Local Jewelry Company, Isabel Harvey, Gives Back to Boston. Gem-Savvy Sisters Donate Funds to Women's Lunch Place Charity in Honor of Mother's Day

When sisters and company founders, Alexis and Kimberly Kissam started their online jewelry store, www.isabelharvey.com, they knew they wanted to give back to the Boston community. Having grown up in a family of four women, and with an emphasis on independence, creativity and philanthropy, providing resources to help women in need has been a key motivator in driving their business. In honor of Mother's Day, and in memory of their own grandmother and the company namesake Isabel Harvey, Kimberly and Alexis pledge to donate 15% of all jewelry sales to the local Charity Women's Lunch Place. Shoppers can help contribute to this fund by purchasing jewelry at www.isabelharvey.com from now through May 31st 2009.

Boston, MA (PRWEB) May 6, 2009 -- When sisters and company founders, Alexis and Kimberly Kissam started their online jewelry store, www.isabelharvey.com, they knew they wanted to give back to the Boston community. Having grown up in a family of four women, and with an emphasis on independence, creativity and philanthropy, providing resources to help women in need has been a key motivator in driving their business. In honor of Mother's Day, and in memory of their own grandmother and the company namesake Isabel Harvey, Kimberly and Alexis pledge to donate 15% of all jewelry sales to the local Charity Women's Lunch Place. Shoppers can help contribute to this fund by purchasing jewelry at www.isabelharvey.com from now through May 31st 2009.

With a 28% rise in homeless women in Boston since 1995, the need to donate has never been more apparent. For over 25 years, the Boston charity, the Women's Lunch Place, has provided a safe, comfortable daytime shelter, nutritious food, and services for women and their children who are homeless or poor, while treating each woman with dignity and respect.

"When we started Isabel Harvey, we knew we wanted to give back to the women of Boston," said Alexis Kissam, co-founder of Isabel Harvey, "Mother's Day has always been an important holiday for our family, having grown up in a house full of women. With our line now selling nation-wide, we are able to donate to programs that are dear to us. The Women's Lunch Place not only provides its guests with basic needs, but also gives them the resources and advice they need to feel empowered and confident. That to us, is what makes the Women's Lunch Place so unique."

Sharon Reilly, Executive Director of the Women's Lunch Place, is truly honored by and very much appreciative of the opportunity to partner with Alexis and Kimberly. "Everyone at the Women's Lunch Place is so grateful for the support we receive from our community partners. Without help from people like Alexis and Kimberly we would not be able to do the work we do and continue to be that last safety net for the women we serve."

Started in 2005, Isabel Harvey was created as a jewelry line to commemorate their grandmother and style-icon. A compassionate and empowered woman with a keen sense of style and know-how, the duo is proud to inherit the quality they coin as Style Intuition-an inherent ability to pair a personality with an item that represents them best. It's in her memory that Isabel Harvey will proudly donate 15% of all proceeds earned from now until May 31st to the charity.

"Our grandmother, is the inspiration behind our brand," said Kimberly Kissam, co-founder of Isabel Harvey. "She taught us from an early age that every woman can express themselves through unique accessories. But most importantly, she taught us that strength and confidence were the keys to good character. We're thrilled to share our mission to support women with a charity such as Women's Lunch Place."

For more information please visit: www.womenslunchplace.org

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