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February 24th, 2010Meet Alexandra Penney
February 8th, 2010
On February 17th, WIN is holding an evening of converstaion with Tina Brown, the Editor in Chief of The Daily Beast, Alexandra Penney, Author of The Bag Lady Papers and Larry Kramer, Founder of MarketWatch, Inc. I had a chance to speak with Alexandra about her new book and involvement with the event.
“Women need meaningful work and relationships and a nurturing environment,” Alexandra commented, “We need to help those who don’t so they can realize their full potential.” A former editor at Self magazine, she was always interested in helping women and is delighted to be a part of this event.
Even though she lost all of her life savings in the Madoff Scheme, she never actually had to live her biggest fear of becoming a ‘bag lady.” However, her book, The Bag Lady Papers is launching the day before and everyone who attends will receive a signed copy.
To learn more about the event or purchase tickets click here. All proceeds will be donated to Women In Need.
One Night, 3,000 New Yorkers. Let’s Make it Count.
January 13th, 2010
The New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) conducts an annual street outreach to survey the NYC homeless population. DHS is recruiting 3,000 volunteers to conduct the survey on January 25, 2010.
We would like to encourage everyone to participate in this rewarding and worthwhile event. I participated in a previous survey and found it to be a sobering and rewarding experience.
To volunteer or for more information, visit: HOPE website. When registering, please answer the question “Are you associated with a member of the NYC Continuum of Care” by using the drop-down button to select Women In Need.
-Bonnie Stone, President and CEO, Women In Need, Inc.
The Success of Our Auction
December 1st, 2009
Our “Homes for the Holidays” auction that has been taking place on CharityBuzz.com ended last night and was a complete success! Thanks to all who participated, we raised a total of $24,725!
The money will help provide homeless families in New York City hope, support and shelter. We appreciate every one’s support and want to especially thank all of the designers of the mini-houses for taking the time to help our organization.
To see a list of the houses and how much they were auctioned off for, visit CharityBuzz.com. George Rodrigue’s was the highest seller at $5,250! Happy Holidays!
Incredible Press Around the Auction
November 19th, 2009
We are thrilled and thankful for all of the media attention surrounding our “Homes for the Holidays” auction! The buzz is fantastic and bidding wars are in full effect.
Fox Business News, The Today Show, InStyle and Women’s Wear Daily are just some of the national outlets that have all helped to spread the word about the auction and message of Women In Need along with a countless list of well known blogs and websites such as TheDailyBeast.com, Cosmopolitan.com, More.com, AOL Stylelist and Glamour.com.
Click here to check out some of the pieces and see the full list of online media.
Thank you to all of our supporters.
Inspiring Video of Hope
November 6th, 2009After interviewing the Bonnie Stone, the President of Women In Need, and some of the designers who were generous enough to participate in our “Homes for the Holidays” project, we put together a video just for you.
Cameron Silver of Decades, Isaac Mizrahi, Josie Natori and Monica Rich Kossan all spoke about their inspirations behind the houses they created and their involvement with the charity.
Watch the touching video on WIN’s YouTube channel here.
The Daily Beast Supports WIN
November 5th, 2009
This has been an incredible week of media coverage! First WWD, then The Today Show and now The Daily Beast. We’re thrilled!
The Daily Beast covered our upcoming auction in the section titled, “Giving Beast.” A slide show of the celebrities and designers houses is also showcased.
“Diddy’s has a helicopter on top. Ludacris has a Lexus outside of his. And Vera Wang’s looks like a wedding dress,” Lisa Goodwin states in the opening of the article.
She also points out that as much fun as this project is, Women In Need has a serious mission of helping homeless families in NYC by providing them with shelter. Click here to read the article.
In Case You Missed It
November 3rd, 2009Live this morning from Rockefeller Center, Meredith Vieira and Al Roker displayed a slew of the houses that will be auctioned off on CharityBuzz for Women In Need beginning November 9th on The Today Show!
A few of the celebrities and designers paper mache houses they pointed out were Jennifer Lopez, Dylan Lauren, Ludacris, Vera Wang and of course their own. Yes, The Today Show hosts partnered with Parsons The New School for Design to create a house that will be up for auction.
You can watch the clip from this morning’s segment here.
The Today Show
November 2nd, 2009
Tomorrow morning, a select few of the decorative paper mache houses created by top designers and celebrities will be featured live on The Today Show.
Al Roker and Meredith Vieira will be discussing the upcoming auction titled, “Homes for the Holidays,” in between 8:30 and 9am. They will also be educating their viewers on Women In Need.
The auction goes live on CharityBuzz.com in one week. Please tune in tomorrow or set your DVRs.
Sneak Peek at the Auction
October 29th, 2009
Women In Need’s “Homes for the Holidays” auction doesn’t begin until November 9th, but you can get a sneak peek at some of your favorite designers paper mache houses now.
CharityBuzz.com is now featuring the auction on their “Upcoming Auction” page, which highlights photographs of houses designed by Kate Spade, Isaac Mizrahi, Oscar de la Renta, The Beckhams, Diane Von Furstenberg and Dylan Lauren.
Once the auction goes live, you’ll be able to see photos of all of the houses created by celebrities, athletes, Broadway stars and other prestige designers. See one you like? Make it yours!
Check it out here.