HALF FOR HAITI

Please stand with us, Thursday, February 4th, 7:00pm at Satellite Lounge in Downtown Wilmington as we commence "HALF for HAITI," a benefit concert being held to raise the funds and awareness needed to help the many people suffering in this tiny Caribbian Nation.

Your presence is absolutely appreciated. No donation is too large or too small.
Thank you for your love and support.

Urgent Message!

This week we were to announce our official partnership with The What If? Foundation, www.whatiffoundation.org, an organization based out of Berkley CA that feeds 1500 people a day in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This blog update will serve as a "super" update in that we are both announcing our partnership and explaining a critical situation for Haiti as a country.

Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere with 76 percent of Haitians living on less than $2 a day. A majority of the country lives in unthinkable poverty with little way to get out of the "poverty trap." With the country still recovering from the damage of the 2008 hurricane season, Haiti was hit yesterday afternoon Jan. 12th, with a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. 13 aftershocks were recorded above a 6.0 on the Richter scale. It is estimated that over 3 million people have been affected already. Reports of damage and casualties are still coming in as the country is in a state of chaos currently. The UN peacekeeping mission reports that numerous staff has been reported dead or unaccounted for. Thousands of people within the capital are still trapped in the rubble.

We at HALF will be doing everything we can to provide immediate relief as soon as possible for the people of Haiti. We will update you on the status of the What If Foundation's location in Haiti as soon as possible.

If you would like to contribute in any way please contact us at carmin@halfunited.com.

Thanks,
The HALF Team




Photos from Port-au-Prince:

http://www.cbsnews.com/elements/2010/01/12/world/photoessay6089557.shtml?tag=page

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34833017/ns/news-picture_stories/displaymode/1247/?beginSlide=1

'Tis the holiday season!

Hey friends,

It's been a busy week for us here at HALF! Last Saturday and Sunday we had our first food drive! It was 56 degrees and rainy, but very successful with 15 full grocery carts of food! It's so fulfilling to find that people actually want to help and often just don't know how. "Cuerpo Sano Mente Sana" will be back out there with us again this weekend to collect even more food! We're hoping for 25 carts! So come out and make all our dreams come true!

Saturday we also had our 2nd trunk show at Bottega Art & Wine Gallery. Carmin & Hannah did a superb job of setting up our stuff & keeping with the artsy vibe of downtown Wilmington. It was great to spend some time with some of our HALF jewelry artists too!

Last night we headed back downtown to Odessa Bar & Lounge for Hallelu's winter fashion show! What a blast! People lined up around the block to get in and let me tell you, it was cold outside! We felt really bad for the people that got turned away when the building capacity was full! The Hallelu girls did a great job on the runway and we met a lot of really cool people!

So there it is! A brief update of what we have been up to this week! Heading out to the food drive - see ya there!

Xoxo,

HALF

COME AND SUPPORT OUR 1ST FOOD DRIVE

FIRST FOOD DRIVE, IN FULL SWING!

Shuffle through your pantries, and get ready to give! No donation is too large or too small!

If you've been looking for a Holiday "feel-good" project to get involved in HALF is here to help!

If you are going to be in the Wilmington, NC area the first two weekends in December please stop by the Harris Teeter on Carolina Beach road from 10:00 am- 5:00 pm and volunteer your time, bring something to give, or go grocery shopping for someone in need!

TEAM HALF UNITED, along with YOU, and volunteers from a local Latin organization called "Cuerpo Sano Mente Sana" will be standing in front of Harris Teeter handing out fliers and asking people to make a charitable contribution, or pick up a few non-perishable items to give to needy families for the Holiday season.

TEAM HALF UNITED is stoked about our first ever Food drive and are ready to tell everyone who passes by about our organization, Cuerpo Sano Mente Sana, and about how thankful we are for any donations that will support keeping hungry people fed!

Thanks for all the love and support!
See you in December!

We're ACTUALLY feeding people

THAT'S RIGHT FOLKS....DRUM ROLL PLLEEASE! HALF IS HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE WE ARE NOW FEEDING PEOPLE IN NEED.

After months of floundering around trying to find our identity, our target market, and most importantly WHO we were going to feed- our prayers have been answered! Literally! The HALF gang has been working SOOO hard and we finally have something to show for it.

Our FIRST EVER COMMUNITY PROJECT- A LOCAL FOOD DRIVE TO HELP PEOPLE IN NEED OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS NOW IN THE PLANNING STAGE!

The Holiday Food Drive is set to take place during the months of December and January. HALF has partnered with a local Hispanic organization called "Cuerpo Sano Mente Sana" which means "Healthy Body, Healthy Mind." CSMS fills the book bags of seven local children every Friday with enough food to feed themselves and their families for the entire weekend. So, in addition to providing rice for the families each week, HALF will be helping CSMS collect non-parishable food items in front of local grocery stores to give to the families for the Holiday Season. This is a really exciting event and will mark our first community outreach project!

A list of grocery stores you can visit to participate will be posted on our blog in less than a week!
Please stay tuned!

HALF is a brand new clothing company designed with two things in mind: one, YOU and what you WANT to wear, and two, letting YOU feed hungry people every time you make a purchase. We at HALF love clothes, but even more than that we love the idea of conscious consumerism. Every time you buy a HALF brand item you give one or more pounds of rice to a hungry family in need!

If you are going to shop, why not buy items that look great, fit well, and in turn help people in need!

Our business is all about empowering our customers! We want you to know that you are the reason people all around the world will never have to go to bed hungry again! With this being said, we want to hear from you! If you know of a place we should be giving, if you want to volunteer your time, if you love or hate any of our designs, or if you want to go with us when we give food to people in need, Let us know! At HALF we love open dialogue and we invite you in! Send us your thoughts at halfunited@gmail.com.

Because of HALF we can, and will fight hunger together Pound for Pound!