Amélie Company Celebrates International Women’s Day: Makes Contribution to Women’s Bean Project

March 4, 2010 - PRLog -- Denver, CO – In observance of the upcoming International Women’s Day 2010, Denver-based Amélie Company Advertising & PR recognized a local women’s organization, Women’s Bean Project, with a $1,000 donation. Originating in the US almost a century ago, International Women's Day celebrates the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. Held annually on March 8, events are organized around the world to bring women and men together in support of women’s issues to recognize, honor and inspire generations of women.

Amélie Company employs several women who hail from culturally diverse international backgrounds. “In many countries, International Women’s Day is celebrated much like Mother’s Day is here in the US—women are feted with flowers and presents,” explains Amélie Company co-owner Robin Ashmore. “We were inspired to do something similar for the women in our personal and professional lives and to lend a helping hand to a local women’s association. Our agency overwhelmingly selected the Women’s Bean Project, an organization dedicated to helping at-risk women break the cycle of poverty and unemployment by training them in entry-level job skills.” Amélie’s donation will be allocated for job skills training including computer literacy and conflict management.  

In addition to the support of the Women's Bean Project, Amélie Company is raising awareness of International Women’s Day through social media and viral grassroots efforts. Ashmore adds, “On Monday, the official International Women’s Day, our local clients will also be receiving a hand-delivered personal gift from us!”

About the Women’s Bean Project
The Women's Bean Project is a social enterprise that offers a transitional job in gourmet
food manufacturing designed to provide immediate income, arrange support services to
overcome barriers to employment and teach the job readiness skills needed to get and keep a job. Program participants come from backgrounds of chronic unemployment and poverty, and the program helps them develop the work and interpersonal skills needed to function independently in the workplace and community.

About Amélie Company
Amélie Company is a full-service advertising, public relations, marketing and interactive agency based in Denver, Colorado. The agency helps local, national and international companies to communicate effectively with their audiences, create presence, generate opportunities and produce positive, quantifiable results. Amélie employs a full suite of cutting edge design services that simplifies the complexity of interactive marketing. Amélie’s client roster is diverse, consisting of companies in government and public sectors, financial services, broadcast media, technology, higher education, restaurant and entertainment industries and the sports manufacturers field. More information can be found on www.ameliecompany.com. Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook: Twitter.com/AmelieCompany; Facebook.com/AmelieCompany.

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Contacts: Annie Coghill, Amélie Company, (303) 832-2700, ext. 202
Hayley Anderson, Amélie Company, (303) 832-2700, ext. 203