012 to stores across the United States and around the world. The exact date of Fashion’s Night Out will be determined based on final confirmation of the New York Fashion week schedule. The Council of Fashion Designers of America expects a decision on Fashion Week dates to be determined in January, 2012. Store registration will begin in the spring. For updates and information visit fashionsnightout.com or follow on Facebook or Twitter (@FNONYC, #FNO)

Fashion’s Night Out (FNO) is an unprecedented global initiative originally created in 2009 to celebrate fashion, restore consumer confidence, and boost the industry’s economy during the recession. In response to overwhelming demand, Fashion’s Night Out will return to New York City and more than 250 cities nationwide in September, 2012, to highlight fashion and support retail with exciting events that include designer appearances, celebrity guests, fashion shows and musical performances. In the United States, the program is a collaboration between American Vogue, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, NYC & Company, and the City of New York. Read more

Soles4Souls®, the Shoe Charity, Announces National Partnership with 1-800-GOT-JUNK?

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ – Soles4Souls®, the international shoe charity, announced a new partnership with 1-800-GOT-JUNK? to offer North Americans a unique opportunity to redistribute shoes from their closets.  The professional junk removal company is offering its services to donors with large amounts of shoes, including city wide shoe collections and events. Instead of ‘junking’ the shoes, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? will collect and redistribute the footwear to Soles4Souls. With franchise locations in every major metro in North America, Soles4Souls hopes to collect 1 million pairs of shoes throughout 2012. Read more

Winstead Wears Jeans, Raises Over $31,000 for Local Charities

DALLAS, Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — At Texas law firm Winstead PC, it’s Jeans Day on most Fridays.  For a contribution of $5 or more, each employee is allowed to wear jeans to work and the money is pooled together and donated to a specified charity.  Since January 2011, Winstead employees have contributed over $31,000 to charities just by wearing jeans.

While Winstead attorneys and staff are active in several other methods of fundraising and support to local and national charities throughout the year — participating in fun runs and walks, organizing bake sales and running a United Way campaign in each office –Winstead Jeans Day has been an ongoing tradition at the firm for several years.  The firm donates the money collected to various charities and causes selected from a pool of submissions and the latest beneficiary of Jeans Day at Winstead is Reagan Elementary School. Read more

Cellular Sales Supports Make-A-Wish Foundation®

Verizon Wireless retailer raises funds to grant wishes for children in need.

Belk Donates $300,000 in Education Funds for Tuscaloosa Tornado Recovery

Donation, like semi-annual Charity Sale, part of the Belk commitment to its store communities

Kelly Rutherford from The CW’s “Gossip Girl” to Host Two-day Shopping Event in NYC for Charity

Members-only shopping club Urban Sanctuary has partnered with Façonnable and Smart in association with Vinci to hold an exclusive holiday shopping event benefiting Safe Horizon; the nations largest victims’ services agency in the United States, with 57 locations serving more than 250,000 children, adults, and families affected by crime and abuse throughout New York City each year.

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