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Skagen for Community
As a global company, owners Charlotte and Henrik Jorst feel it important to give back to the
communities that have helped make the company what it is today after 20 years in business. Skagen
Designs participates each year in many different community sponsorships through financial donations,
product donations, and employee volunteer time. Below is just a small list of the programs Skagen
Designs and its employees have been involved in over the past few years:
St Judes Children's Hospital
In April 2009 Skagen Designs donated $5000 to the 3rd Annual Design Cares charity
fundraising event to benefit the children's cancer research center. In addition Skagen also gave our VIP
table to two lucky St Jude patients and their parents to experience the once in a lifetime opportunity
to see such a fantastic runway event. Skagen Denmark timepieces, jewelry and sunglasses were also
donated in gift bags in the VIP gifting Suite available to those who donated $500 or more.
St. Jude's offers any child with an illness the opportunity for the greatest health care,
and offers state-of-the-art pediatric treatment and research to any family.
Truckee Meadows Community College
Skagen Designs supports higher education and the entrepreneurial spirit and has sponsored
the TMCC annual business plan competition. The winners received Skagen watches
as part of their prize package and were quite enthralled.
Junior Diabetes Research Foundation
Skagen Designs held its bi-annual Public Sale in December, and a portion of the proceeds
were donated to the Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF). JDRF is a leader in setting the agenda
for diabetes research worldwide, and is the largest charitable contributor and advocate of type 1
research. The mission of JDRF is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support
of research.
Skagen Denmark Sample Sale in NYC
On Thursday, October 23rd, Skagen Designs will be holding a Sample Sale in the Skagen New
York Showroom. Watches, jewelry, sunglasses, leather handbags and cashmere sweaters will be on sale.
This is the first time the Skagen Showroom has been open to the public. And in honor of October's Breast
Cancer Awareness Month, a portion of the proceeds of this sale will go to the Susan G. Komen Breast
Cancer Awareness foundation.
MoMA
From April - June 2008 Skagen Designs sponsored a special limited exhibit at the Museum
of Modern Art in New York City called Take your Time: Olafur Eliasson. Contemporary artist Eliasson
hails from Denmark, and Skagen owners Charlotte and Henrik Jorst found this to be a great opportunity to
align the company in the art world, especially with someone whose work they are fans of. The exhibit
featured pieces where he recontextualized elements such as light, water, ice, fog, stone, and moss to
create unique situations that shift the viewer's perception of place and self. The exhibit was expected
to draw nearly 100,000 visitors each month, opening Danish culture and art to the community and to
travelers visiting New York.
KNPB
Skagen Designs donated time and product to the public television station KNPB for their bi-
annual fundraiser, Lights! Camera! Auction! Volunteers from Skagen Designs attended the live broadcast
and assisted with the auction, while other volunteers took calls for bids on donated Skagen Denmark
products.
St. Jude Children's Hospital
In March 2008 Skagen Designs participated in a fundraising event for the children's cancer
research center, St. Jude Children's Hospital. Watches and sunglasses were donated in gift bags to
attendees who donated $350 or more. St. Jude's offers any child with an illness the opportunity for the
greatest health care, and offers state-of-the-art pediatric treatment and research to any family.
Boys and Girls Club of Truckee Meadows
Skagen Designs held its bi-annual Public Sale in April, and a portion of the proceeds were
donated to the local Boys and Girls Club. Boys & Girls Clubs offer a safe, fun place for children to
go after school for recreation, companionship and supervision. Club programs and services promote and
enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and
influence.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
In January 2008 Skagen Designs was privileged to assist a family in need with a donation to
the development company responsible for building a brand new home in one week for the show Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition. The show aired in early February on the television network ABC.
Go Red for Women
Skagen Designs donated product for a fundraiser for Go Red for Women, an American Heart
Association campaign that raises funds and awareness for heart disease in women.
Lungs for Legs
Skagen Designs donated product for a fundraiser for the American Lung Association, in
alignment with a special fundraiser called Lungs for Legs, to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer
and lung disease.
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