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March 10th, 2011Limited Edition EIP T-Shirts Now Available!
February 4th, 2011
Limited-edition¬†Looptworks t-shirts are now available to the world! These babies made their world premiere at our¬†fundraising¬†bash in Portland, where they were a huge hit. ¬†We’ve got a few left though, so we wanted to make them available to everyone. ¬†They’re made totally out of upcycled excess materials and printed right here in PDX.
What we have left:
Women’s–M & L
Mens’–M, L, XL
How to get yours:
1.  Make a $20 donation to the Elephant Ivory Project.  Your donation helps to make our field work in Congo possible!
2.  Send an email to and mention that you made a donation.  Please include your shirt size and a shipping address.
Thanks!!!
The EIP Team
Portland Fashion Show Raises Funds + Support For Elephant Ivory Project
December 15th, 2010
EP's Trip Jennings and Andy Maser pose with Portland models + elephant advocates.
The Elephant Ivory Project team got some homegrown support last Friday at Go Wild: A Night of Fashion + Celebration to Save Elephants. Portland’s fashion community joined forces with conservation groups and advocates to organize a wild couture fashion show featuring local, eco designers in an effort to save wild African elephants from the illegal ivory trade.
National Geographic Explorers Andy Maser and Trip Jennings (pictured above) of EP Films, a Portland-based production company, are embarking on a forensic biology expedition to the remote jungle of the Democratic Republic of Congo to help the Center for Conservation Biology complete their elephant DNA map of Africa. The goal: send resources to poaching hot
Congo + Elephant necklace -- Elfenben by Annale
spots and save wild elephants from the illegal ivory trade and capture provocative media to bring this important issue home.
“Conservation, and spreading awareness, for the well being of our planet and the lives on it comes in all forms,” said Jillian Rabe, Fashion Show Producer. She said it was “a privilege to be able to join forces with this team and create an avenue for the fashion community to help support the cause.”
Poachers are killing elephants for their ivory at a rate of 10 percent per year ‚Äî that means that in just a few years, wild elephant populations may not exist anymore. But 20 years ago, with a global upwelling of support, the ivory trade was stopped — nearly overnight. We can do that again. And this event brought us one step closer to doing so.
Learn more here: https://elephantivoryproject.org/
Huge thanks to Under Solen Media, Jillian Rabe, RM Photo, Boothster, Looptworks, Full Sail, Bota Box, Guayaki, B-Line and Wend Magazine for making this whole night happen! And more thanks to the designers and our raffle gear sponsors!
All photos courtesy the amazing Rachel Meyer. Check out the rest of the photos here: http://rmphoto.zenfolio.com/gowildparty All proceeds from photos purchased benefit Elephant Ivory Project.
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- EP’s Trip Jennings and Andy Maser pose with Portland models + elephant advocates.
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- Congo + Elephant necklace — Elfenben by Annalee
Go Wild! A Night of Fashion + Celebration to Save Elephants
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!
Designers
Help Build a Village, Win a Tent!
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.
