“Love Comes In Every Shade” This Holiday Season At Gap

Gap Inc. Announces Donation of more than $1 Million to Aid Recovery Effort in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy

New Harmony Soap Company to Donate 5% of Sales to Mt. Vernon Food Pantry

New Harmony, IN, August 28, 2012 –(PR.com)– The New Harmony Soap Company is initiating a program to support the Mt. Vernon, Indiana Food Pantry by donating 5% of sales made online at www.newharmonysoap.com and in the outlet store located at 512 N. Main Street in New Harmony, Indiana.

The program begins retroactively, starting July 1, 2012 and will continue through September 30, 2012. Donated funds will be used to purchase peanut butter and toilet paper, two staples the Pantry was forced to eliminate earlier this year due to budget limitations. The Mt. Vernon Food Pantry is located at 601 Canal Street, Hedges Central School Building, Entrance #2, Mt. Vernon, IN 47620. Donations can be made online at http://www.mvfoodpantry.org. Read more

Ocean Style Magazine Announces Caribbean Culinary Evening to Benefit Project Runway Star Anya Ayoung-Chee’s Charity

The event is designed to showcase the immense culinary talent that exists throughout the Caribbean. With ethnic influences from all over the globe, the Caribbean is one of the richest basins for visually stunning, elegantly crafted, sumptuous food with bold and piquant flavors that are unique fusion of several different elements.

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Sassy Scrubs Joins with FCC Teen Group to Host Fashion Show Supporting Chinese Orphans

Penn Yan, NY, April 07, 2012 –(PR.com)– Medical uniform manufacturer and retailer Sassy Scrubs was recently announced as a proud “Featured Retailer” for a unique event supporting Chinese orphans. The Families with Children from China (FCC-Rochester) Teen Group is coordinating the Year of the Dragon Fashion Show for Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the School of the Arts in Rochester, NY.

The fashion show will feature contemporary Chinese and Chinese-American fashion designers, as well as traditional and historical Chinese costumes. The FCC teens, with help from students from the Chinese Students Association at the University of Rochester, are working on logistics and will model the clothes at the event. 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

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

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

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