One Person Scheduled to be Honored

Our local mission is to foster intergenerational relationships between teen girls and elderly women living in senior homes through monthly facials and makeovers.

Our national mission is to create the structure and provide the resources that encourage compassionate teen leadership through local intergenerational programming.

Meet Rachel, President and Founder of GlamourGals - Honored HOBY Alumni at the HOBY Gala Event and Silent Auction in April

In 2000, Rachel Doyle started the first GlamourGals chapter in Commack, NY as a passionate, motivated 17-year-old looking to honor her grandmother. Today, Ms. Doyle is GlamourGals’ full-time President, managing the chapters while also leading the fundraising effort through collaboration with the Executive Board, Advisory Board, and Board of Directors of GlamourGals. One of the key factors contributing to the success and efficiency of the programs growth has been the utilization of technology. Ms. Doyle has built a cutting edge virtual community called GGChapters.org to organize, energize, and mobilize the volunteers. Along with her team, she manages this secure space for volunteer programming collaboration. In addition, Ms. Doyle has developed a calendar of leadership events and initiatives.

Ms. Doyle has been called “an inspirational speaker,” and her speeches have been noted as “containing knowledge beyond her years.” A 2005 graduate of Cornell University with a B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management, she is invited to speak regularly all over the country on the topic of leadership skills development and has been keynote speaker for conferences, schools, trade organizations, and business groups. –from Glamourgals.org

About HOBY Founder - Hugh O'Brien

O'Brian was born Hugh Charles Krampe in Rochester, New York, the son of Edith and Captain Hugh John Krampe, a marine. He attended New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois (as did Rock Hudson, Charlton Heston, Ann-Margret and many other future stars) and later Kemper Military School in Boonville, Missouri. In high school, he lettered in football, basketball, wrestling and track. After a semester at the University of Cincinnati with studies charted toward a law career, O'Brian, at 17, enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1942. O'Brian distinguished himself by becoming the youngest drill sergeant to have ever served in the Marine Corps, still only 17.

Following World War II, O'Brian moved to Los Angeles and found work on stage and in film. He got his big break when he was chosen to portray the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp on ABC, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp debuted in 1955 as the "first adult western" and it soon became one of the top-rated shows on television. During its seven-year run, Wyatt Earp consistently placed in the top 10 in the United States.

For those too young to be familiar with his previous work: He also had a small role in the Danny DeVito/Arnold Schwarzenegger 1988 film comedy Twins, as one of several men who had "donated" the DNA that later became the "twins." In the film, Schwarzenegger thought he'd found his "father," when he met Hugh O’Brian's character.

On June 25, 2006, O'Brian, at the age of eighty-one, married for the first time. His wife is the former Virginia Barber (born ca. 1952). The ceremony was held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, with the Reverend Robert Schuller, pastor of the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, officiating. The couple was serenaded by close friend Debbie Reynolds.


HOBY
Hugh O'Brian has dedicated much of his life to the Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY). HOBY is a non-profit youth leadership development program that empowers 10,000 sophomores annually through its over 70 leadership programs in all 50 states and 20 countries. Since its inception in 1958, over 355,000 young people have been inspired by HOBY.

One high school sophomore from every high school in the United States, referred to as an “ambassador,” is welcome to attend a state or regional HOBY seminar. From each of those seminars, students (number based on population) are offered the opportunity to attend the World Leadership Conference (WLC) held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In 2008, over 500 ambassadors attended from all 50 states and 20 countries.

The concept for HOBY was inspired in 1958 by a nine-day visit O’Brian had with famed humanitarian Dr. Albert Schweitzer in Africa. Dr. Schweitzer believed "the most important thing in education is to teach young people to think for themselves."

Hugh O’Brian’s message to young people is “Freedom to Choose” Here is his brief speech on this topic: "I do NOT believe we are all born equal. Created equal in the eyes of God, yes, but physical and emotional differences, parental guidelines, varying environments, being in the right place at the right time, all play a role in enhancing or limiting an individual's development. But I DO believe every man and woman, if given the opportunity and encouragement to recognize their potential, regardless of background, has the freedom to choose in our world. Will an individual be a taker or a giver in life? Will that person be satisfied merely to exist or seek a meaningful purpose? Will he or she dare to dream the impossible dream?

