When: June 3, 2010

Where: Stuyvesant Town Field & Village Pourhouse Bar

Why: To raise money for promising, underprivileged middle school students to attend Appel Farms Summer Arts Camp

On a sweltering June evening, The Chicks, along with GOTO Charity, hosted our 2nd Annual Kickball Game & Fabulous Happy Hour. One by one, the players arrived in their coolest digs, ready for some intense competition!

Once the teams were formed, we jogged out to the field for our first inning, which put Aly’s team up 4-0!! Of course, Alicia’s team was fierce and cut the lead to 4-3. After about an hour of play, we packed up and headed to Village Pourhouse to enjoy the rest of the night with friends - all for a great cause.

Guests took home City Chicks sport towels & custom water bottles! Thanks to Kelsey from GOTO for organizing these amazing giveaways!

All in all, it was a very successful event which raised thousands! Thanks, as always, to Arthur Eisenberg for snapping our photos!

We hope everyone enjoys the summer sunshine and we will see you in September for Cocktails 4 a Cause!

xoxo The Chicks

When/Where: Thursday, May 13th / Hiro Ballroom @ Maritime Hotel

Why: A Cause 4 Celebration’s Rock 4 the Cause benefiting the Hope for Henry Foundation

The Chicks were so lucky to partner with A Cause 4 Celebration to host the 2nd Annual Rock 4 the Cause! A Cause 4 Celebration is an organization dedicated to raising money for other charities that provide research, care,  treatment and education for children with cancer. Each event is designed to raise money for a different organization & this year, it was the Hope for Henry Foundation.  HFHF improves the lives of children with life-threatening illnesses by providing carefully chosen gifts and specially-designed programs to entertain and promote comfort, care and recovery.

The Chicks arrived just in time to strike our best poses in front of the step-and-repeat & hit the dance floor!

Hands down the most memorable part of the night was the performance by top cover band, Mr. Greengenes. Belting out songs from Madonna, Radiohead and of course, Journey, we danced the night away until our heels literally couldn’t hold us anymore!

We were amazed to see how many people showed up to support this spectacular event for a great cause, which raised tens of thousands of dollars!

Everyone’s dreams came true last Wednesday when the Chicks were given the honor of partnering with BTIG during their annual Charity Day!  Each year, BTIG sets aside a day during which all commissions made are donated to some amazing charities such as The Starlight Foundation, Autism Speaks, and the Michael J. Fox Foundation.

BTIG has amazing celebrities come to the trading desk to make calls, take orders and yell “BUY THAT, SELL THAT!!!” … round of applause…and unfathomable amounts of money donated to kids in need!!  The Chicks spent time with the kids, introducing them to their heros like Michael Boley, Nick Swisher, Howard Cross, Bobby Valentine, Sean Avery, John McEnroe, Tuck and Cotchery.  The Sopranos were there, and so was Reggie Jackson!

The day really was a dream come true.. The kids wore smiles stretching from ear to ear, as did the amazing traders at BTIG who worked so hard to ring in almost FOUR MILLION DOLLARS all of which was donated to these amazing charities.  Such a job well done - thank you BTIG for letting the Chicks be part of such an amazing and beautiful day!!

This past week the Chicks and their awesome members and supporters all met up at NYC’s famous Paul Mole men’s salon for a night of pampering… all benefiting the amazing organization, Pencils of Promise (PoP).  Our dear friends at Paul Mole gave old fashioned shaves, fantastic manis and pedis.. Paul Mitchell sylists shelled out new do’s.. and with make-up consultations, massages and heavy-handed Bulldog Gin drinks a good time was had by all!  Our newest friend, Adam Braun, founder of PoP mezmorized the guests with stories of his amazing charitable endeavors.   PoP began with a $25 bank deposit and a simple desire to build just one school in the developing world. In less than two years PoP has grown into an international movement of over 40,000 committed supporters who are collectively demonstrating that every person has the resounding capacity to create good.

PoP is such an amazing innovation, that the some of the Chicks are now looking into planning a trip next year to one of PoP’s emerging schools!  For more information on PoP and to “join the movement” as PoP encourages, go to www.pencilsofpromise.org.  You’ll be inspired, we promise!!! We want to again thank PoP (and Adam), Paul Mole, Paul Mitchell, Bulldog Gin, Get your Goodies.com, Motives Makeup, Abba Organics, Rosebud Perfume Co, Borba Lip Balm,  Maxim Magazine, Allure, KBell, Opi, Clarins, Magnolia Bakery, Shecky’s, and all of our amazing sponsors, who put together such an amzing gift bag, for such a fantastic and successful night where we were able to raise thousands of dollars for PoP!

