animal rescue – Support Your Causes

Company: Alex and Ani
Products: Gifts, Jewelry
Causes: Empowerment, Health & Wellness, Environment, Children, animals

This is the third in a series of blog posts highlighting merchants that sell excellent gifts in time for Christmas gift-giving, while meaningfully supporting important causes. I previously highlighted Kiva.org and Uncommon Goods. In this post I look at bangle and necklace retailer Alex and Ani.

Alex and Ani make bracelets and necklaces in gold and silver, with a few rings and earrings thrown in. The Charity by Design collection benefits non-profit causes: specific charms for specific charities. In many cases they work with charities directly to design the charms. For example, this “You Are My Sunshine” Charm Bangle supports the Children’s Glaucoma Foundation – a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting programs for children with glaucoma. For every bangle sold. Alex and Ami will donate 20% of the purchase price.

Continue reading “Season of Gifts #3: Alex and Ani” →

Well this was a pleasant surprise. I bought a new collar and leash for Ziggy ostensibly as a Christmas gift but really, his leash is shredded and won’t last long. As it turns out, I got them from Max and Neo and the company donates its products to dog rescues. I would have missed that detail entirely except the company sent me the following email:

Not sure how I missed that little detail given it’s right in the title of the product, but I did. I’m glad my purchase is supporting dog rescues . . . and so is Ziggy.