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Kelly's Kids Graphic Designer Helps Tackle Alzheimer's.
On Saturday, August 14, 2010, over 100 of Dallas's most talented, intelligent and, not to mention, beautiful women will put their game face on for their 3rd annual Blondes vs. Brunettes flag football fundraiser to benefit the Alzheimer's Association Greater Dallas Chapter. As a part of a nationwide network of chapters, the Greater Dallas Chapter provides help and support to over 57,000 individuals across North and East Texas living with Alzheimer's and each of their caregivers. Services include a 24/7 help line, counseling, information and education for families and caregivers, support groups, Safe Return, training for professionals, community education, and government advocacy on the state and local levels. Kelly's Kids Graphic Designer, Holly Aldredge, is participating in this year's event not only to support the Alzheimer's Association, but also in memory of her great grandmother, Wilena Hall. Holly has set a personal goal to raise $800 toward this effort as Blondes vs. Brunettes tries to beat last year's donations of $150,000! To help Holly tackle Alzheimer's, visit www.active.com/donate/bvbdallas/hollyhaldredge With 100% of your donation going directly to The Greater Dallas Area Chapter, you truly can make a difference. For more information on Blondes vs. Brunettes and Game-Day, please visit www.bvbdallas.org. Thank you so much for your support and generosity and for helping Holly TACKLE ALZHEIMERS! Kelly's Kids Hostess Helps in Haiti.
In January 2010, Kelly's Kids hostess Pastor Carrie Evans, from Warrenton, VA, traveled to Haiti to offer help to those in need, not knowing how the need would escalate in the coming days, after the 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit southern Haiti. Days before the earthquake, Carrie, and her friends and family donated clothing, food, supplies and medical attention to those in need. The response from the Haitians was overwhelming, particularly from the children who danced and sang in the streets with Carrie and her friends. Carrie and her group experienced the earthquake first-hand and were stunned at the changes they saw in the infrastructure of Haiti, but not in the faith of the Haitians. Carrie shared her experience with her congregation in her sermon on January 31: "And as I walked from the clinic to the school for the last time, I was met in the dirt filled road by children. Once again they were beating their makeshift drums, dancing in the streets, singing songs and saying goodbye. They yelled in their tiny Haitian voices "Carrie... Carrie" and I joined them, dancing in the streets...right there, in what seems to many like a God forsaken land, God is present, He is alive and He dances in the streets with hungry children...It is God that invites you to join the dance as well. We are one...we are connected. They are as much a part of us as we are of them." Carrie knew there was much more she could do to help the people of Haiti. Upon her return to the States, Carrie worked with her Kelly's Kids Rep, Katie Turner, to determine how to use her Kelly's Kids party to help raise awareness and money for Haiti. Friends and family shopped for clothes, and Carrie donated her winnings -- over $450 -- to the Bethlehem Ministry in Haiti, to support relief efforts as a result of the earthquake. The money Carrie donated was enough to feed 100 people for a week! The testimony and images were shared with Kelly's Kids by Carrie's Kelly's Kids Rep, Katie Turner from Middleburg, VA. Thank you for sharing your experience with us! Kelly's Kids Continues to Touch Lives in Africa.
Gypsy Children in Rome, Italy Enjoy their New Clothes from Kelly's Kids.
Orphanages in Peru Receive Gifts from Kelly's Kids.
In July 2007, a mission team from Natchez, MS - representing the Natchez Children's Home - traveled to Peru to visit and minister to children in several Peruvian orphanages: Home of the Ancients, Huaycan, San Ramon, Chilca, Agape and Elin. Kelly's Kids donated clothes to the orphanages to clothe hundreds of children who had been removed from abusive homes or were living on the streets. The children - many of whom had very few pieces of clothing of their own - were very excited and appreciative to receive new outfits...you can see it in their smiles! Non-profit Organization Bulgarian Child, Inc. Receives Kelly's Kids Donation.
Before closing its doors, our former Kelly's Kids Outlet Store in Dallas, Texas donated our entire final stock to the Bulgarian Child, Inc. This non-profit organization headed by Paul and Judy Ridgeway conducts substantial food, clothing, and supplies donations, educational programs and orphanage construction in Bulgaria. Pictured are a group of Bulgarian boys at a missionary orphanage dressed warmly in Kelly's Kids clothing. Please visit the Bulgarian Child, Inc website www.bulgarianchild.org for more information on how you can make a difference in the lives of these children. Read More (click to download PDF) Kelly's Kids Clothes Make Their Way to the Children of Africa.
We are proud to share with you exciting and rewarding news from the home office! After a donation of clothes, we received these hearting-warming photos and a humbling letter from a friend of Kelly's Kids, Sister Mary Bether Kubera, a Sister of the Daughters of Charity. She wrote the following: How can I ever thank you enough for the thousands of pieces of clothing you have sent for the children of Kenya and Ethiopia! You will never know how much it means to these children to have ONE or TWO pieces of new clothing. You can tell by these pictures how very pleased the children are and how grateful we, the Daughters of Charity, are, too! Read More |
Kelly's Kids Outlet Store receives award!
The Kelly's Kids Outlet Store in Natchez, MS received recognition from USCA in June 2009. Click the link below to read more. Read More (click to download PDF) Sextuplets in Kelly's Kids on the Today Show!
The Masche Sextuplets were featured on NBC's Today Show wearing styles from our Spring 09 Madras Madness collection. Click the link below to read more and watch the video! watch the video Grandparents foot back-to-school bill.
Read More (click to download PDF) Lynn James Receives 2007 Woman of the Year Award.
We are thrilled to share amazing news with you regarding our President and Founder, Lynn James! On October 22, Lynn was awarded the 2007 Woman of the Year Award by the Natchez-Adams County Chamber of Commerce in Natchez, MS. Each year the Chamber recognizes one woman who has made an impact in the community on a personal and professional level. Lynn accepted the award on behalf of all of the women at Kelly's Kids who have made an impact in the lives of children and families throughout the U.S. over the last 25 years.
We are so proud of Lynn's accomplishments and hope you share in our enthusiasm for this remarkable milestone for Lynn, her family, and Kelly's Kids. Read More (click to download PDF) Kelly's Kids' Cover Girl.
Mary Gardner's daughter, Jenna Carolina, was featured on the cover of Little Ones' fall magazine wearing a Kelly's Kids Animal City outfit from the fall 06 collection. Mary Gardner is a customer of Rep Rene Prager in Concord, North Carolina. 
Kelly's Kids hits news stands again!
Lynn James, founder of Kelly's Kids, was featured in Mississippi Magazine under the "Made in Mississippi" section. Kelly's Kids intern Rebecca Lasoski wrote the article that follows Lynn's journey from her farmhouse in Waterproof, Louisiana to the plantation homes of Natchez. Read more about her story and the company's origins on page 174 of the May/June issue of the magazine. Read More (click to download PDF) Kelly's Kids Goes to Hollywood!
Charli Lawrence, daughter of Chandie and Joey Lawrence, just loves her Kelly's Kids outfits! She recently attended a benefit with her parents in Hollywood dressed adorably in our "Anchors Away" top and skirt. She is pictured with Mom and Dad in the May 21st issue of OK! Magazine on pages 32 (Denise Richards is on the cover). Maybe little Charli started a trend with all the other members of the Celebrity "Baby Boom" generation!
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