Sustainability, fashion and philanthropy - support our generous donors

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Make a Refashion Statement is the Benefit for northeast Ohio's new generation of philanthropists. Say goodbye to the "same old" and say hello to a party you don't have to apologize for. Join MBSC on October 28, 2006 to experience the satisfaction created when you combine fun, purpose and education. From our recycled centerpieces to fabulous eco designs you won't find any where else, MBSC is refashioning the benefit beat to fulfill its mission and support Earth Day Coalition.

MBSC urges you to support the following eco designers and companies who have graciously donated items for our Silent Auction.

Ohio's very own star, Amy Butler, proves that elegant design and sustainable business equal fabulous right here at home. Amy's designs are regularly featured in print, (Vogue Living, InStyle, Country Living, Harpers magazines, to name just a few) and in media (TBS Movie and a Makeover, HGTV and PBS and Quilt Central on PBS.) In addition to her designs, Amy is also the Author of IN STITCHES and (with husband David Butler) FOUND STYLE published by Chronicle Press. Click to view donation.

eco kiss, located inside the Mustard Seed in Solon Ohio, offers a local source for environmentally friendly style and products.

Portland Oregon Designer Anna Cohen combines "Italian Street Couture" and sustainable design to fulfil her vision of environmental and social justice in the fashion industry. Click to view donation.

If you build it, they will come, and bring their babies! Courteney Cox-Arquette, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Brooke Shields agree patemm(TM) pads are the hottest item on the scene for hip Moms (and Dads). This totally unique round diaper bag/changing pad is the brainchild of Grace M. Welch who proves the mother of invention is, well, the mother of invention. Click to view donation.

What do Robert Downey Jr., Mischa Barton, both Hilton sisters, Miss Teen USA Vanessa Lengies, Miss Kenya Daniela Kimaru, Poppy Montgomery, Virginia Madsen and the characters of Fox's OC have in common? They all wear Wildlife Works, the first Consumer Powered Conservation(SM) company. When you buy a Wildlife Works design you support the habitats and people who share their lives with endangered species. Does it work? You bet it does. This visionary company has already created an 80,000-acre wildlife sanctuary in Kenya and a neighboring eco-factory where local residents create Wildlife products. So - if you want to change the world without leaving home, log on to Wildlife Works and, you know what the advertisement says, Priceless. Click to view donation.

HarmonyArt, the organic textile company founded by Harmony Susalla, serves as Source and Muse for many of the Designers featured on this page. Designs donated by patemm(TM) and enamore are constructed from organic fabrics designed by Harmony. Harmony 's fabrics were featured in the August 2006 issue of Body + Soul and on HGTV.com's Organic Style. Ask for, no don't just ask, ask with conviction, for HarmonyArt fabrics at your favorite fabric store - spread the word. Click for information on this donation.

No spills to great thrills with Bazura Bags. Juice boxes save moms, kids and all us messy folks from spills while drinking on the run. But the leftovers from making the boxes ended up in landfills until Bazura Bags turned trash to treasure with super savvy bags constructed by a woman's cooperative in the Philippines. Bazura recently expanded their line to include bags made from recylced aluminum cans. Shop Bazura Bags online here. Bazura Bags also make fundraising projects a sound environmental choice for your schools, churches, synagogues or groups. Click to see donation.

Nelly Furtado and GQ know it and now you do too; Same Underneath is the place to shop for urban clothing that is hip and responsible. Ryan Christensen, the creative spark behind Same Underneath translates global awareness and education into sustainable have to have it clothes. Shop online and spread the "Fourteen Letters of Truth."

West coast inspired eco designer to the stars (think Demi Moore, Gwen Stefani, Paris Hilton, Charlize Thereon, Keyshia Cole and Hillary Duff) Deborah Lindquist combines luxury vintage, recycled, repurposed fabric with sustainable design in her cutting edge collections. For all the red carpet fabulous events in your future choose Deborah Lindquist.

American Apparel is a "vertically integrated manufacturer" of hip casual clothing. What that means is that the clothes you put on your back aren't breaking someone else's. Made in Los Angeles by workers who are paid a living wage with benefits and paid time off means you can feel the love in all their fabulous styles. Now open in Cleveland Heights American Apparel is the place to shop. Also available online.

Natural High Lifestyle creates the most amazing soft and comfortable clothing while raising awareness about the importance of sustainable choices. Natural fibers, great design - yoga, meditation and surfing never looked so good. Click here to see donation.

Designers Meredith Restein and Liz Watson of Moonrise Jewelry offer a socially and environmentally responsible alternative for the woman who knows all that glitters is not gold. All Moonrise designs are meticulously handcrafted in Virginia and help support the company's innovative work training program. Wear Moonrise and be noticed, not only for your fabulous style, but also for your wonderful heart. Click here to see donation.

