On Christmas Eve day, we took a trip to Franklin Square Park in DC to distribute bags of food, toiletries, and clothing to people in need. The trip was organized by a woman name Michelle Kang, the founder of 400 Sandwiches. Michelle has been organizing giving events for a little over a year now to [...]
Yesterday, we made our first visit to a public elementary school in Montgomery County, Maryland to provide new winter clothing items. Many of the children at the school come from low-income families and are eligible for free and reduced meals. We brought 14 pairs of children’s gloves and 14 children’s winter hats for the neediest [...]
Last week we made a trip to the Interfaith Works Clothing Center to distribute 60 brand new winter clothing items. Many of the items were for children. ABC 7 News also joined us to witness how we distribute new winter clothing, and to learn more about the mission of Twice As Warm. It was our [...]
Allison and I made our first visit to Miriam’s Kitchen in DC yesterday, and we brought with us 36 new winter hats. The Twice As Warm clothing items that you have purchased have made it possible for us to make this trip and provide 36 new winter hats to people in need. Since 1983, Miriam’s [...]
As you know by now, we match each purchase with a donation of the same clothing to a person in need. So if you buy a winter hat, a person in need will receive a winter hat to stay warm during the winter months. But where will the new clothing go? Who will it be [...]
Yesterday, Rachel Tepper from the Huffington Post published an article about Twice As Warm! The article has helped us spread the word about our cause and what we’re trying to accomplish. I’m so thankful to Rachel for taking the time to interview me and spread our story. To read article, here is the direct link.
After months of preparing and many late nights, we’re proud to announce that the Winter 2011 Line is here!!!! It’s our 2nd winter, and we’re back to help even more people in need! We just launched the new line on Sunday the 6th, and we’re off to a really good start. As of right now [...]
Mark Horvath is the founder of InvisiblePeople.tv, which is giving homelessness a face and a voice. He is changing the perspective of homelessness with each video that he makes. His work is extremely inspirational to me, and I’ve been following his story for a few years now. He recently discussed the topic of Homeless Kids [...]
Blake Mycoskie, my hero, and the founder of Toms Shoes, mentioned Twice As Warm on his blog yesterday! Blake recently launched his new book called Start Something That Matters, which is now the #1 New York Times Best Seller! I highly recommend picking up a copy of this book, I absolutely love it. Blake came [...]
Can you believe it’s already the middle of September! I’m excited to let you know that we’re gearing up for our 2nd winter season of Twice As Warm! We have some new winter apparel to introduce in mid-October, and we’re really looking forward to helping even more people this year stay warm. Sign up to [...]
We posted our first video on YouTube! It’s only 92 seconds long, and just briefly explains our mission and what we’re trying to accomplish. You can now find the video on our About Us page. You can find the video on YouTube here, or view the video below:
My new friend Amit from Dutiee.com posted an article today about Twice As Warm for their new series “Why We Do What We Do.” Thank you so much Amit and Dutiee.com! You can read the article here.
On February 20th, a group of us made a trip down to Franklin Square Park in Washington DC. The trip was organized with the help of Erica Steen from the Washington DC JCC. We started off at about 10am by making cheese and tomato sandwiches, and putting together bags of food with snacks, sandwiches, and [...]
On February 20th from 10am to Noon, we are partnering with the Washington DC Jewish Community Center to distribute food and Twice As Warm clothing to the homeless in downtown Washington DC. We’ll be packing lunches and handing out 50 hats, 50 gloves, and 50 scarves to people in need. If you’d like to join [...]
As a thank you for your support, you can now save 10% on your entire order for Valentine’s Day. Just enter the discount code: ILOVEYOU where it says Discount Code on your Shopping Cart page. Place your order by February 9th for your order to arrive in time for February 14th. If you have any [...]
