Looking to channel your crafty side? Inspire your imagination to run wild with the Let Creativity Rule Charm Bangle.

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The most amazing things happen when we let go of our inhibitions and dream big. Adorn yourself with this meaningful piece to channel the artist within.

ALEX AND ANI will donate 20% of the purchase price* from each Let Creativity Rule Charm Bangle sold, with a minimum donation of $15,000, between January 2015 and December 2015, to Unified Theater, an organization that dissolves typical barriers between youth with and without disabilities through the student-led transformative arts experiences.

*Purchase price includes sales to ALEX AND ANI retail and web customers, and authorized retailers.

It’s been quite a year for ALEX AND ANI | CHARITY BY DESIGN! As you may recall, earlier this year we reached over $20 million dollars in donations to numerous non-profits thanks to the support of our amazing fans.

In honor of Giving Tuesday on December 1, we’re thrilled to share that we recently surpassed over $26 million dollars in donations to our charitable partners! Read on to learn more about how YOU have helped change the world for the better.

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• Over 38,000 families given access to clean drinking water through Living Water International. Members of our team recently traveled with Living Water International on a second mission trip to bring clean water to a community. Check out a behind the scenes look at their life-changing journey below.

• More than 19,000 children paired with athletic teams to provide love, support, and friendship through Friends of Jaclyn. Samantha Kohn from our Global Brand Relations team recently arranged for the Cranston East cheerleading squad (she’s assistant coach) to adopt a child through Friend’s of Jaclyn. Read more about her experience here.

• Provided training for over 4,300 athletes around the world through Special Olympics. Through her prior involvement, Stephanie Laorenza from our B2B team was selected to volunteer at the 2015 Special Olympics World Games this past summer. Read about her journey leading up to the event here.

• Donated $100,000 to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, one of our newest partners, from proceeds of our first ever online Charity Clearance Sale in June 2015. Check out Alli Simpson, Disney® star, artist, model, and teen ambassador for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, as she speaks about our partnership and helps present the check below.

• Helped deliver life changing support to 8,136 children in developing countries through Plan International USA. In spring 2015, members of our team traveled to Ethiopia to see our partner in action and also help make a difference themselves. Read more about their amazing experience here.

• Donated $50,000 to one of our most recent partners, Breast Cancer Research Foundation, through downloads of our new mobile app throughout October 2015.

We wholeheartedly thank you for your support of our mission and the missions of the charities we work with. We look forward to all of the wonderful things that lie ahead!

Have you heard the news? As previously reported, 2015 marks the four year anniversary of ALEX AND ANI | CHARITY BY DESIGN, the philanthropic division of the company. We are both honored and humbled by its tremendous growth, resulting in $20 million in donations for countless non-profits to date!

This past weekend, our retail locations nationwide hosted parties in which treats were served and fans were encouraged to sign birthday cards in commemoration of this amazing milestone. We’re excited to share them below!

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank our fans for their kind words and support of our efforts to change the world.

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ALEX AND ANI Buffalo and ALEX AND ANI Burlington.

ALEX AND ANI Charlottesville.

ALEX AND ANI Cherry Creek and ALEX AND ANI Emeryville.

ALEX AND ANI Chapel View and ALEX AND ANI Charleston.

ALEX AND ANI Miracle Mile and ALEX AND ANI Newark.

ALEX AND ANI Newport and ALEX AND ANI Palm Beach.

ALEX AND ANI Partridge Creek and ALEX AND ANI Patriot Place.

ALEX AND ANI Pittsburgh and ALEX AND ANI Portsmouth.

ALEX AND ANI Princeton and ALEX AND ANI Providence.

ALEX AND ANI Red Bank and ALEX AND ANI Ridgewood.

ALEX AND ANI Rochester and ALEX AND ANI Rye.

ALEX AND ANI Salt Lake City and ALEX AND ANI Sarasota.

ALEX AND ANI Saratoga Springs and ALEX AND ANI SoHo.

ALEX AND ANI Southampton and ALEX AND ANI Victor.

ALEX AND ANI Wellesley and ALEX AND ANI Westfield.

ALEX AND ANI Westport.

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Ready to continue to help spread the mission of numerous non-profits?

Shop the CHARITY BY DESIGN Collection.

Have you heard the news? As previously reported, 2015 marks the four year anniversary of ALEX AND ANI | CHARITY BY DESIGN, the philanthropic division of the company. We are both honored and humbled by its tremendous growth, resulting in $20 million in donations for countless non-profits to date!

This past weekend, our retail locations nationwide hosted parties in which treats were served and fans were encouraged to sign birthday cards in commemoration of this amazing milestone. We’re excited to share them below!

From the bottom of our hearts, we thank our fans for their kind words and support of our efforts to change the world.

