On this, Black Friday, I’d like to offer a holiday gift idea for those on your list or to add to your own wish list. Pink Initiative has partnered with Portland, Maine’s Sea Bags to offer a limited edition medium tote bag and wine bag. Retailing for $150 and $35 respectively with profits donated to Pink Initiative, these bags are not only resourceful and fashionable, but they make a statement as well.
The bags are currently in production, so you’ll have to use your imagination with the mock-ups below to visualize what the final product will be. The p, n, and k on the tote bag will be screen printed directly onto the bag. The i will be a sewn ribbon. It is 14″ tall by 14″ wide. On the wine bag, the entire design is a sewn patch on the side of the bag. And both feature the custom Sea Bags for Pink Initiative logo stamped on the inside.
Thanks to Christina Wnek, designer at emilie inc. photography for the beautiful design. Emilie is currently taking pre-orders! Email yours to photo {at} emilieinc {dot} com. We will ship the bags on 12/17, just in time for Christmas delivery. Don’t delay, limited quantity available!
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Pink Initiative vendor sponsor Kattia Gordon of Aleximani Events in New York has taken our message to heart and created her own grassroots website dedicated specifically to events she is hosting to raise money for Pink Initiative. Her first event? A bowling night on January 30th in Babylon, New York. Kattia is looking for sponsors to help with the event. Interested? Please contact Kattia at aleximanievents@yahoo.com or call 631-276-8493. Way to go, Kattia!
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Our friends at Invitation Consultants, who you’ll recall also offers a line of bridal shower invitations to benefit Pink Initiative, decided get their entire company involved in Pink Initiative’s October 10K Challenge by asking employees to wear pink on a designated day. For every person who did, Invitation Consultants donated $5 to Pink Initiative. Thanks to the 15 participants and your $75 contribution to our efforts! We love this idea!
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Name: Edna Dratch-Parker
Business Name: EFD Creative Event Planning & Design Owner
Location: Massachusetts / New England
Favorite use of pink: My lipstick of course…the kind with a little shimmer!
Why you got involved: Cancer strikes too many families, including my own. I have lost an aunt, a cousin and my grandmother for whom I was named. I also have friends who are living with breast cancer. It’s far too prevalent and causes great distress for families. We need a cure in our lifetime!
Thank you for joining Pink Initiative’s efforts, Edna, and thanks so much for your recent $100 donation!
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Impact: Idieh Design giveaway
Heidi Bartlett, owner of Idieh Design in Phoenix, created an ensemble consisting of three blank note cards, a bookplate, three inspirational cards, and a handmade bookmark. In addition to the ensemble, the lucky winner will receive a copy of Matthew Kelly’s, The Book of Courage. To win this inspirational and unique stationery ensemble, all you have to do is comment on Heidi’s blog post with your favorite inspirational quote! Comment by Friday, October 30th, 11:59pm MST to be eligible to win. Heidi will announce the winner during the week of November 2nd.
Click the image below to check out Heidi’s blog and enter!
If you don’t win and would love to purchase this ensemble, they are $35 each with $16 donated directly to Pink Initiative and the remaining covering the cost of the book and shipping and handling.
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meet the board: Megan Clouse
Name: Megan Clouse
PI role: secretary
Business affiliation: Megan Clouse Photography
Location: Sonoma, California
Hometown: Forestville, California
Favorite use of pink: hot pink cashmere cardigan
Why I got involved: As a wedding photographer and a recent breast cancer conqueror, I feel passionate about being a positive face and role model to the women who have been diagnosed or someday will be. My thoughts, humor and candor have helped women locally, and I’m excited to branch out, lock arms with Pink Initiative and combine our passions so we can make a difference.
The board is so excited to welcome California wedding photographer Megan Clouse to our board of directors. Her warmth, kindness and insight is a fantastic addition to our team. Please take a moment and browse her personal blog that journals her battle with breast cancer here.
Thank you, also, for your recent $100 donation, Megan!
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Impact: Paul Ernest Photography
Kudos to Dallas photographer Paul Ernest for hosting a portrait series to benefit Pink Initiative. Good luck this weekend and next, Paul, and thanks so much for your commitment to our cause!
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Impact: Sea Bags
Sea Bags totes are made from recycled sails from around the world and constructed in the US. These trendy totes are a sought-after accessory used as handbags, diaper bags, beach bags, and bridesmaids gifts. Co-owner Beth Shissler recently contacted Pink Initiative founder Emilie Sommer requesting to partner on a project. Together, they created a custom wine bag to present to attendees of the luxury wedding conference engage!09 the encore in Las Vegas. Read more about this event over at Emilie’s blog here.
A limited edition Pink Initiative wine and a new tote bag will be available to the public for purchase soon! Watch this blog for details.
Thank you, Sea Bags!
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Pink Initiative vendor sponsor Kelly Segré is hosting a portrait promotion this month to benefit PI! If you live in the Ventura, California, area, be sure to contact Kelly asap to schedule your session!
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Our latest e-newsletter was delivered to inboxes earlier this week announcing our Be the Change $10,000 Challenge for October and National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This month, we challenge YOU to join our efforts and create an event that initiates positive change to help the 1 in 8 women who will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, and the 1 in 100 men. Together, let’s raise $10,000!!
Not sure how to start? You could host a pink wedding cake & tea party in your area, a Boobies for Boudoir portrait party or donate a planning or make-up consultation. Create a pink product all your own. Get creative! Share a percentage of your income for the month, quarter, or year to Pink Initiative. Brainstorm an event or product that best suits your business, and then announce on your blog and send an e-newsletter to your address book. Let us know, too, and we will post on our blog as well. Funds raised on your own may be submitted to Pink Initiative by check (PO Box 2703, South Portland, ME 04116) or via PayPal (payments to info@pinkinitiative.org).
Or, let us help you get started! We have partnered with givezooks!, an online one-stop fundraising marketplace where you can easily create a webpage for your grassroots event to share with your friends, family and colleagues to drum up support, collect and track your donations directly. Check out Pink Initiative board member Kelsie Knight’s page below that she created for a marathon she is running to raise money for PI (click snapshot below to enlarge).
Click here to read our e-newsletter in its entirety. And thank you in advance for your help this month, and always!
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Pink Initiative is a collection of wedding industry professionals and private donors dedicated to funding awareness, outreach, education and research for breast cancer.
If you are a wedding professional and would like to get involved, please click here to join our efforts.
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- Impact: Idieh Design giveaway
- meet the board: Megan Clouse
- Impact: Paul Ernest Photography
- Impact: Sea Bags
- Impact: Kelly Segré Photography portrait promotion
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