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2010 Holiday Gift Guide

Henna Wang — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:28:10 +0000

Tis the season to be jolly and generous! MLC presents gifts that give back, add these to your stockings and we’ll tell Santa you’ve been good this year.

Whether it’s for your hipster boyfriend or stylish grandpa, Playdate Custom-made bicycles make a sophisticated and healthy gift. $599, proceeds go to Playdatebuilds, an organization set up by the bicycle maker to train under-privileged youth in the craft of bike making and maintenance.

Not just another red product, these headphones might just transform your quiet surroundings into a night club, well maybe not literally, but you get the idea! A portion of the profits from the Beats Solo HD (PRODUCT)REDSpecial Edition headphones will go straight to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa. Proprietary titanium coated driver technology ensures they preserve every bit of the lush bass and vital details of your music. Plus, the ingenious tri-fold design make for easy storage when not in use. Solo HD’s cable also features Monster ControlTalk™ for iPod® playback control and iPhone™/music phone hands-free calling, get hooked up at beatsbydre.com for $229..

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A freshwater project can provide an entire community with clean, safe drinking water. If you donate on someone’s behalf, you’ll be able to print or email a personalized card to the lucky person. When the project is complete (in 12-18 months), we’ll send you both photos, GPS coordinates and information about the finished project. Find out more at charity: water and give the gift of clean drinking water by sponsoring a water project for $5,000.

Graff loans diamond featured in book for Mandela charity to Smithsonian

Holly Wesselhoft — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:38:53 +0000

‘Diamondtaire’ Lawrence Graff recently loaned the famed Wittelsbach-Graff diamond to the Smithsonian. The rock (it’s 31 carats, so it’s actually pretty much a boulder at that point) is displayed nearby the Hope diamond, donated by Harry Winston. The new blue duo is temporarily forming quite the power couple of diamonds!

The Wittelsbach-Graff was featured on the cover of the 196-page, hardcover coffee table book, The Most Fabulous Jewels in the World. Published in 2007, the book retails for $150; all of the proceeds are donated to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.

The Children’s Fund focuses on children’s causes around the world. Homelessness, abuse, early childhood development, orphans and refugee children are just some of the issues the fund prioritizes. The fund also supports development of the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital located in Gauteng, South Africa.

"The Most Fabulous Jewels in the World," $150 - 100% of profits benefit the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund

Jimmy Choo's funky line for Elton John AIDS Foundation

Holly Wesselhoft — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:48:08 +0000

Jimmy Choo, the third member of the shoe triumvirate (Jimmy, Manolo & Christian) has joined the others in creating a line for charity.

Choo has partnered with the Elton John AIDS Foundation to support the Simelela Rape Center in South Africa by donating 25% of all proceeds from his new line to the center.

The iconic collection, dubbed Project PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis), includes handbags, flip flops, sandals, flats, bracelets and accessories. All products feature a collage of signature Jimmy Choo details like snakeskin, leather, grommets, graphic artwork and Choo’s label.

The fun and flirty sandals, featured on the model in the image above, are available at Saks for $975.

The Simelela Rape Center was created to address the physical and emotional needs of rape victims in its South African community. Sexual violence is a huge problem there and Simelela offers hope to women in their darkest hour providing post-exposure prophylaxis for HIV transmission prevention and trauma counseling.

Jimmy Choo Project PEP collection, prices range from $95 for flip flops to $995 for a large handbag - 25% of proceeds support the Simelela Rape Center in South Africa