SAN BRUNO, Calif., Dec. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stella & Dot, a global fashion accessories brand and rapidly growing social selling company, has partnered with buildOn to donate 10,000 gifts to girls in need this holiday season. In order to reach this goal, Stella & Dot is launching the "Spread the Love: Buy One, Gift One" program that provides a gift from their girls' line to underprivileged youth with the purchase of select jewelry styles. Gifts will be distributed to girls around the world through buildOn's extensive volunteer network.
"At Stella & Dot, we believe the holidays are about expressing your gratitude and spreading joy by giving to others. We are thrilled to partner with buildOn and our Independent Stylists to donate over 10,000 gifts to girls that might not otherwise be getting one this holiday" said Jessica Herrin, Stella & Dot CEO and Founder.
"buildOn is so excited to receive this generous donation from Stella & Dot this holiday season," said Abby Hurst, buildOn's Vice President of U.S. Programs. "Urban teens in buildOn programs volunteer with the same young children week after week through activities like coaching at local recreation centers, or tutoring in neighborhood homeless shelters. Stella and Dot is giving buildOn students the opportunity to celebrate these young children by giving them a beautiful gift."
To participate in this holiday promotion, please visit: www.stelladot.com/content/spreadthelove. The program will last through Wednesday, December 21, 2011.
About Stella & Dot:
Stella & Dot is a boutique-style jewelry and accessories company reinventing the home-based business opportunity for the modern woman through its social shopping business platform. Stella & Dot offers its on trend, celebrity-coveted product line exclusively through a growing network of trained independent consultants (stylists) across North America and most recently abroad in the UK. They earn sales commissions by selling at private in home trunk shows and online with a best-in-class e-commerce site including social media tie-ins. For more, visit www.stelladot.com.
About buildOn:
buildOn breaks the cycle of poverty, illiteracy, and low expectations through service and education. buildOn's programs mobilize urban youth to lift up their communities through intensive local service and change the world by building schools in some of the poorest countries on the planet. Students in buildOn Afterschool programs, located in 101 American urban high schools, have contributed a staggering 850,000 hours of service. buildOn's Global School Construction program has completed 427 schools in Africa, Asia, and Central America to date. Nearly 65,000 children and adults attend these schools daily and with 95% of buildOn afterschool program members in the U.S. attending college; buildOn is inspiring the next generation of global leaders. Learn more at www.buildOn.org.
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