Gamine's display at the Jewish Federation of Dayton

Our display is up at the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton.  We are the featured sponsors this week

Ad for Gamine Trunk Show

Meredith Moss helped promote “Shopping for good in the ‘wood” with an article in today’s paper. Hopefully, we’ll see lots of you at the Sarah Briggs and Kendra Scott Jewelry trunk show this Thursday.

Each of the participating shops has chosen a local beneficiary. For each sale made Thursday, July 9, the store will give 20 percent to their selected charity.

All of these shops are owned by women.

“I think with the current economy this is a trend with boutiques trying to do their part,” says Leigh LeBoeuf, who has been running her shop for four years. Gamine, formerly The Pink Daisy, sells high-end women’s contemporary designer clothing.

The charity she’s chosen is the Mark Kreusch Memorial Fund, a component of the Dayton Foundation. She says her choice is both personal and emotional.

“Mark was a 4-year-old boy killed tragically last August in a boating accident,” LeBoeuf says. “The foundation provides grants — they’ve built a playground at Mark’s pre-school and have recently redone an entire room at Oak Tree Corner, the grieving center for children who have lost a parent or someone special.

“I have children, Susie Kreusch is a friend, and this is a wonderful thing they are doing.”

via Oakwood shopping will benefit Miami Valley charities.

Other participating shops are Collage, Whispers Home, Preen Apothecary, Fron Inside Out and Cork and Vine will be providing wine for our progressive wine tasting event that will begin at 4pm.

The Mark Andrew Kreusch Memorial Fund

We’re proud to be giving 20% of sales on July 9th to The Mark Kreusch Memorial Fund, a component of The Dayton Foundation, as we participate in this charity event:

Retailers from The Shops of Oakwood will donate 20 percent of sales on July 9 to the charity of their choice as a part of “Shopping for Good in the ‘Wood.”

The boutiques matched up with local charities as a way to give back to the community.

The pairings include:From Inside Out will give to the  Human Race Theatre; Whisper’s Home will give to Clothes that Work; Preen Apothecary will donate to The Food Bank;  Get Dressed will give to the Humane Society; and Collage will give to  Culture Works.

As a part of the day devoted to giving back to the community and customers, each retailer will have special in-store events. Also, starting at 4 p.m., a free wine tasting donated by Cork & Vine Wine Market and Lounge will be served at the shops.

via Oakwood retailers partner with charities – Dayton Business Journal:.

We look forward to seeing you on July 9th in the Shops of Oakwood, helping out all these great charities.

And, if you’d like to donate directly to the fund, you can do so through this link: http://markkreusch.com/donations.asp