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DIFFA Dining by Design SF 2011 with the Academy of Art University
Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Inspiration on November 29, 2011
image DIFFA San Francisco Dining by Design Logo
I had the good fortune to be able to attend DIFFA’s Dining by Design 2011 at the San Francisco Design Center with a seat at the wonderful table of the Academy of Art University. Held this year on the 17th of November, it was a kaleidoscope of color, fun, beautiful tables, fabulous people, good food and all for a great cause.
DIFFA, standing for Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids, is the oldest and one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. providing: Continue reading “DIFFA Dining by Design SF 2011 with the Academy of Art University” »
Apple Accessories & Kate Spade
Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Personal Style & Well being, Product/Trend Alert! on May 10, 2011
Hi, my name is Irene and I’m an apple junkie!
I own a iMac, macbook, iPad, iPhone, AppleTV, what can I say. And…while I love living in wine country, I am not ready for a pair of birkenstocks or grey hair! So, when I saw the line of apple accessories by Kate Spade…at REASONABLE PRICES I fell in love with them too. Here are 4 of my fav’s:
via Kate Spade-hard cover for the iphone $40...click on the pic to buy
Here is the perfect lipstick red! Chick & kitchy all at once…and it makes it easy to find in the black hole called your handbag! Continue reading “Apple Accessories & Kate Spade” »
Prayers for Japan
Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Nature, Sustainability on March 14, 2011
via UTexas Education: Bajoeng Gedé, August 2002
“Step into a circle of prayer for all people affected by the recent events in Japan. The spirit of love we share with them, magnified through prayer, reaches across the miles to comfort and bless all whose lives have been touched by these recent disasters. Unity
Please pause, pray and light a candle for all those affected by the earthquake, the resulting Tsunami, and volcano eruption and all their devastating effects in Japan and the wave that followed from there. Continue reading “Prayers for Japan” »
Clean Water-Donate Your Birthday for a Good Cause: via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Sustainability on September 14, 2010
For me, charity is practical. It’s sometimes easy, more often inconvenient, but always necessary. It’s the ability to use one’s position of influence, relative wealth and power to affect lives for the better. charity is singular and achievable.
Founder of Charity Water, Scott Harrison
Charity: Water is a non-profit organization who’s goal is to bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations.
Charity: Water believes that BIRTHDAYS CAN CHANGE THE WORLD so they started the September Campaign.
WHAT’S THE SEPTEMBER CAMPAIGN? Continue reading “Clean Water-Donate Your Birthday for a Good Cause: via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
Are You a Change Agent?
Posted by Irene Turner in Giving Back, Inspiration, Sustainability on April 19, 2010
There is no doubt about it, we live in a time of change!
While the media and many people are touting all the negative issues and events that happen in our world, I personally am quite optimistic and inspired by the positive movements I see happening at a grass roots level through individuals, projects and organizations. Some I’ve already talked about such as Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, David de Rothschild’s expedition the Plastiki and the Global Let’s Colour Project by AkzoNobel . These are all agents of change and transformation.
Recently I came across another change agent, Four Years.Go who’s purpose is to change the course of history. Really.
Their creed is that we are living in a time of unparalleled opportunity. And, that while there are tremendous dangers it is clear that we already possess all the technologies and practical solutions required to resolve the crises confronting us.
There are powerful transformative trends that are emerging and shaping a world ripe with new possibilities, such as: Continue reading “Are You a Change Agent?” »
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