Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, Star of Dark Knight, Batman 3 Designs The Trickle Up Necklace to Fight Against Poverty Through Fashion. We Just Adore Her and Are So Thrilled She is Committed to Help Those Less Fortunate. She Has Teamed Up with Trickle Up to Help Combat Extreme Poverty in Ethiopia, Mali, Burkina Faso, India, Nepal, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Trickle Up was Founded in 1979 and Helps Those Living on Less Then $1 a Day to Take the First Steps Out of Poverty. Maggie is Giving Back to Those in Need and Helping to Fight Poverty Through Fashion. Gyllenhaal Choose New York Jewelry Design Studio Ten Thousand Things to Create A Necklace That Women Can Purchase for $100 to Help Fight Poverty. The Donation Money is Used Primarily for Women to Start Their Own Businesses to Become Self Sufficient, Help Feed Their Families and Send Their Children To School. This is a Great Way for The Fashion Conscious to Help Fight Poverty. Thank You To Maggie Gyllenhaal. Order The Necklace and Make a Huge Difference. To Donate and Learn more about Trickle Up Please Click on www.trickleup.org/seedadream/trickleup.swf
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Maggie Gyllenhaal Trickles Up For Poverty
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It's so great to have Maggie working with Trickle Up. The necklace is truly beautiful and it's nice to wear a piece of jewelry that has meaning behind it: the necklace features a globe to symbolize those being helped around the world, a seed to represent the seed capital participants receive to start a business, and a person with arms up to symbolize empowerment. It's a great gift for those who love fashion and making a difference in the lives of others. Maggie's commitment to the project reinforces how amazing and multifaceted she is! Thanks Betsy for posting about this wonderful story!
Betsy, thanks for helping us reach people in need!
I think what makes this so special is that the cost of the necklace - $100 - is equal to the size of the business microgrant given to a very poor person, and that 100% of your donation goes to the individual you are helping, according to Trickle Up. To us, it is just the cost of one necklace. To that woman living in extreme poverty, it is enough start up capital to get a business off the ground and take the first steps out of poverty.
I visited the website and ordered one for my daughter.
The direct link to the campaign site is here:
http://www.trickleup.org/seedadream/trickleup.swf
The direct link to the campaign page is:
http://www.trickleup.org/seedadream/trickleup.swf
What a great idea... I'm going to buy one for me and one for my Mom,
and help other women at the same time... It doesn't get better than that!
LLB
Way to go Maggie!
Way to go Betsy. You did a great job!
It's nice to see stars give back!
Really Nice Article.
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