The holidays are quickly approaching, and we hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving!  It feels like the Halloween candy was whisked away from retail shelves with a flourish and we turned our focus to the Thanksgiving meal. Now it’s Christmas trees, decorations, and candy canes everywhere while Christmas music seeps into our consciousness.  Welcome to the giving season!

While we’re on the topic of giving, we wanted to remind you that Giving Tuesday, a global day of generosity, will be held on December 3rd this year.  This national day of giving has been on the calendar since 2012 and encourages giving, collaboration, and celebration of generosity.  It is an opportunity for people, small and large businesses, and corporations worldwide to unite to thank, help, give, show kindness, and share what they have with those in need.  When so much attention is given to what divides us, generosity brings people together across races, faiths, and political views.   

And while you’re preparing your naughty and nice lists, we wanted to share that our #GivingTuesday beneficiary will be Feeding America.  Were you aware that 44 million people in the United States face hunger including 1 in 5 children?  All one must do is go grocery shopping to feel the pain of the high cost of food.   Imagine feeling like this with every financial decision you had to make: do I buy food or pay my medical bills? Food or rent? Food or transportation?   This is the dilemma for many people in the United states, including families with children, seniors, African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, people living in rural America, and Active Military and Veterans. 

Feeding America believes that everyone deserves to have enough food to eat without worrying about whether they can afford it.  This organization is working to make that fact a reality by:

• Ensuring everyone can get the food they need with respect and dignity through a nationwide network of over 200 food banks and 60,000 meal programs so people can access food without judgment or stigma.
• Advocating for policies that improve food security for everyone by working with lawmakers to make it easier for people to get food by expanding access to food assistance programs.
• Partnering to address the root causes of food insecurity, like the high cost of living and lack of access to affordable housing.  By recognizing that there is more to ending hunger than just food, Feeding America has partnered with organizations to address the underlying causes of hunger so people can thrive.

When you shop with us on December 3rd ,10% of the proceeds from that day (as well as from a page of special selections) will be donated to Feeding America.  And, we will keep the special selection page up all holiday shopping season and continue to calculate 10% of the proceeds of this page to Feeding American when the holiday season is over. Your shopping will allow us to donate to help this worthwhile organization continue to build a nationwide network of food banks, food pantries, and meal programs to provide resources so people facing hunger can put food on the table. 

Don’t forget to check out our site for #GivingTuesday on December 3rd this year.  Not only will you save on gorgeous silk and cotton sleepwear, but you’ll also be contributing to a great cause.  We’ll see you in the next blog!

Deb Fries works with the Julianna Rae team to offer the best shopping experience for quality silk and cotton sleepwear while also writing for the blog at Juliannarae.com.