Labels for Love

Please join
Mary Amons, founder of Labels for Love for
”MODUS UNION 2010”

An exclusive and unique evening of cocktails, art and fashion!
*Cocktail reception with heavy savories, featuring fashion inspired art installation/auction by 7 of DC's notable artists
*A runway show featuriing LELA ROSE and her Spring 2010 Collection to benefit the Center for Heart, Lung and Kidney Disease
at Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC

January 14th
7-10pm
The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC

Online tickets available now!
www.labelsforlove.org

General Admission ticket $100
Cocktail reception and open seating for runway show

VIP tickets $250
Preferred VIP seating, Cocktail reception, VIP afterparty, Exclusive limited edition gift bag

MODUS UNION 2010 will feature:
* A dynamic and unique cocktail hour will feature an art installation for auction by 7 of DC’s notable artists, as well as a live art showcase.

*Well known fashion designer, LELA ROSE will showcase her Spring 2010 Collection in an exclusive NY style runway show!

*Celebrity hairstylist, Ted Gibson will be backstage with his hairstyling team providing the beautiful looks inspired by Lela’s Spring collection.

*Dior Cosmetic's National Makeup artist, Jelena Marjanovic and her team will be backstage complimenting the looks inspired by Lela's Spring Collection.

Sponsored by:
Cadillac
The Mayflower Renaissance Hotel
Lela Rose
Ted Gibson Salon
The Aba Agency
Dior Cosmetics


Featured Artists:
Lolly Amons
Roxanne Christie
Maggie O'Neill
Don Patron
Rodger Schultz
Matt Sesow
Karen Suderman


Host Committee:
Lynda Erkiletian
Sue Falk
Juleanna Glover
Cindy Jones
Deborah Kalkstein
Katherine Kennedy
Anjanette Murphy
Catherine Ommanney
Beth Singer
Nicole Siobal

Warm Up America

What is Warm Up America! (WUA!)

Welcome to Warm Up America! the charity that has warmed peoples' lives since 1991. It started in a small Wisconsin town with neighbors knitting and crocheting afghans for neighbors in need. Thanks to the creativity of founder Evie Rosen who came up with the idea of having volunteers knit or crochet small sections and then others join them together, the idea quickly caught on. Today Warm Up America distributes warm afghans, caps and other items to tens of thousands of people, thanks to the generosity of knitters and crocheters around the country.

How to get involved:

• crocheting or knitting one or more 7" by 9" sections for Warm Up America!
• joining sections into completed afghans,
• donating yarns and needles/hooks to groups in your community,
• contributing money to expand WUA! to groups nationwide.

www.craftyarncouncil.com/warmup.html

Joyful Heart Foundation

The Joyful Heart Foundation's mission is to heal, educate and empower survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse, and to shed light into the darkness that surrounds these issues.


joyful heart by Mariska Hargitay

our hearts…
guide us,
sustain us,
inspire us,
give us strength and courage -
and fill us with
infinite joy.

treat your heart gently,
listen to its wisdom.
nourish it.
water it daily.
so it can grow -
and then smile with pride when
you feel it open.

www.joyfulheartfoundation.org

Columbia Lighthouse For The Blind

Since 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has been dedicated to helping the blind or visually impaired population of the greater Washington region overcome the challenges of vision loss.

Contribute to Our Work

Through your support, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) is able to fund our children's programs, rehabilitation services, senior services, career and assistive technology services and much, much more! Your donation means a great deal to us, but even more to the men, women and children who rely on CLB to help them through the most difficult times of their lives. Thank you for supporting our programs and services to help individuals who are blind and visually impaired obtain and maintain their independence!

www.clb.org

Make- A- Wish Foundation

Donate Airline Miles

Because many wishes involve air travel

A Message from Our President-David Williams

"Welcome to Wish.org, the online home of the nation’s largest wish-granting organization. Since 1980, the Make-A-Wish Foundation^® has given hope, strength and joy to children with life-threatening medical conditions. From our humble beginnings with one boy’s wish to be a police officer, we’ve evolved into an organization that grants a child’s wish in the U.S. every 40 minutes."

Donating your airline miles is a great way
to help grant wishes. By donating your airline miles you’re helping the Make-A-Wish Foundation grant travel wishes that require an estimated 2.5 billion airline miles yearly.

www.wish.org

Wounded Warrier Project

“My recovery from combat stress is a continuous journey that began in Iraq and continues on the homefront.”

- Project Odyssey participant, Wildcatter Ranch 2008

Your generous, tax deductible donation to the Wounded Warrior Project enables us to help the thousands of wounded warriors returning home from the current conflicts and to provide assistance to their families.

As the number of wounded steadily increases, so do the needs of these brave individuals. You may donate online or fill out our donate form and mail it to:

Wounded Warrior Project
P.O. Box 758517
Topeka, KS 66675-8517
Fax: (904) 296-7347

Women To Women International

Women to Women International

Women to Women International works in cooperation with marginalised and impoverished women throughout the world to develop innovative practical local solutions to improve their social, physical, and economic well-being.

