Kids with a Heart - Fifth Grader Helps Uganda

It is always heartwarming to read about stories of children coming up with creative ideas to help raise money for a good cause. Such is the case with a Chicago area fifth grader who is helping Uganda.

Photo from Chicago Tribune Local by BethPreis

"It really bothers Wescott School fifth grader Liat Wasserman that American children have so many electronic devices, when most Ugandan children don't even have enough to eat. So she decided to do something about it. She began decorating canvas bags with messages such as, 'Together We Can Make Things Happen' and 'Stop the Hunger' and has been selling them to friends, family and teachers that she knows. She plans to send the profits to a Ugandan organization that supports children."

Read the full story at Chicago Triblocal for Northbrook...

It is important to teach our children the values of being compassionate and wisely supporting individuals in need. Usually this is taught by example, but sometimes children can surprise us with their own tenderness towards those who have less than the average American kid.

Hats off to this young ladey, great work, Liat!

five ACCESSORIES Giveaway Over at Sweeps4Bloggers.com

Thanks to Valerie, over at Sweeps4Bloggers.com, we currently have a giveaway of our oversized wood cuff and our dark wood triangle bracelet. The giveaway is running thru 3/4, so if you'd like to enter head on over to Sweeps4Bloggers.com at the following link:

http://sweeps4bloggers.com/?p=1837

Off the Street Picture Frame Being Sold in Beck's Bookstore

Our Off the Street picture frames are now available at Beck's Bookstore at 50 E Chicago.


These frames are made from Chicago recycled material such as transit cards and ticket stubs made by local folks who have been formerly homeless.

Please consider our Recycled Picture Frame for your upcoming events. Through our income generating program we have been able to employ five StreetWise Vendors in 2009.

If you have an interest in this product for fundraising events, weddings or coporate gives, let us know if you would like to customize the triangle piece. We did this for a large corporate order at Christmas time.

All frames have the picture, signature and location where the StreetWise vendor (aka. artist) sells their newspaper.

Donating to local Elementry Schools

Helping schoolchildren has always been at the heart of five ACCESSORIES. Recently, we donated a gift certificate to support an elementry school in the Lakeview, Chicago area. Blaine Elementry raised over $250,000 and we were happy to help.

Supporting Climate Cycle 100

five ACCESSORIES was happy to donate items such as our Brown Coconut Clutch to raise money for Chicago's Climate Cycle 100 being held February 5th at the Peggy Notebaert Museum.

Key Climate Cycle Supporters were recognized such as Eileen Sweeney, Executive Director of the Motorola Foundation.

We appreciate donating our charity handbags to such a great cause!!

For more information please visit

http://www.climatecycle100.com/.