Give Back: Be Fearless Necklace
ZeeBerry.com recently teamed up with Dogeared & Tristan Prettyman to design this limited edition necklace – 20% of proceeds will go to the Team Godfather Charitable Foundation
Wear it as a reminder to be fearless and soar no matter what we are faced with in life.
A Truly Inspiring Day
This year, Dogeared made Step Up Women’s Network our non-profit partner…donating time and funds to incredible young girls and women. Step Up Women’s Network is a truly inspiring organization, fulfilling underserved girls’ in local communities to reach their full potential through education, mentoring and confidence building. Each year, SUWN hosts their annual Inspiration Awards Event at The Beverly HIlton Hotel here in Los Angeles. The Dogeared team was ecstatic to be invited to celebrate the successes of the graduating class of 2013 and honorees.
Our team was able to donate jewelry for the silent auction and to the honorary girls from the class of 2013 – (and not to mention, 100% graduation rate and EVERY one of them accepted into college!). Celebrity honorees at the event included Julie Bowen, of ‘Modern Family’ and fashion designer, Trina Turk and Nina Jacobson, producer of “The Hunger Games.”
The day was filled with inspiring, moving and impressive stories of courage and fortitude from the girls of the organization and the hardships they endured to get to where they are now. We were so happy to be a part of these young women’s lives and watch their success flourish! Check out some of their encouraging stories here- http://youtu.be/VmZ2tijiV9c
Step Up Women’s Network, its mentors and sponsors enable progress and education for these young women through after school programs and mentorship opportunities to ensure a brighter future for all. With over 900 attendees at the event, Step Up was able to raise over $400,000 to help the next wave of these amazing young women. For more information on Step Up Women’s Network, visit: www.suwn.org
In an effort to raise money for disaster relief, we donated $5 for every State of Mind purchase made during a week in May, to a foundation of your choice: The One Fund Boston American Red Cross & the West Texas Volunteer Fire Department
This week, Dogeared sponsored 40 girls in the Step Up program to visit a number of college campuses in California. For many of these teens, they have never seen or visited a college campus and will often be the first ever in their family to attend college. Many of them are facing difficult family situations and Step Up provides tools and resources to aid the development and potential of these young women to ignite them to their full potential. http://www.suwn.org
On Valentine’s Day, five members of Team Dogeared gave something even better than flowers and candy—they volunteered their time at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Gardena! The ReStore sells new and used home furnishings and building materials to the public at great discounts. As volunteers, our team organized and moved merchandise to the sales floor and assisted customers. A big thank you to Francine, Irene, Deanna, Jackie & Markeesa for participating!
Stand Up 2 Cancer, one of Dogeared’s newest non-profit partners, is “a movement created to raise funds to accelerate groundbreaking cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives.”
Elizabeth, our sales director, and Malissa, web director, went out to Angels’ Stadium bright and early this past Sunday to participate in the MLB 5K Run/Walk benefiting Stand Up to Cancer.
Dogeared was part of television history on September 10th at the Stand Up 2 Cancer TV broadcast! It was a primetime fundraising event supporting collaborative cancer research and a grassroots movement to end cancer forever. The celebs were out for this star-studded event—and they were studded in Dogeared jewels!
Marcia and Merlin Clarke, Dogeared’s owners, were delighted when they were asked to create the official necklace of the evening, and gave a one to all the stars at the show!
