Hey, lovelies! For those of you who follow me on Snapchat &/or Instagram, you may have seen some posts and snaps about a top secret project that I was working on with seven fellow college-age bloggers earlier this month. I'm super excited to finally be able to share what we were doing with all of you! I'll also have all these wonderful ladies' blogs linked at the bottom of this post, so be sure to check all of them out and give them some love! As many of you know, I'm …
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Greeks Giving Back: Granting Wishes & Curing Cancer
I'm in shock at how fast this year is flying by. How is it already mid-October? As a senior within the Greek Life community at Loyola, I always associate fall and the months of October and November with philanthropy because two of the philanthropies that are nearest and dearest to my heart take place during fall semester... Derby Days for the Huntsman Cancer Institute & Dodgeball for Make-a-Wish! Derby Days Today marks the halfway point of Derby Days, which is a …
Kendra Scott Event Recap
First off, I'd like to say a massive thank you to everyone who came to my event at Kendra Scott Chicago last week. It was great to see everyone and I'm so thankful for those of you who came or called in your orders! The weather wasn't the greatest the evening of the event (gotta love random snow in March) but we still had a great turnout and raised almost $200 for Lurie Children's Hospital in two hours! 20% of all purchases made at Kendra Scott Chicago during this …
You’re Invited: Giving back to Lurie Children’s Hospital with Bowtiful Life & Kendra Scott
Happy Monday, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I am so incredibly excited to make this announcement today and invite you all to an upcoming event that I'm hosting with Kendra Scott for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago! On Tuesday, March 1st I will be hosting a "Kendra Gives Back" event with Kendra Scott Chicago to benefit Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago! 20% of the proceeds from the evening will be donated to the hospital's greatest areas of need. The …
How SWEET it is to Grant Wishes!
Do you know that warm feeling you get in your chest and cheeks when you can't stop smiling because you're just so happy?! After this weekend, it's quite a familiar feeling. On Sunday, my chapter of Chi Omega held our 5th annual dodgeball fundraiser for the Make-a-Wish Foundation! (I talked a bit about Make-a-Wish, our event, and our fundraising efforts in this recent post.) The event was Candy Land themed and a traditional bracket-style dodgeball tournament. Our initial goal was to raise …
Granting Wishes with ΧΩ Lambda Mu
It's that time of year again, it's ΧΩ dodgeball time! Last year, my chapter of Chi Omega, Lambda Mu at Loyola University Chicago, set a goal to raise $15,000 for The Make-a-Wish Foundation. In other words, we wanted to grant three wishes... Thanks to generous donations from sisters, friends, family, and other organizations on campus, we ended up raising over $25,000! That's FIVE wishes granted for children suffering from life threatening illnesses. This year, our goal is …
“Expanding What’s Possible” – Huntsman Cancer Institute & Derby Days 2015
It's that time of year again, Sigma Chi Derby Days is right around the corner! Ever since I joined Greek Life at the beginning of my freshman year of college, philanthropy has become an even bigger part of my life than ever before and I am so grateful for the many amazing philanthropic opportunities I've had because of my membership in Chi Omega at Loyola University Chicago. As a Chi Omega, the philanthropy that is nearest and dearest to my heart is Make-a-Wish, but I am also very lucky to …
For the Love of Fashion & Giving – Shop My Closet!
Happy Saturday, lovelies! Today I have some fun news to share with all of you! I'm excited to announce that I'm teaming up with Style Check-In next Saturday for their For the Love of Fashion & Giving event! On Saturday, June 6th from 2-5 pm I'll be hanging out with Style Check-In and other Chicago bloggers at the Anastasia Chatzka boutique in Chicago and we'd love to see you there! At this event you'll get to shop pieces from my closet as well as the closets of other Chicago …
Alex & Ani Little Brown Bear
Merry post-Christmas and happy almost New Year! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday with your families and that Santa was good to you. I had a wonderful Christmas! It was so nice to spend plenty of quality time with my family and eat lots of delicious homemade food.I was very lucky this year to receive some wonderful gifts. One of my favorite gifts came from Bloomingdales and I loved the idea behind it, so knew that I wanted to share it with all of you lovelies! As many of you know, I …
Sigma Chi Derby Days ’14
It's that time of year again! Derby Days officially begins tomorrow on my campus and I am so excited! For those of you who are thinking, "what the heck is this Derby Days thing?" one of the fraternities on our campus, Sigma Chi - Lambda Nu, raises money for the Huntsman Cancer Institute each year by hosting a full week of events and activities. Along with my chapter, I'm raising money this year for Derby Days and I would be extremely grateful if you'd donate to the cause! I've given …