Recycle your jeans at a.k.a Green, Scottsdale retailer of “green” home products.  Denim of any size, shape, color or condition will be collected through JUNE 15TH, 2009. The jeans will be recycled into insulation for homes damaged by natural disasters.

Drop of your jeans at 8100 E. Indian School Road, 1 block West of Hayden in Scottsdale. Call 480-946-9600 for more information.

0 comments permalink |  2:54 PM |  6.9.2009 | 

This warms my heart! Help a Mommy or Daddy look like a model for a special Mother’s Day portrait for UMOM. Here’s the details from the event organizers…

WHAT: A day for celebrating family at UMOM New Day Centers homeless shelter.  Professional photographers will take family portraits for all the UMOM families and give the photos to the families for free. Volunteers will provide hair styling and makeup services and serve a special brunch as part of the event.

WHEN: Saturday, May 9th  9am – 2pm, Hair and Make-up will start at 9am, Photos at 11am

HOW YOU CAN HELP: Donate your time and services. Volunteers are needed to do hair styling and makeup for the moms and the girls and give hair cuts for the men.  We also need volunteers to help serve brunch, distribute beauty products for the families to keep, receive their photos and help set up and clean up.

Donate  NEW, UN-USED makeup and beauty supplies. All products collected for this event will be donated to the UMOM families.  Needed items include but are not limited to:   Foundation – Eye Shadow – Makeup brushes – Hairspray – Powder – Eye Liner – Lip Liner – Hair Ties – Mascara – Lip Gloss / Lipstick  – Brushes / Combs – Bobby Pins

Of course, you can also donate cash for organizers to buy supplies.

For more information or to volunteer, please contact Denice Brough at 480-209-2609.

0 comments permalink |  1:17 PM |  5.4.2009 | 

Devy Walker, owner of About Face, with CeCe Peniston

Last Thursday, About Face Boutique hosted a special event to raise money for “Purses and Love” (P.A.L.), a local organization helping kids give filled purses as gifts to their mothers throughout Arizona and Mexico. The evening included a special performance by recording artist, CeCe Peniston, and a silent auction (with even a $900 Prada purse – wow!). The auction raised over $4000 dollars for the volunteer-based charity.  Here are some pictures by Andrew Thurston from the event. If you want to help Purses and Love, stop by About Face in Scottsdale this Thursday, April 20th from 3 – 6 .m. for their purse stuffing party!

P.A.L helpers touching up their makeup at About Face

The in-store performance by CeCe Peniston

CeCe posing with the P.A.L. kids

0 comments permalink |  12:53 PM |  4.27.2009 | 

Join About Face Boutique and Purses and Love at their silent auction on Thursday, April 23rd from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. with special guest star CeCe Peniston! Stop by on Thursday and bid on some great gifts for your mother and help kids give a gift to their mother for Mother’s Day!! Please RSVP to this event clicking Shannon M Campbell Events.

0 comments permalink |  10:30 AM |  4.21.2009 |