Have you ever reflected on happy memories and couldn’t help but smile? 2015 marks the four year anniversary of ALEX AND ANI | CHARITY BY DESIGN, the philanthropic division of the company, and we’re positively beaming with gratitude.
Beginning as a modest desire to make a difference, CHARITY BY DESIGN has grown into a phenomenon, strengthening charitable organizations worldwide through innovative partnerships and collaborative experiences. Thanks to your amazing support, we have raised over $20 million dollars for numerous non-profits!
In celebration of this milestone, we’re excited to share how your support has changed so many lives. From granting wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to providing clean drinking water to thousand of families, read on to see how YOU have helped transform the world.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your unwavering support of our mission and the missions of the charities we work with. We look forward to what the future holds!
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Health/Wellness
• Provided over 32 memorable trips for families to the Give Kids the World Village
The Loewen family enjoyed a magical vacation during an emotionally trying time courtesy of Give Kids the World Village.
• Funded over 11 months of Cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation
• Supported latest technology and highly skilled specialist care in Women and Infants Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
• Helped fund evidence-based mental health care to 169 families in need through Child Mind Institute
• Helped grant 23 wishes to A Wish Come True Inc. Families
• Helped over 433 families by providing financial and emotional support for cancer patients and their families when it is needed most through the Joe Andruzzi Foundation
• Helped ACS provide support to 15,859 women facing breast cancer through every step of their journey
• Helped 197 early cancer researchers turning to American Cancer Society to investigate cancer, its causes, or how to help patient scope with the effects of the disease and its treatment
• Funded 111 years of studies to monitor blood levels of patients participating in a clinical trial through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Team (+) Impact, the community action group of ALEX AND ANI, raised $24,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk.
• Provided 50 individuals with the ‘Give a Voice’ program and safety tool kits boxes to over 3,000 families through the National Autism Association
• Over $534,062 raised to fund program activities, funding cutting edge research through our Center Without Walls with the Race to Erase MS
Community Development
• Helped feed over 3,527 children throughout the school year through Blessings in a Backpack
Team (+) Impact volunteered to fill bags with food for students at a local school courtesy of Blessings in a Backpack.
• Funded a music program in 9 schools nationwide through VH-1 Save The Music Foundation
• Provided over 33,297 families access to clean drinking water through Living Water International
• Through the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, funded the Read to Achieve program for over 2,770 students throughout Boston Public Elementary Schools
• Helped youths with and without disabilities and of all backgrounds come together as equals to put on 37 productions through Unified Theater
• Helped pair up 15,817 children with athletic teams to provide love, support, and friendship through Friends of Jaclyn
• Sponsored over 31 teenagers and young adults who lost a family member in an act of terrorism to attend Tuesday’s Children’s Project Common Bond
• Helped create 95 workshops which provides hands-on experiences that provide creative outlets and foster hope for communities impacted by mental health issues through PeaceLove Foundation
Children and adults alike enjoyed a therapeutic painting workshop courtesy of PeaceLove Foundation.
• Sponsored 8,009 children in developing countries through Plan International USA
Environmental/Conservation
• Joined Roger Williams Park Zoo in opening the new ALEX AND ANI Farmyard interactive exhibit
The ALEX AND ANI Farmyard at Roger Williams Park Zoo educates children on what it’s like to be a farmer in today’s world.
