events

On May 19 2011, Founder Melissa Kushner and photographer Andrea Tese co-hosted the 2nd Annual Gala 4 Good at Industria Superstudio. The Gala featured a photography exhibit by Ms. Tese, and silent and live auctions of Tese’s work to raise money for Goods for Good’s tailoring and capacity-building programs. 

Bidders in the front row included luminaries from the worlds of fashion, media, politics, finance, real estate, and royalty: Mario and Matilda Cuomo, HRH Princess Tatiana of Greece, Behati Prinsloo, Valerie Boster, Natalia and Sebastian Echavarria, Marissa Sackler, Coralie and Dennis Paul, Eleonore Marchand, Chessy Wilson, Kipton Cronkite, Soraya Dorabi, Brad Livingstone Black, David Gruning, Marc Kushner, Lucia Tait, Caroline Owens, Be Inthavong and Nazy Nazhand.

After the auction, guests continued to enjoy cocktails and the infectious music of DJ Jamie Biden. The monies raised by the event totaled more than $250,000, including generous contributions from Goods for Good supporters and donations from Merck and IAC. 

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Thanks for joining us for our Fashion’s Night Out event with designer Steven Alan! On Friday, September 10, 2010 guests came out to the Steven Alan Tribeca Boutique for a Fashion’s Night Out event to inspire good. Guests enjoyed cocktails by Boyd & Blair Vodka, the music of DJ Megan Offer, and shopped for a good cause- 20% of proceeds from special items went to benefit our programs! 

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On June 14, 2010 Goods for Good hosted the NextGen Africa forum with The Vice President of Malawi-The Right Honorable Joyce Banda, key NGOs and experts in the field to discuss the challenges facing Africa’s 50 million orphans. The evening began with a private networking reception for over 35 nonprofit organizations, followed by a public forum, which featured a keynote address from Vice President Banda, Q & A discussion panel with Dr. Jane Aaronson of WorldWide Orphans Foundation, Ann Veneman, Former Executive Director of UNICEF, Vice President Joyce Banda, and moderator Claire Gaudiani. 

In attendance were distinguished guests such as Ambassador Brian Bowler, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations, Matilda Cuomo, Andrea Tease, Jack Brewer, Ellen Lambert, Marla Smith, Abby Doft, and Natalie Hahn.

Thank you to all of those who participated in NextGen Africa. You’re involvement helped make the event such a success! 

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Malawi: Images of Progress, a photography exhibit and auction by Brian Marcus to benefit Goods for Good, was a huge success! On February 1, 2010 over 515 guests came out to Chelsea Art Museum to view Brian’s moving images of Goods for Good’s work in Malawi. With your help, we raised over $50,000 to benefit orphans and vulnerable children in Malawi and Haiti! 

In attendance were special guests such as Malawian Ambassador to the United Nations, Steven Matenje, Alex Charriol, Kipton Cronkite, Soraya Darabi, model Kate Dillon, gallerist Talia Eisenberg, Keren Eldad, Melissa Foss, illustrator Alessandra Olanow, Emma Snowdon-Jones, Raj Tolaram and Annabel Vartanian. Many thanks to everyone who made it out- your generosity will help Goods for Good continue to make progress out of excess!

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As part of Vanity Fair’s “Spotlight on Madison Avenue,” Peter Elliot Women, famed Madison Avenue boutique, hosted a cocktail reception featuring artwork from expressionist Nonie Fish. One lucky guest won a Nonie Fish painting and all proceeds from the day went directly to supporting the work of Goods for Good. In total, Peter Elliot Women raised over $2,300 in G4G’s honor! 

Thank you to all who attended and to our good friends at Peter Elliot for hosting such a lovely event. 

Goods for Good’s Get a Shirt, Give a Shirt event was a hit! We raised enough money to make over 3,600 new school uniforms for children in need. 

For the back to school season, Goods for Good and retailer Rebecca & Drew teamed up to raise awareness about school conditions in Malawi. Guests came out to the Rebecca & Drew boutique on September 9th for an afternoon of socializing and shopping for a GOOD cause. A portion of the proceeds went directly to supporting the work of Goods for Good. 

Many thanks to Lee Kushner for helping make this event possible, and to all those who came out to show their support! 

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Goods for Good’s Beach Day at The Suffolk was a huge success! With the help of our wonderful supporters, we raised over $1,400 at the beach bar gathering and had a great time doing it. All of the money raised will go towards sending new OSPOP sneakers to vulnerable children in Malawi. These sneakers will protect children who normally walk barefoot from injury and disease and help motivate them to make the often long walk to school. 

Thanks for kicking off your shoes for someone who needs them! 

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Goods for Good hosted an intimate “Innovators’ Dinner,” a multiple-course African-themed meal with live music at Madiba in Brooklyn.

Attendees included the following bright lights of NYC media, fashion, and tech: Chelsa Skees - Calvin Klein, Mary Pepper - YSL, Courtney Lewis - Hard Candy Shell, Zach Klein - College Humor Founder, Caroline McCarthy - CNET, Rachel Sklar - Media Goddess, Nate Westheimer - New York Tech Meetup, Dennis Crowley - Foursquare, Naveen Selvadurai - Foursquare, Carolina Santos-Neves - Epicurious.com writer, Peter Feld - Simply Chic founder Sabrina Chapman, Brooke Moreland, Founder of Fashism - new social fashion site soon to launch, Soraya Darabi - NYTimes.com, and many more.

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Distinguished guests from varying professions and backgrounds united for a common interest on Monday, December 8th to celebrate the charitable work of Goods for Good at Gala for Good. Among the over 400 guests were the Ambassador of Malawi to the United Nations and his lovely wife. Supporters gathered at City Winery in New York City and enjoyed a selection of fine wines, appetizing finger food and beautifully ornate deserts, all complemented by African drumming and a Goods for Good film.

The Gala brought meaning to the expression “a picture is worth a thousand words,” as photographic images illuminated the backdrop to the eminent venue. The profound imagery captivated a story of the organization’s efforts in shipping and distributing over 100 tons of goods to over 500,000 vulnerable orphans in Africa.

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