Food For Fashion Sale!

Food For Fashion

Art Effect is hosting a food drive for Lakeview Pantry, Friday March 28th- Sunday April 6th. Good deeds will not go unrewarded, take 20% off your entire purchase when you bring in at least one item of non perishable food to donate.

The most needed items are: peanut butter, jelly, canned tuna, canned meats, soup, stews, canned fruit, juice, canned beans or chili.

Lakeview Pantry, emergency food distribution center, helping families in Chicago since 1970.

Earth Hour

An easy way to make a difference for our environment.

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming.

This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

learn more at http://www.earthhour.org/

This act will also serve as a reminder of the simple things you can do everyday to make a big impact on our earth. Buy reusable shopping bags, turn the water off when you are brushing your teeth, turn the light off when you leave a room. Every day you have the power to make healthy choices for the Earth.


Our favorite reusable shopping bags are from Envirosax, including fun new styles for kids! These sturdy totes fold up into a tiny portable roll. See them here:

International Women's Day, a great day to shop.

Saturday, March 8th is INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.

Art Effect will donate a portion of Saturdays sales to support CARE's poverty-fighting work with women in the world's poorest communities. With programs in education, health, economic development and much more CARE helps millions of people change their lives for the better.

WE ARE POWERFUL.


CARE is a leading humanitarian organization with a special focus on working alongside poor women. Globally, women have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. CARE is working to provide women with the resources needed to improve basic education, prevent the spread of HIV, increase access to clean water and sanitation, expand economic opportunity. Learn more here care.org


www.internationalwomensday.com
"The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. Many from a younger generation feel that 'all the battles have been won for women' while many feminists from the 1970's know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women's visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women still are not present in equal numbers in business or politics, and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men."