Today marks an important day in the development of Anne of Carversville and my own journey. In our fourth outing with my new GlamTribal jewelry collection, we’ve almost got it right. At tonight’s party and tomorrow (Sunday) from 11-4, we travel to The Craft & Fine Arts show @ Kol Ami in what is an emotional outing for me. Our inspiration for the weekend event is the extraordinary natural artistry of the Omo Valley people of Ethiopia.

The Craft & Fine Arts show @ Kol Ami

Congregation Kol Ami is located at 8201 High School Road in Elkins Park.

Saturday night, October 13, there is a special preview night and sale from 6:30 to 10:00 pm. Tickets are $20 for members, and $25 to general public at the door.

On Sunday the crafts and fine arts show is open from 11am to 5pm. Tickets are $5 at the door.

GlamTribale $150 Gift Certificates

We will register email addresses for our new ENGAGE! newsletter on both Oct. 13th and 14th. One winner will be drawn each day for a $150 GlamTribale gift certificate.

This photo features our raffle contribution to Kol Ami, a three-piece set, one-of-a-kind that will not be reproduced and is inspired by the Omo Valley people. There are many sentiments attached to the elements in the collection including 200-year-old or older Hebron beads traded in Sudan.

Honoring Jewish Friends

I chose them to honor the work of the Kol Ami community in fighting successfully a proposed hospital merger in Phladelphia, one that would have severely curtailed women’s health services.

My own work to end the flogging of 40,000 and more women a year inspired me to search for components in my raffle gift that would honor the firm commitment to women’s health services embraced by the Jewish community worldwide. 

On a personal level, I have always had the support of this community in any of my entrepreneurial ventures, almost as if they recognize a winner not in their tribe and step up to offer her the resources necessary for success. Jewish people have supported me in ways my own family has not, most of all believing in me, my talents and ability to make significant contributions to a better world.

I feel a need to acknowledge this deep feeling of gratitude to the Jewish people for a lifetime of support, as I embark on yet another new business venture, one that combines five years of writing on AOC with my design skills and personal philanthropy objectives.

10% of all GlamTribal revenues are split between Planned Parenthood in the US and the purchase of sanitary napkins for African girls in Kenya, so that they can stay in school. The complexity of this dire problem — one that rarely makes the NGO blog posts — is a perfect initiative for me, with my background in female sexuality and lingerie design.

For those who don’t know, I was a 10-year executive with Victoria’s Secret leaving the business to pursue a new life course in my last position as Fashion Director. You can track our entire GlamTribale project on my AOC blog and also on our soon-ready for prime time GlamTribale website.