Deity Aton is passionate about fashion and consciousness. Do good for the earth while enjoying their luxury organic oil skin treatments, then dress for eco success in their organic tuxedo pants and tops. Don't forget to accessorize with Deity Aton's one of kind jewelry. Who said beauty was only skin deep!
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The Delano Collection is sleek, chic and perfect for the woman who is always ahead of the fashion curve. Look good. Do good. Click here to see donation.

aGaiN NYC is the fashionable brainchild of Allison Teich. Allison repurposes "JunK" into "FuNk" to create handbags and accessories for the very hip and thoughtful woman. Click here to see donation.

Kirsten Muenster is a jewelry designer who makes one of a kind pieces using ethically obtained materials. She uses repurposed and recycled materials to create wearable abstract landscapes. Click here to see donation.

kkshirts are fabulous, funky and your very own wearable art, handmade by artist Catherine Keefe. Don't follow the leader, follow kkshirts and be your own Gallery. Click here to see donation.

Greenloop is your one stop online location for all things eco fabulous. If you can't find it there you can't find it anywhere.

Combining premium organic denim, the best of west coast design and ethical production Tierra Del Forte has realized her dream of creating luxury design while protecting the environment and the farmers who work the land. del forte DENIM's "Project Rejeaneration" takes responsible design to the next level. Click here to see donation. For an interview with Tierra check out the July issue of Grist Magazine.

Linda Loudermilk is an original. Her clothing line combines a fierce respect for nature with designs created to bring luxury to sustainability. Don't just talk the talk, wear it when you walk.
Linda Loudermilk says "Wear your activism."

Stewart Brown Amazing design - minimal impact.

Vy and Elle Edgy design from two talented designers who refashion what would be cast off by our disposable culture to create functional art - who knew? Click here to see donation.

Ecoist supports fair trade and sustainable design across the globe collaborating with designers to bring durable earth friendly products to the marketplace. Click here to see donation.

Proving that organic design is beautiful and healing the woman of Beklina bring you the best of eco design. Look, learn and be beautiful.

loyale clothing, founded in 2005, opened with an active wear collection for hip yoginis with a conscience. In 2006 loyale expanded its vision to offer high end day wear for the yogini who doesn't want to leave her conscience at the studio. Made in America using organic and surplus fabric. Wisdom says choose loyale.

Persephone's Awakening offers one of kind handbags fashioned from vintage fabrics. Now you can indulge your hand bag fetish without offending your mother (earth).

Green Label Organic offers 100% certified organic cotton tee shirts in both men's and women's styles. All shirts are made in the USA - sweatshop free, with low-impact dyes, and no PVC's in the printing. They are the most socially responsible and environmentally sustainable printed tee shirts on the planet. Green Label Organic puts comfort into sustainable fashion.
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London England based enamore offers creative fashion - recycled and organic. Launched in 2004, Enamore proves that hemp can be luxurious with gorgeous dresses, jeans and tops. Challenge your style attitude with Enamore. To buy Enamore clothing online visit the Natural Store. Click here to see donation.

Betty Belts says Aloha to Cleveland - Available locally at Jupe in Rock River and online at www.bettybelts.com. Winner of the first annual Surfer's Path Green Wave Award for excellence and achievement in promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness in the surfing world, Betty Belts offers hand beaded and silk ribbon belts, hand bags and handmade sterling silver jewelry. Click here to see donations.

blissen offers "few of a kind" goods created from recycled and repurposed materials. From "check book cozies" to totes, to tshirts, to fabric jewelry Jill Bliss takes organic and sustainable to create art that works and wears, beautifully. Available from Chronicle Books and online at blissen.com.

Internationally recognized Studio1a.m. design proves that discipline and formal training serves outside the box sustainable thinking very well thank you. Recycled jewelry that suprises and delights waits for you at Studio 1a.m.

Three time winner of the prestigious Anne-Burda Preis Award for excellence in costume and fashion design LA based Sanni Diesner offers eco luxury bridal gowns as well as men, women and children's collections. Shop online at sanni.com.

They say confession is good for the soul, and you do your soul good by writing in your journal at least three pages every day. But lately you've noticed that the trees in your back yard are looking at you with an expression that can only be interepreted as critical.

Your "aha" moment is here.

Recycling and reuse includes paper. MBSC recommends you check out our donors Bookish Lady, aka Moira McCauley, who creates hand made journals from found and recycled items and ex libris anonymous, aka Jacob Storm Deatherage, who repurposes vintage book covers (from nice to nudie) for journals that get attention.

Satisfy your muse, take your enviromental commitment to the next level and make your trees smile - shop Bookish Lady and ex libris anonymous.

Make a Refashion Statement

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Please join us on October 28, 2006.