CofU on the Tory Burch Blog
DooBop, our fantastic corporate sponsor and partner, recently mentioned Community of Unity on the Tory Burch blog!
We feel so special.
Check out the article, here!
Archive for the ‘News’ Category
- News
- September 5th, 2014
- News
- July 28th, 2014
Check it out! Thank You, Beautiful Video
Our partner, DooBop (www.DooBop.com), put together this incredible video from our Thank You, Beautiful Day of Appreciation at New Design Middle School.
Check out the video by clicking here: Thank You, Beautiful
Each student from the NDMS graduating 8th grade class had an opportunity to thank one woman in their lives who has supported them on their journey towards a successful graduation. Each woman was treated to an afternoon of pampering and beauty, because they deserve it!
#thankyoubeautiful
- News
- July 15th, 2014
YELC Graduate Tristan Serrano Passes Away
It is with deep sadness that we share that our brother, YELC member Tristan Serrano, was hit and killed by a car on Sunday while riding a bicycle near Steve’s Camp at Horizon Farms, where he was working as a counselor. Tristan is a member of our recently graduated New Design High School YELC group run by Jean Carlos Artiles. Jean was with Tristan at camp, where he is the Director of Boys Programming. YELC member Xavier Cruz-Cortez was a counselor at camp as well and was with Tristan at the time of the accident.
Words cannot express the depth of this loss to Tristan’s family and to those of us who have known and loved him. Tristan has been a true leader within Community of Unity over the last four years in his YELC group, at New Design High School and at Steve’s Camp. His thoughtful and philosophical manner inspired many people to question, challenge and seek a deeper understanding of life and all its complexities. Tristan shared his kindness and warmth generously through his big smile. He was gentle and kind and awkward in all the best ways.
At his YELC Graduation dinner and celebration just a few weeks back, Jean Carlos presented Tristan with the Thinker Award, which is certainly very fitting. But as Jean Carlos said yesterday, Tristan could have been given any of the awards presented that day; they all fit him: The Thinker, The Old Soul, The Shape Shifter, The Artist, The Trickster, The Earth, The Digger, The Searcher, The Inspiration.
He was and will remain deeply loved. Watch Tristan in this CofU video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3IZtTD3Wh0#t=93
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- News
- June 11th, 2014
June 28th: Design Night Sag Harbor; Fundraiser for Community of Unity
Join us on June 28th for DESIGN NIGHT in SAG HARBOR
Time: 5 – 8pm
Ten High-End Boutiques to Donate 10% of Event Sales to Non-Profit, Community of Unity
Design Night Sag Harbor is an evening of shopping and fundraising in Sag Harbor. Participating retailers will donate 10% of the sales accrued during the time of the event to Community of Unity. Wine and sparkling water will be served, and a Community of Unity representative will be present to answer any questions.
Ten high-end Sag Harbor design boutiques have chosen to participate. Participating retailers include:
Bloom
JanGeorge
Sylvester & Co.
La Lampade
Ruby Beets
La Maisonette
Black Swan Antiques
JED
MAX ID NY
Community of Unity is a non-profit that empowers at-risk youth to Make Good Choices and Design Their Futures. All Community of Unity programs are anchored by a distinctive approach to youth development that empowers young people to awaken their unique purpose and potential, which we call the “SONG.” Our approach is built around the exploration and development of seven essential life skills, or “INSTRUMENTS”, which include: Empathy, Focus, Sense of Humor, Integrity, Responsibility, Self-Awareness, and Self-Esteem.
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- March 3rd, 2014
DooBop Article: Lessons From Our Favorite Teen, Tamia: On Being Your Best-Ever
Beauties,
It doesn’t really matter the month, the season or the proximity to a national holiday – personal renewal is always fitting. It is the most beautiful thing we can do for ourselves at any time in our lives. Igniting change from within and then outwardly expressing that change in every way possible to the world is how we become our most beautiful selves. A woman can become anything she wants, no matter the pushback. A girl can change the world even before she gets her driver’s license. These are more than just affirmations on my post-its, these are witnessed facts. I’ve seen them to be true.
I transformed from an employee to a boss (both figuratively and literally). I now know how valuable I am and I bring that value wherever I go. I transformed everything about me – from my focus, to my to-do-list, to my hair, to my effect on the world – all simultaneously. Life changes begin in the middle of the night while staring at the ceiling, and in the middle of your life while faced with a dilemma. Something hits us, and we realize there is nowhere else to go but ‘deeper’, ‘better’, ‘beyond’.
I like to believe that Doobop triggers such an exploration of self. We’re a beauty company that is as much about identity as about external beauty. We want women to get into themselves and into the world. As some might believe, this is a ‘man’s world’, but it would be nothing, nothing without a woman.
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