Archive for November, 2010

Go Wild! A Night of Fashion + Celebration to Save Elephants

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Ready to get wild this holiday season? Well, look no further. Break out your uber-hawt jungle safari costumes and boogie on down for a night of fashion and celebration to save elephants.

Portland’s fashion elite have joined forces with the conservation community to throw a wild couture fashion show featuring local, eco designers in an effort to save wild African elephants from the illegal ivory trade. So, paint yourself up like a zebra, grab some cash money for a hot limited-edition Looptworks elephant t-shirt and make your way to Boothster on 521 NE Davis for the party of the season.

Who: Elephant Ivory Project — fueled by EP Films

What: Go Wild! A Night of Fashion and Celebration to Save Elephants! Here’s the gist: Elephants are being killed by poachers at a rate of 10 percent per year. That means that in just a few years wild elephant populations may not exist anymore. So, in January, EP Films is embarking on¬†a forensic biology expedition to the remote jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo with the goal of saving wild elephants from the illegal ivory trade.¬†You can learn more here. And do your part ‚Äî come to the party!

$10 gets you a cup and beer for the night or 3 glasses of wine

$15 gets you a sweet limited-edition Looptworks elephant t-shirt

$5 gets you 3 raffle tix for great prizes from Sierra Designs, SPOT Messenger, NAU and more!

Photo booth — strike a pose and get wild for photos by RM Photo! All images will be uploaded to Flickr and Facebook the next day for free download.

Costume contest! That’s right, we know you like to dress up. So find your inner animal and do it up right. Best contest gets a fabulous prize!

When: December 10 – Doors – 8pm, Fashion Show – 930pm, Party – All the time!

Where: Boothster – 521 NE Davis in PDX

Why: Hawt fashion, drinks, dance party, safari costumes, photo booth… All in the name of a good cause. Need I say more?

Huge thanks to participating designers and gear sponsors of the raffle!

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Gear Sponsors

Help Build a Village, Win a Tent!

Monday, November 15th, 2010

We’ve been very focused on fundraising for Elephant Ivory Project over the last few months — and still are! — but we’re also happy to help out with other projects when we can. Passports With Purpose is one of those projects.

We think it’s important to travel with purpose; to be intentional about where you go and what you do, in turn giving you the chance to truly connect with a place and maybe even have a positive impact on it.

Passports With Purpose is built on the idea that “travel can change the world.” For the last two years, its founders and a whole lot of travel bloggers have put together their efforts to raise money for a good cause. Last year the initiative raised over $30,000 and built a school in rural Cambodia. This year they’re raising money for LAFTI, an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of the Dalit (untouchable) population in India. Raising $50,000 will allow LAFTI to build a whole village of homes.

Every $10 donation gets you a raffle ticket for a list of rocking prizes, we’re happy to be hosting a Zolo 3 tent from Sierra Designs. There are a whole lot of other prizes that you can check out here.

Build a village, save an elephant, do your part to make the world a better place!

The Elephant Ivory Project is an EP Films expedition, sponsored by National Geographic that will conduct field research in partnership with the Center for Conservation Biology and other appropriate organizations, aiding innovative elephant ivory forensics programs, and creating educational media to build public and political will to stop the illegal ivory trade. To learn more, please visit our home page.