Army of Women

Had an amazing time yesterday at the Ribbon of Hope luncheon.  This is a  major fundraiser for the Women's Wellness Fund, which the studio has adopted as our Breast Cancer Awareness Month charitable organization (http://www.kmcfoundation.org/events.cfm).  The featured speaker was Dr. Susan Love, who formed a partnership with The Avon Foundation called "Army of Women".  The groundbreaking initiative, which actually partners women volunteers with breast cancer prevention researchers,  strives to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women’s health through innovative research, education, and advocacy. The Foundation works to identify the barriers to research and to then create new solutions.
For more information or to volunteer, please visit their website at http://www.armyofwomen.org/.  Volunteering is simple; you will be periodically emailed information about current research and if you qualify you can choose to respond.  The choice is yours, and it's easy to sign up. 

Tomorrow is also the last day to purchase your raffle tickets to benefit the Women's Wellness Fund!  Prizes include both a $25 & $50 gift certificate to the studio, an $25 gift card to The Greene, and our grand prize is an It's A Cinch bag designed by Althea Harper from Project Runway!  Tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25, available at the studio.  100% of all monies will be donated to the Wellness Fund!

We would like to recognize our workroom manager Mary Z. Bach (who is herself a breast cancer survivor) for her personal act of kindness.  Mary single-handedly created over 50 flower pins which were sold for a donation to the Women's Wellness fund (you can see them in the pictures below).  Mary and her mother Irene, who is also a breast cancer survivor, attended the luncheon along with Daina Levine & Susan Faulkner, Director of Donor Services for the Women's Wellness Fund.

We have had a very successful fund-raiser this month, and wish to thank all of our dear customers who contributed as well!  Bravo!

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We Love to PARTY!!!

Who doesn't LOVE a good party???  Well...if you do then you're in luck!  Now through November 21st if you host a party at our Studio we will double your hostess credits!!!  We'll give you & your guests 10% OFF all purchases and you'll receive even more savings with your double hostess credits.  There's always a reason to party at JennaClaire...Girls Night Out, Bridal, Baby, Sorority, or Office.  With the holiday season just around the corner we want to treat you and your friends to a good time.  What could be better we provide the space and the invitations you provide the guests?  No house cleaning, just inviting & arriving!!!  Besides, designing is much more fun with friends and now you can have that perfect handbag or tote for any occassion without spending a fortune.  Contact the Studio at 937.431.1888 or visit our website at http://www.jennaclaire.com/ and click on PARTY.

It's Here! Bid on Althea Harper's custom It's A Cinch bag!

It's here, and you have a chance to win it!  Althea Harper (designer from Project Runway) visited our studio October 3rd to help kick off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  She created this awesome It's a Cinch bag.  She chose Java Giraffe for the main outside fabric/interior pockets, and Plum Ultrasuede for the lining and belt.  It's a great combo and can be yours if you win our raffle for the Women's Wellness Fund.  An identical bag has been made for Althea.

Tickets may be purchased at our studio for $5 each or 6 for $25.  We will be selling tickets through October 31st and the drawing will be November 1st.  Other prizes include JennaClaire accessories & gift certificates, as well as a gift certificate to The Greene.  100% of ticket proceeds will be donated to Women's Wellness, a great organization which provides mammograms and follow up services to those who need them.

For more info give us a call at 937-431-1888 or email us at info@jennaclaire.com.

Think Pink Events in October!

JennaClaire is all about giving back, so in the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month we have decided to donate a portion of our bag sales, in October, to the Women's Wellness Fund of Dayton.  This is a local based organization that provides health services to women who cannot afford them otherwise.  We have numerous ways to help! Besides purchasing a handbag, there are pink fabric flower pins, made by a breast cancer survivor, for $5 and raffle tickets to win Althea Harper's It's a Cinch bag she designed during her visit to our Studio.  Raffle tickets are $5 each or 6 for $25.  All proceeds from the flower pins and raffle tickets will be donated directly to the Women's Wellness Fund.  We are also having Think Pink Events every weekend in October.  This past weekend was Diva Days, women who visited our Studio were given cookies with rings attached and cards that said "Diva's Donate."  Next weekend (Oct. 17th-18th) is Color Me Pink, where we will offer our ready-made totes that can be decorated and taken home that same day, at a discounted price.  A portion of those totes sold will also be donated to the Women's Wellness Fund.  Stay tuned for future Think Pink Events!!!

Althea Harper Visits the Studio!

Althea Harper from Project Runway graciously spent 2 hours in our studio last Saturday answering questions, mingling with customers, and designing a custom It's A Cinch handbag. What a treat to get to know this talented designer- she was truly an inspiration to all who attended. Althea graduated from the University of Cincinnati and during that time had landed internships with design greats such as Anna Sui, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, & Zach Posen. To top it off, she solicited a grant from the fabulous Taroni Fabrics in Italy who provided amazing textiles for the 12 designs in her senior fashion show, entitled "The Raven" (see her website for more information- http://www.altheaharper.com/).

After her morning presentation we joined her and her mother for lunch at The Cheesecake Factory at The Greene. We got to chat some more about her life post-Project Runway. This girl is on the go! After debuting her new Spring/Summer 2010 collection during New York's fashion week (and what seems like a never-ending life of special engagements), she took some time off in Mexico before coming back to Dayton to visit family. We had fun talking about what she's learned about the design industry (now employed by Tori Burch in NYC) and some of her favorite fabric haunts in the garment district. Now living in Brooklyn, it turns out her 2 roommates are actaully Carol Hannah Whitfield and Malvin Vien from Project Runway. As our lunch date concluded, she was off again to The Color of Energy art gallery to show some of her sketches!

Althea's visit was the kickoff event for our breast cancer awareness program entitled "Design for a Cure". During the month of October, JennaClaire will donate a percentage of studio sales to Dayton's Womens Wellness Fund, which provides mammograms & follow-up services to those in need. In addition, we will be raffling some GREAT prizes: Althea's custom It's a Cinch, made of Java Giraffe and Plum Ultrasuede (check out the fabrics in our Fabric Gallery!), plus gift certificates to JennaClaire Studio and The Greene. The tickets are available in the studio (cash or check only). We are proud to say that 100% of the raffle money will be donated to the Women's Wellness Fund! In addition, for the month of October we'll be giving away a free handmade flower pin for purchases $50 and over, or for a donation of $5. These pins are handmade by our workroom manager (Mary Z. Bach) who is herself a breaset cancer survivor. (Available in studio only.)

We hope to see you soon- watch our posts for more fun weekend events throughout October!