Jessica Stam, Alice Callahan, AnnaLynne McCord help Many Hopes raise funds for Kenyan children
Top Jessica Stam and Thomas Keown, founder of Many Hopes. Above Actress AnnaLynne McCord (90210, Dallas). Many Hopes, the charity dedicated to building homes and schools for children in Kenya—and creating sustainable local businesses to make themselves unnecessary in the long term—had its gala on Tuesday. Celebrities at the Discover Many Hopes NYC Annual […]
Something for everyone at the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tower Tutus on Tour
The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Tower Tutus on Tour, which débuted at the St James Theatre in Wellington last night, offers something for everyone—especially younger ballet-goers, who will enjoy the second half. As the intent of Tutus on Tour is to showcase the RNZB in different centres, especially those that might not have had […]
Miss Universe New Zealand 2011, day six: parading at Johnsonville; more judges arrive
Charlotte Webb Top Talia Bennett (Miss North Harbour) and Isabelle Pearson (Miss Great South Vets) with the children at Johnsonville Mall. Above Danelle Kaukau (Miss Horowhenua). Below Isabelle Pearson with a young fan. Charlotte Webb Time has flown this week for the Miss Universe New Zealand 2011 contestants. In their last weekday outing, they went […]
H&M launches latest UNICEF campaign with children’s T-shirt
Hennes & Mauritz will contribute to UNICEF with a children’s T-shirt in 100 per cent organic cotton, to be sold from March 31 in Sweden. Twenty per cent of the T-shirts’ sales will be donated. The unisex T-shirt is available for Kr 79,50 in H&M’s children’s department, fitting sizes 86 to 128. […]
The festival’s bright, the festival’s orange
Stanley Moss Greetings from Menton on the French Riviera, where the 78e Fête du Citron is winding down. A wild and wacky yearly event, this outdoor exhibition fills the Jardin Biovès with huge constructions on a chosen theme, all made of oranges and lemons. The festival runs from mid-February thru early March and always has […]
Project Born mixes lingerie with visual effects to celebrate life
Neil Danby The worlds of high-end fashion lingerie, art, dance, music and theatre came together to create a unique show, Project Born, that combined fantasy and magic, all to benefit the Neonatal Trust (New Zealand). Not your standard catwalk show, this was a unique experience for the senses that was two years in the […]
It’s Greater Bay goods, making a difference
If a fashion café with a delicious menu of custom garments to order that are ready to be shipped in 10 days doesn’t give you a one-of-a-kind shopping experience then, maybe you should get out more. Erica Varize of Berkeley, Calif. designs urban women’s sportswear, allowing her clients to choose the fabric, style, and colour […]
David Beckham highlights progress made on HIV issue in Cape Town
During a visit to South Africa last week, footballer David Beckham went to a UNICEF-supported clinic in Khayelitsha Township, Cape Town, where he met and spoke to pregnant young women and new mothers who are living with HIV. As an ambassador for UNICEF, Beckham wanted to highlight the progress that has been made around the […]
Claudia Schiffer and others commemorate children’s rights’ convention
The fall of the Berlin Wall is not the only 20th anniversary being celebrated this month. UNICEF’s Goodwill Ambassadors have recorded a series of PSAs to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), which takes place on November 20. Supermodel Claudia Schiffer appears in one PSA (above) […]
The Wallace & Gromit Children’s Foundation needs your help
I received an email from my friend Luke Nicholson, who is a Medinge Group member. Without going into the details, the Wallace & Gromit Children’s Foundation needs help. Ideally, the help of a large corporate sponsor who sees the potential of not only doing a good deed, but sees the bene?t of aligning itself with the […]
