A Cause To Celebrate

A Cause To Celebrate

L’AMY America Makes Generous Donation to JDRF for Type 1 Diabetes Research

Wilton, CT, January 30, 2017 – On January 30, Stephen Rappoport, President L’Amy America, presented a donation check to the Fairfield/Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of JDRF. JDRF is the leading organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research to transform the lives of people with the disease – to make day-to-day life with T1D easier, safer and healthier and ultimately find a cure.

The generous donation was the result of proceeds from the sale of L’AMY America’s tween eyewear in a program called “Destination, Jr.” The program ran from May 15 to December 31, 2016, and encouraged participating optical accounts to make a purchase of Niki Nicole Miller, Sperry Kids or Champion Tween eyewear. For every style sold through and re-ordered, L’AMY America agreed to donate a percentage of the wholesale price to JDRF.

L’AMY America chose JDRF as the charitable organization to receive this donation as a result of a company employee whose 7-year old granddaughter is living with T1D. "Twenty-one thousand dollars can go a long way to help them accomplish their goals,” said Mr. Rappoport. “We know that every dollar will be spent to help make progress towards a better life or even a cure for those living with type 1 diabetes."

Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease in which a person’s pancreas stops producing insulin, a hormone people need to get energy from food. T1D strikes both children and adults and has nothing to do with diet or lifestyle. There is currently nothing you can do to prevent it. People with T1D must regularly monitor their blood sugar level, inject or continually infuse insulin through a pump, and carefully balance their insulin doses with eating and daily activities throughout the day and night. However, insulin is not a cure for diabetes, and even with intensive disease management, people with T1D are at risk for devastating complications such as heart attack, stroke, blindness, and amputation. JDRF is the leading organization funding research to transform the lives of people with type 1 diabetes – to make day-to-day life with T1D easier, safer and healthier and ultimately find a cure. JDRF’s goal is to turn Type One into Type None.

“JDRF is thrilled to partner with L’AMY America this year and we are grateful for the support of their organization,” said Margie Ostrower, Executive Director of the Fairfield/Westchester/Hudson Valley Chapter of JDRF. “Having the support of local businesses in our community helps JDRF to achieve a world without T1D.”

About JDRF:

JDRF is the leading global organization funding type 1 diabetes (T1D) research. Our mission is to accelerate life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. To accomplish this, JDRF has invested more than $2 billion in research funding since our inception. We are an organization built on a grassroots model of people connecting in their local communities, collaborating regionally for efficiency and broader fundraising impact, and uniting on a national stage to pool resources, passion, and energy. We collaborate with academic institutions, policymakers, and corporate and industry partners to develop and deliver a pipeline of innovative therapies to people living with T1D. Our staff and volunteers throughout the United States and our six international affiliates are dedicated to advocacy, community engagement and our vision of a world without T1D. For more information, please visit jdrf.org or follow us on Twitter: @JDRF.

About L’Amy America:

L’AMY America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the L’Amy Group and is part of ILG (International Luxury Group)–one of the world’s leading fashion accessories companies possessing a portfolio of internationally renowned licensed brands distributed. The group develops and distributes eyewear for brands such as ANN TAYLOR, BALLY of SWITZERLAND, BALMAIN, CERRUTTI 1881, CHAMPION, KENZO, NEW BALANCE, NICOLE MILLER, ROCHAS, SONIA RYKIEL, SPERRY and TLG as well as its own house brands. ILG-L’AMY Group brings together eyewear, watches, handbags and jewelry under one international accessories company. For more information, please visit www.lamyamerica.com.