Why recycle? That’s the question the Chicks asked as we all met on a bright, warm Sunday morning at 78th and Columbus’ GrowNYC Greenmarket. Armed with new t-shirts and tons of flyers, we started our morning setting up the tents & walking around the neighborhood to educate the community about our mission.

We each took turns playing the Recycling Game and learned that, “if you can rip it, you can recycle it” and when it comes to plastic containers, only ones with “necks” can be recycled. All this new information and it was only 10am!

The hardest and most exciting part of the day was going to the nearby public school and carrying over 15 huge bags of gently worn clothes & shoes to the collection site. Does that qualify for our workout for the day?

So…why recycle? It’s good for the environment, communities and it reduces pollution by not throwing waste into landfills that harm the environment. Materials such as old clothing and linens represent 6% of NYC’s waste but are 100% recyclable!

By day’s end, we helped to collect over 3,000 pounds of textiles! We rewarded ourselves with burgers and fries from Shake Shack and reveled in the huge success for GrowNYC and City Chicks!

If you’d like to volunteer with GrowNYC, please visit www.grownyc.org.

Shopping… cocktails.. hor’dourves from the city’s finest restaurants… and RAISING MONEY FOR CITY HARVEST.  Sound amazing? Well it certainly was!  Last week some of the city chicks arrived at Saks Fifth Avenue for a fundraiser benefiting one of the Chicks favorite causes.. City Harvest.  City Harvest is a wonderful organization that salvages left over food from restaurants and farmers markets all over the city.  This food is generously donated and then given to shelters city-wide. 

Saks and New York Magazine hosted a FABULOUS evening giving each attendee a $75 Saks gift card, filling our tummies with delectable treats from some of the city’s most coveted restaurants and refreshing our tired shopping feet with flutes of champagne.  This event is not to be missed next year!!

Thank you to Saks and New York Magazine for hosting such a fun and worthy night!

xo

The Chicks

Rosy is all around an amazing dog. She’s a gorgeous 1 year old medium size black-brindle female pittie mix with a little white stripe on her nose, has little white socks, a white chest, and a white collar. She walks great on the leash, is gentle, and knows how to sit and stay.  Rosy is house trained, barely barks and is excellent with other dogs and children - what more could you ask for?!  Rosy walks with such grace that only the tips of her ears flap in the wind when she walks.  As her foster mom, I can absolutely attest to the fact of how wonderful she is - a joy to walk, very respectful, and will make someone very happy one day.  Please give Rosy the warm and loving home she deserves!  Please contact Kristiana at TchirK@aol.com.

This past Saturday night some of the chicks attended a benefit for the well-known Big Brothers/Big Sisters charity at the swanky Cipriani’s … and what a benefit it was! Champagne, caviar (no joke) tuxedos and little black dresses only begin to describe the fabulous scene.

The silent auction lured attendees with trips to Dubai, nights at the Opera and oodles of pampering.  We gambled the night away with faux money - proceed of the purchased “chips” all going to the big brothers/sisters charity.  It was a wonderful evening and without doubt the amount of money raised will make a big difference in many lives.  The chicks will definitely be back next year for the 3rd annual casino extravaganza!

Calling all animal lovers… This past Saturday, a few Chicks attended Les Compagnons’ wine tasting event at Bowery and Vine downtown. This clever brand, led by a young professional French duo, has selected a line of Boutique Wines, each bottle’s label adorned with an original illustration celebrating man’s best friend! With every purchase, Les Compagnon donates a portion of the sales price to one of four local charities: The Toby Project, Stray from the Heart, Gotham City Kitties and NY Save. Just to add to the cuteness and cleverness? Joining wine tasters at each event are adorable puppies up for adoption! You can bet that you will see us partner with these guys this year….and until then, please check them out by savoring a sip and saving life! http://www.lescompagnonswines.com/

It’s 2010. Do you know what that means? More fun & fundraising!

With help from our friends at Young Wall Street, the City Chicks co-hosted a Happy New Year Happy Hour at Traffic Bar & Lounge in Midtown. By 7:00pm, the bar was packed from top to bottom with 250 guests ranging from Young Wall-streeters, Chicks and their friends and colleagues. By 8:30pm, we had to open the upstairs to make room for more! It felt so good to see that many people out to support the charity we were raising money for: Chess-In-The-Schools.

Guests chatted while snacking on chicken skewers & quesadillas and sipping pink martinis courtesy of Three Olives Bubblegum vodka! We can’t forget to mention the 100-cupcake tower donated by Bonnie Sarana of Vanilya Bakery. She custom baked these tiny confections and before the night was over, all 100 were gobbled up and eaten.

We were so excited to learn that we raised $6,575 during this 3-hour event! This has to be a record!

It looks like 2010 is going to be a great year! Look out for more events to come as the weather warms up! !

CC4C