Thank you NoLA Fashion Week!

As you may recall, The Red Thread Promise was the beneficiary of the 2011 New Orleans Fashion Week. And what a great week it was!

New Orleans Fashion Week (NOFW) was the first event of its kind in the southeast region of the US to showcase regional talent in order to build on an industry that has enormous potential. Sponsored by LAisthenewLA, the week consisted of a collection of fashion-based events and activities throughout New Orleans culminating in a two-day finale of full-length runway shows, a dream come true for fashion aficionados. Each designer was slated to show their Fall/Winter collection to an audience of influencers, VIPs, and buyers. (More information about the event itself can be found at NOFW.)

A portion of ticket sales was designated to Japanese tsunami and earthquake relief due to the disasters that occurred within weeks of the event. NOFW's founders and participants felt that since the Japanese assisted New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, that it would be fitting to give back in whatever way possible. The Red Thread Promise's Japanese Relief Fund was chosen as the beneficiary due to NOFW's commitment to grow New Orleans' regional infrastructure within both for- and not-for-profit sectors.

We are thrilled with the donation we are able to send to Japan due to this amazing event and the charity of its organizers. This act of thoughtfulness shows how generosity transcends cause, how kindness has no limits and how all humanity is dependent on the actions of others, no matter what, where or who they may be.

Thank you, NOLA Fashion Week and LAisthenewLA for making The Red Thread Promise a part of your philanthropic interest in 2011.

NOLA Fashion Week benefits The Red Thread / Japan

For those of you familiar with events in New Orleans, The Red Thread Promise has been named the beneficiary for NOLA Fashion Week!

$1 of every ticket sold to NOLA Fashion Week events will be donated to The Red Thread Promise for Japan Quake/Tsunami relief to directly help those communities devastated by the earthquake and resulting tsunami.

The Red Thread Promise is accepting donations on behalf of the Association for Aid & Relief, Japan (AAR Japan), an organization it has worked with since the earthquake in Haiti. Both organizations were instrumental in re-opening and supplying needed items to St. Vincent's Center for Handicapped Children in Haiti. AAR Japan has also donated millions to various other projects throughout Port-au-Prince. They did so in a respectful responsible way, using Haitian materials which had the added benefit of helping to rebuild the economy.

Details about the week can be found at: http://www.nola-fashionweek.com/index.php.

Japan Relief

Dr. Eric and Yugi Takahashi

We have excellent news to share! The Red Thread Promise is now accepting donations on behalf of the Association for Aid & Relief, Japan (AAR Japan), an organization that we have worked with in Haiti. Donations will DIRECTLY help those communities devastated by the earthquake and tsunami.

AAR Japan was instrumental in re-opening and providing supplies to St. Vincent's Center for Handicapped Children over the past year. During our trip to Haiti in February 2011, we were privileged to meet Yuji Takahashi, AAR Japan's Country Director, while we were working at St. Vincent's. Speaking with him and hearing about the programs they have reinforced our sense that AAR Japan is very responsible and judicious in the use of their funds.

In addition to their work at St. Vincent's, AAR Japan has also donated millions to various other projects throughout Port-au-Prince and did so in a respectful & responsible way, using Haitian materials and labor to help rebuild its economy. We are proud to partner with them in this capacity, providing a direct link to aid in Japan. (For more information on AAR Japan, please visit www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english)

Donations can be made by using the PayPal link (in the sidebar on the right) OR by sending a check directly to:

The Red Thread Promise

4027 Dauphine Street

New Orleans, LA 70117

Please be sure to indicate "Japan" on the memo line so we allocate your funds toward the project of your choice. As always, all donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law.

THANK YOU!