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Above image: ALEX AND ANI Aspen and ALEX AND ANI Birmingham.

ALEX AND ANI Buffalo and ALEX AND ANI Burlington.

ALEX AND ANI Charlottesville.

ALEX AND ANI Cherry Creek and ALEX AND ANI Emeryville.

ALEX AND ANI Chapel View and ALEX AND ANI Charleston.

ALEX AND ANI Miracle Mile and ALEX AND ANI Newark.

ALEX AND ANI Newport and ALEX AND ANI Palm Beach.

ALEX AND ANI Partridge Creek and ALEX AND ANI Patriot Place.

ALEX AND ANI Pittsburgh and ALEX AND ANI Portsmouth.

ALEX AND ANI Princeton and ALEX AND ANI Providence.

ALEX AND ANI Red Bank and ALEX AND ANI Ridgewood.

ALEX AND ANI Rochester and ALEX AND ANI Rye.

ALEX AND ANI Salt Lake City and ALEX AND ANI Sarasota.

ALEX AND ANI Saratoga Springs and ALEX AND ANI SoHo.

ALEX AND ANI Southampton and ALEX AND ANI Victor.

ALEX AND ANI Wellesley and ALEX AND ANI Westfield.

ALEX AND ANI Westport.

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Ready to continue to help spread the mission of numerous non-profits?

Shop the CHARITY BY DESIGN Collection.

Have you ever reflected on happy memories and couldn’t help but smile? 2015 marks the four year anniversary of ALEX AND ANI | CHARITY BY DESIGN, the philanthropic division of the company, and we’re positively beaming with gratitude.

Beginning as a modest desire to make a difference, CHARITY BY DESIGN has grown into a phenomenon, strengthening charitable organizations worldwide through innovative partnerships and collaborative experiences. Thanks to your amazing support, we have raised over $20 million dollars for numerous non-profits!

In celebration of this milestone, we’re excited to share how your support has changed so many lives. From granting wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to providing clean drinking water to thousand of families, read on to see how YOU have helped transform the world.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for your unwavering support of our mission and the missions of the charities we work with. We look forward to what the future holds!

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Health/Wellness

• Provided over 32 memorable trips for families to the Give Kids the World Village

The Loewen family enjoyed a magical vacation during an emotionally trying time courtesy of Give Kids the World Village.

• Funded over 11 months of Cancer research through Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation

• Supported latest technology and highly skilled specialist care in Women and Infants Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

• Helped fund evidence-based mental health care to 169 families in need through Child Mind Institute

• Helped grant 23 wishes to A Wish Come True Inc. Families

• Helped over 433 families by providing financial and emotional support for cancer patients and their families when it is needed most through the Joe Andruzzi Foundation

• Helped ACS provide support to 15,859 women facing breast cancer through every step of their journey

• Helped 197 early cancer researchers turning to American Cancer Society to investigate cancer, its causes, or how to help patient scope with the effects of the disease and its treatment

• Funded 111 years of studies to monitor blood levels of patients participating in a clinical trial through The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Team (+) Impact, the community action group of ALEX AND ANI, raised $24,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light the Night Walk.

• Provided 50 individuals with the ‘Give a Voice’ program and safety tool kits boxes to over 3,000 families through the National Autism Association

• Over $534,062 raised to fund program activities, funding cutting edge research through our Center Without Walls with the Race to Erase MS

Community Development

• Helped feed over 3,527 children throughout the school year through Blessings in a Backpack

Team (+) Impact volunteered to fill bags with food for students at a local school courtesy of Blessings in a Backpack.

• Funded a music program in 9 schools nationwide through VH-1 Save The Music Foundation

• Provided over 33,297 families access to clean drinking water through Living Water International

• Through the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, funded the Read to Achieve program for over 2,770 students throughout Boston Public Elementary Schools

• Helped youths with and without disabilities and of all backgrounds come together as equals to put on 37 productions through Unified Theater

• Helped pair up 15,817 children with athletic teams to provide love, support, and friendship through Friends of Jaclyn

• Sponsored over 31 teenagers and young adults who lost a family member in an act of terrorism to attend Tuesday’s Children’s Project Common Bond

• Helped create 95 workshops which provides hands-on experiences that provide creative outlets and foster hope for communities impacted by mental health issues through PeaceLove Foundation

Children and adults alike enjoyed a therapeutic painting workshop courtesy of PeaceLove Foundation.

• Sponsored 8,009 children in developing countries through Plan International USA

Environmental/Conservation

• Joined Roger Williams Park Zoo in opening the new ALEX AND ANI Farmyard interactive exhibit

The ALEX AND ANI Farmyard at Roger Williams Park Zoo educates children on what it’s like to be a farmer in today’s world.