Noonday Party - Our First Fundraiser to Bring Home Baby B

Have y'all heard of Noonday? Because it is amazing. If you even think you like jewelry, shoes, scarves, or BAGS (!) at all you have to check them out. Their stuff is incredible. And that is just the tip of their awesomeness iceberg.

I have a couple of friends who are ambassadors for this company. They are called ambassadors because what Noonday does is so much more than just help you accessorize. So much more than that. This is an excerpt straight from their website about their mission:

Noonday Collection's mission is to create economic opportunity for the vulnerable. We partner with artisans in the developing world, empowering them to grow sustainable businesses. By creating a marketplace for their goods, we create dignified jobs at living wages. This allows our artisans to earn more in order to support their families. We also offer no interest loans and make advance payments on orders. This way we are able to shoulder the costs of materials and build a lasting relationship based on trust. We offer scholarship programs and emergency assistance
Noonday Collection also donates a portion of sales from adoption trunk shows to place orphans in forever families.
Noonday Collection is not a charity and we do not believe that providing a hand out is a sustainable long-term solution to poverty. We aim to be a sustainable business that gives women across the United States a way to make a lasting difference in the fight against poverty and injustice. This is what makes this movement so special. To learn more about Noonday's impact, click here: http://www.noondaycollection.com/impact

I mean, WOW, right? That's a whole lot of good-doing. And they make it easy to make a difference (A GOOD DIFFERENCE) just by buying some adorable-make-the-whole-outfit-cute earrings. Your fashion sense can now restore dignity to abandoned women in Ethiopia, empower communities in Ecuador, and create business opportunities for Ugandans.

Did you see that part about adoption trunk shows? That's what I want to talk to you about. One of my amazing friends, Cortney McKinney, contacted me a few days ago and said she wanted to have a Noonday Fundraiser for me. This is just the kind of thing Cortney would do. She is a school counselor so children are very dear to her humongous Sprirt-led heart. She is hospitable, beautiful, and wise. So, while I should NOT have been surprised that someone as amazing as she is would offer to help serve in our adoption journey, I was so humbled. And grateful. Very, very grateful.

So she and another friend, Alicia Hale, are working together to make this thing happen. Alicia is a Noonday ambassador. She is matching Noonday's donation of 10%  to give us a total of 20% of all purchases toward helping us bring our baby home from China. I am blessed y'all. The caliber of people I am surrounded by definitely bring up my average.

So...wanna take a look?!? Visit www.aliciahale.noondaycollection.com. If you decide you would like to  make a purchase, PLEASE BE SURE TO TYPE GRIZZLE ADOPTION IN THE TRUNK SHOW LINE.


These are just a few of my favorite pieces. A very small fraction of the stuff I love.

Help support these artisans while shopping for yourself or think ahead for the holidays.Get your Christmas shopping out of the way and make a difference in the lives of many around the world.

Please tell anyone you think would be interested!