Driving in business

Olivia Mohun, Features Editor

September 28, 2018

While most 20-somethings in San Francisco find themselves in the back of an Uber from time to time, Emma Fahy (’09) has spent the last 19 months as one of the driving forces behind the company’s marketing team. “My main role is aligning stakeholders across Uber on marketing roadmaps,” Fahy,...

Simple Gifts candy gram sale begins

Gabriella Vulakh, Reporter

December 12, 2017

WEB EXCLUSIVE Simple Gifts began selling Candy Grams this week to fund their annual fashion show in the Spring. The club plans to donate all of the funds from the show to the nonprofit organization Every Mother Counts. “We are a student-run organization that every year puts on a fundraising fashi...

Models rehearse strutting their stuff for a cause

Josephine Rozzelle, Reporter

April 15, 2016

The Simple Gifts Club rehearsed last night for tonight’s annual Simple Gifts Fashion Show. “It is a really rewarding thing to be a part of,” Simple Gifts co-president Audrey Brooke said. “It really feels good to put it all together and see how it helps.” The show is run by co-preside...

Schools modify policies for fundraising

November 7, 2013

Schools of the Sacred Heart has clarified its fundraising policy to comply with the expectations of with being a 501c3  non-profit organization, which means a change for some student-led clubs that collect funds for outside organizations. Dances and bake sales are still encouraged, but students must c...

Simple Gifts fashion show is changing its runway to comply with fire codes

March 28, 2013

Aoife Devereux Reporter The Simple Gifts Fashion Show is changing its run¬way layout for the first time in the show’s 7-year history due to a California fire code for schools.The stage will now be located by the Belvedere and the runway will be a floor carpet as opposed to the usual platform catwalk....

Simple Gifts Fashion Show donates profits to Little Children’s Aid

February 17, 2011

Emily Bloch Reporter The fifth annual Simple Gifts Fashion Show, put on by the philanthropic club dedicating its efforts to raise funds and awareness to improve the lives of women and children in San Francisco, is scheduled for this evening. The fundraiser features clothes from Levi’s, J.C...

Cakes for a cause bakes for those in need

September 23, 2010

Katy Hallowell Reporter With meetings that coincide with international disasters and pleas for help throughout the city, Cakes for a Cause donates its time making baked goods for people and charities in need. Afternoons are spent in the Flood Mansion kitchen baking for various charities. Cakes for a Ca...

Simple Gifts fashion show raises funds for women, children

February 12, 2010

Claire Fahy Reporter Simple Gifts, a philanthropic club providing aid to women and children around the city, held its fourth annual fashion show last night. The fundraising event showcased outfits from designers including Levi’s, Rugby, and two student designers, benefiting Get on the Bus, an ...

Q&A with Simple Gifts designers

February 11, 2010

Sara Kloepfer A & E Editor Elena Dudum, junior What is the focus of your collection? I didn’t make these three pieces with a theme in mind because I made them at different times, but what I’m trying to project is my range of designing capabilities. I have chosen to show a casual sundress,...