"I believe every person is created as the steward of his or her own destiny with great power for a specific purpose, to share with others, through service, a reverence for life in a spirit of love."

Work in Progress

Work in progress for the charity event - love the vintage vibrant blue AB glass beads. The event is in CA, so I thought the octopus would be a hit with coastal and ocean lovers.

Friday Favorite - Modern Flowers

Modern earrings made with vintage treasures. First pair sold already - another pair to be added soon to our shop!

Chartreuse for Charity

Donated Czech glass lily beads in chartreuse. We'll be following up with a big thank you to suppliers later.

Water Cooler Gossip

Emily here - at the office water cooler. OK, the bathtub! Anyway, the local gossip is my mom added a section to her shop - "More for $4.00" and has items on sale. Even though she has a lot to do, I've heard rumors she'll be adding more to our "More for $4.00" throughout the weekend. This will last until she ships her earrings off to the silent auction in sunny CA. Right now our shop proceeds are going towards the charities for the silent auction - so pass the word please!

Charity Event

Last year I donated earrings for a silent auction to benefit the Reach for the Stars Foundation, which helps families dealing with Cystic Fibrosis. My suppliers generously contributed to this auction too.

This year the same event director, who has move to LA, has asked me to donate to another silent auction to benefit youth at a Gala Evening in Beverly Hills, for HOBY. My Etsy suppliers have been generous again this year, in a variety of ways—no surprise, as I find a generous, giving spirit among Etsy sellers, not only in deeds, but in words as well.

One of the HOBY youth alumni to be honored this year is Rachel Doyle, founder of Glamour Gals. How cool is this?! GlamourGals is non-profit whose mission is to foster intergenerational relationships between teen girls and elderly women living in senior homes through monthly facials and makeovers. www.glamourgals.org

I’m so excited about the leadership shown by the alumni youth of HOBY, I’m trying to donate a large amount of earrings for their silent auction. Currently all proceeds of sales in our shop, (until my shipment is sent to the event), will be donated towards HOBY and Glamour Gals.

ABOUT HOBY

Founded in 1958 by Hugh O’Brian, HOBY’s mission is to inspire and develop our global community of youth and volunteers to a life dedicated to leadership, service and innovation.

HOBY programs provide youth selected by their schools to participate in unique leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences.

HOBY also provides adults with opportunities to make a significant impact on the lives of youth by volunteering.

About Hugh O’Brian
Motion picture and television star Hugh O’Brian has mastered his craft across the entire spectrum of show business. But with all his success he has never lost sight of his civic and philanthropic responsibilities. O’Brian has chosen to use his popularity to motivate others for a worthy cause, and to reinvest his good fortune by working tirelessly to develop projects to benefit young people. He is the founder of Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY), organized in 1958. HOBY’s vision is to motivate and empower individuals to make a positive difference within our global society through understanding and action based on effective and compassionate leadership.

"Unfortunately, a very small number of our young people seem to attract most of the news. They are in the public eye because they have stolen cars, vandalized schools, created disturbances—in some way rebelled against society. These headline-makers represent only a small part of our teenage population. It is a fact that 98.7 percent of our young people are law-abiding, constructive citizens. There is too much focus on the negative. It is time we accent the positive—pat the good guys and gals on the back— let them know there are rewards for being responsible members of the community.

"I do NOT believe we are all born equal — CREATED equal in the eyes of God, YES — but physical and emotional differences, parental guidance, varying environments, being in the right place at the right time, all play a role in enhancing or limiting an individual’s development. But I DO believe every man and woman, if given the opportunity and encouragement to recognize his or her own potential, regardless of background, has the freedom to choose in our world. Will an individual be a taker or a giver in life? Will that person be satisfied merely to exist, or seek a meaningful purpose? Will he or she dare to dream the impossible dream?”

"I believe every person is created as the steward of his or her own destiny with great power for a specific purpose: to share with others, through service, a reverence for life in a spirit of love." -Hugh O'Brian

Coming Soon!

I'm very busy making earrings for a children's charity silent auction, so I haven't had time to post some of my new earrings. But here is a preview...

More on the silent auction later. ~Emily's mom

The Four Seasons Earrings

Just posted to our shop on Saturday. The color of these beads is incredible - hard to pick a favorite.