You can support our work by making a donation. Without the generous help of supporters like you, our important charity work could not continue. Your charitable donations to Women to Women International can be made in a variety of different ways.

http://www.womentowomeninternational.org/

Ovarian Cancer Research Fund

Narciso Rodrigguez designed this t-shirt and 100% of all proceeds go to OCRF.

www.ocrf.org

They also have other gifts, or you can make a donation, or even volunteer your time.

Feeding America

Honor you loved ones by giving the gift of food to those who strugger with hunger in your community. www.feedingamerica.org

Toys For Tots

Every child should receive gifts this holiday season.
You can help-just go to www.Toysfortots.org, look for your state, and find a local toy drop off site. You can also make an online donation.
Great thanks to the Marine Corps Reserve, since 1947 the Marines have helped bring joy to needy children in local communities.

Allan's Trees and First Candle

Holiday Art and Craft Sale

To benefit stillbirth research and prevention

The majority of stillbirth deaths are at or near full-term (37+ weeks) and no cause or risk factors are ever found. Stillbirth, the death of an infant in-utero and past 20 completed gestational weeks, claims more than 26,000 babies in the United States each year. It is the leading cause of infant death in the U.S. Stillbirth cuts across socio-economic classes, races, religions, body types and maternal age groups. No woman is immune. Research on causes and prevention is desperately needed. Researchers have just begun delving into the causes for stillbirth (how is it that stillbirth has gone unstudied for so long?), and with financial support from First Candle, could do even more to prevent more unnecessary losses like Allan's.

Saturday, December 12th
11:00 - 4:00 p.m
1204 Prospect Street
Takoma Park MD

Hand-made items by local artists

• Jewelry for adults and kids
• Baby toys, slings, and nursing covers
• Home-made candies
• Nature Prints (Sligo Creek & more)
• Holiday gifts and ornaments

Buy raffle tickets and learn about our sponsors

Enjoy a cozy setting with cookies and apple cider. Enter a raffle featuring donations from local businesses (drawing at 4:00 p.m.). All raffle proceeds and a portion of all sales will go to support research and prevention of stillbirth through First Candle, the nations leader in the field of infant health and survival.

For more information about this event, please contact Heather Lerner by phone (608-609-7201) or email (events at allanstrees.org). Click the address or map above to go to a Google Maps view of the event.

Premier sponsors:

Cooley's Anemia Foundation

Cooley's Anemia
is a genetic blood disorder-Thalassemia.
Fundraising is crucial-more research needs to done, as well as blood donations and cord donations. Although most of us have not heard of this disease-this disorder affects people all over the world.
http://www.thalassemia.org/

KEEN

http://www.keenusa.org/

KEEN provides recreational opportunities for children and young adults with developmental

and physical disabilities at no cost to their families and caregivers.

KEEN's mission is to foster the self esteem, confidence, skills and talents of its athletes through non competitive activities, allowing young people facing even the most significant challenges to meet their individual goals.

Consider sponsoring an athlete in honor of someone you love.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

Giftback-buy your holiday gifts through this program, and 10% of your purchase cost will be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis foundation.
www.giftback.com

www.cysticfibrosis.com

Adopt a Species

The National Zoo has a great program to help animals and teach our children about caring for endangered species. ADOPT A SPECIES. You choose the species, make a donation in your child's name, and they will send your child a plush of their animal, an adoption certificate, a fact sheet and a photo. Everyone's a winner!

www.nationalzoo.si.edu/support/adoptspecies/default.cfm

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

St. Jude Holiday Card Program

Just make a donation in your family member, friend, and/or co worker's name and St.Jude will send them this darling holiday card. The minimum donation is only $5

www.shop.stjude.org/giftcatalog/shop.docID=10223&pID=16746

SOME.ORG

Holiday Shoebox Gifts

A shoebox gift is a shoebox wrapped in festive paper filled with useful items for homeless men, women, and children.

For a complete list of what is needed go to www.some.org/volunteer_donations.html

The deadline is December 17th. This is a great project for adults and children. Invite another family or two over and make it a celebration!

We do it every year!

A Month of Giving

Each day of December will be dedicated to a charity near and dear to your heart.

So, please take this opportunity to get others involved in your cause.
Email me information about a charity-and I will post it her on my blog.
Joyce@bethatmom.com

Tis the Season

Shopping Frenzie

With all these sales being advertised, you (I) can get overly excited and spend way more than you(I) had intended.

Here are basic but proven tips to stay focused and on budget:

*Make a list of what you need to buy.

*Make a list of what you want.

*Make a budget and use cash-when it's gone-you are done.

*Do your homework-know how much items are worth. Is it really a bargain?

***Waking up early to shop is dangerous-it leads to impulsive purchases.

but if you must...keep your eye on the prize!

Going Green

Marc by Marc Jacobs

Drawstring Resort Tote-forest Green

$328

www.barneys.com

#500282722

Get Cuffed!

ADIA KIBUR

Multi-shape stone cuff

$65

www.cusp.com

Be A Good Sporto

Sporto Patch, waterproof

Winter is right around the corner.

With skinny jeans, leggins or tights, you can stay so warm and look so cool!

www.piperlime.gap.com