the hEART project: Penn State University

There is more fun than getting a group of your close friends together, grabbing some snacks, shopping for jewelry, and changing the world...all in an hour.


D and a few of her friends decided it was time to start spreading the word. We sent her a handful of t-shirts, and a box of our hEARt earrings. She held some earring parties at her apartment and from the response is looking into making a Go Change Move club at her university.





 It starts with a simple thought, compassion, drive, and the understanding that it takes that first step in a new direction to create change. With the help of her friends they are going, changing, and moving at PSU.

xoxo hsw

the hEART project: Brittney

Brittney

Raleigh, NC

Brittney is a senior at Western Carolina University where she is studying to get her degree in special education. Brittney was the president of her sorority Alpha Chi Omega, and while holding this position they received a huge amount of awards including chapter of the year. Part of the reason they were honored with this award was through their philanthropic efforts.

Alpha Chi Omega's philanthropy is to help victims of domestic violence. While president Brittney, along with the rest of her chapter, helped raise awareness and money to go to these women and children in their local community that have fallen victim to domestic violence.

During the summer months Brittney works at her local YMCA at Camp G.R.A.C.E. (Growth. Recognition. Achievement. Character. Encouragement) which is in partnership with A Small Miracle inc. Camp G.R.A.C.E. is for children with pervasive developmental disorders(PDD) or Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Her passion and inspirations are driven through her love of community and her compassion for children and the hopes to see them succeed. Brittney has gone changed and moved through her leadership and fearless commitment to her peers and the youth she encounters daily.

the hEART project

After trips to Uganda and Jamaica in 2010, four friends decided it was time to step out of the comfort of American Suburbia and begin a personal mission to change their world. Go|Change|Move is a place for you to start. Start by supporting businesses that support world relief. Start with a short - term trip to a country in need. Start by opening your home to your neighbor. Our hope is to connect you to the world that needs you, in a tangible, manageable way.

You have heard the saying, "wear your heart on your sleeve", we ware ours on our ears. Every pair of earrings we sell half of that money goes straight to drilling wells, health care, education, and giving a better life to our brothers and sisters that we are called to help. The other half goes straight back to making more.

Raising money is great to be able to give to those in need, but the more important thing is to educate our sphere of influence about what is truly going on in our world and what we can do to help.

We have had such great response with our hEART earrings that we wanted to share some pictures, stories, and inspirations that people have sent us! If you have a story of what you have done to Go|Change|Move, or have a picture of you in our earrings...or anything that inspires you, I would love to post it up here and share with the world what you are doing. It starts here. Enjoy.

xoxo hsw