JULIEAPPLE ANNOUNCES HAITI OUTREACH BENEFIT SALE
Eco-chic handbag designer joins Haiti relief efforts with a special sale to raise money and awareness for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Julianne Applegate, who recently launched her signature line of “upcycled” JulieApple totes and bags, will donate 50 percent of her online sale proceeds to Haiti Outreach Program for a limited time.
“We manufacture our merchandise using equitable labor in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispanola with Haiti, so Haiti is near and dear to my heart,” says Applegate. “This is our way to reaching out to displaced and suffering people during this crisis.”
What: Haiti Outreach Benefit Sale
When: From noon EST Wednesday, February 3, 2010 to midnight EST Friday, February 5, 2010
Where: www.julieapplestore.com
Haiti Outreach Program works to improve the health care, education and economy in the community of Boucan-Carre, Haiti. With Partners In Health and other organizations, Haiti Outreach Program provides critical care, as well as long-term tools and resources, that promote ongoing benefits to facilitate self-sufficiency for the Haitian people.
"It is through the generous partnerships with businesses, such as JulieApple, that the Haiti Outreach Program has been able to serve the people of Haiti for over 10 years. We are grateful for JulieApple's participation during this crisis, which allows HOP to continue to provide much needed medical care in Port-au-Prince and the surrounding areas,” says Jennifer Neil, HOP coordinator.
Julianne Applegate’s products have been sold in The U.S., Europe, Asia, South America, Mexico and Canada, and featured at Colette, Paris and Takashimaya, Tokyo, and on the RTW runway. Applegate has designed collaborative collections for Diane Von Furstenberg, Jonathan Adler, Stella McCartney, Gwen Stefani and many others. She is former vice president of design for LeSportsac, where she created more than a thousand unique print designs for the line. Applegate has painstakingly crafted every detail of the JulieApple bags, building on her experience to create a collection of world-class and earth-conscious designs.
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