Event Recap: Voss Foundation Women Helping Women Luncheon

GoGreenRide was proud to sponsor the Voss Foundation’s fourth annual Women Helping Women Luncheon! The event took place on Nov. 14th at Dream Downtown and raised funds to provide African women and their families with access to clean water. Supermodel Selita Ebanks hosted the event, which honored fellow model Maya Halle Samuelsson and her husband, award-winning chef Marcus Samuelsson, for their work improving health in Ethiopia through their Three Goats foundation. The Voss Foundation does extraordinary work helping to fulfill the basic water needs of communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Women and girls are the primary collectors of water and walk many miles to fetch it, leaving them with little time for education or enterprise. The Voss Foundation’s projects afford these women the opportunity to improve their lives and those of their communities.

Event Recap: FEED USA + Target launch event

Photos by Nilaya Sabnis

On Wednesday night, June 19, Lauren Bush Lauren, founder and CEO of FEED USA, celebrated the launch of her upcoming collection for Target . The new FEED USA + Target collection includes a variety of lifestyle products that will raise funds for Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity.

The patriotic, Americana party, set underneath the Brooklyn Bridge at the Tobacco Warehouse, gathered over 500 guests, all clad in red. GoGreenRide was honored to provide transportation to and from the event for some of the evening's VIP's, social influencers and people who were critical in making the successful event a possibility. Editorial director of Paper Magazine, Mickey Boardman, was thrilled to ride in one of our hybrids and loved his experience!

Guests lounged at picnic tables as they enjoyed a finger-licking good dinner and of course, America's favorite dessert, apple crumble. Under the setting sun, guests shopped the limited-time-only FEED USA+ Target collection and mingled with notable names such as Karlie Kross, Lea Michelle, Sophia Bush and Mamie Gummer. As the event came to a close, American Idol winner Phillip Phillips took the stage with his hit song "Home".

To help provide 10 million meals for hungry Americans, check out Lauren's designs at Target on June 30th.

Event Recap: Hearing Health Foundation Summer Soiree

On June 11, GoGreenRide was proud to be a part of the Hearing Health Foundation's Summer Soiree benefit at The West 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe. Although forecasted to rain, the evening turned out to be a beautiful night filled with great BBQ food, delicious drinks and inspiring people. Hearing Health Foundation is the largest private funder of hearing research and has remarkably given more than $30 million to hearing and balance research. With fundraising events like this week's Summer Soiree, the foundation moves closer and closer to their mission in preventing and curing hearing loss.

One of our valued GoGreenRide members, Michael Kolodny, is a National Junior Board Member of the Hearing Health Foundation and helped put together the successful event that hosted over two hundred people. The Summer Soiree featured a silent auction and a raffle that GoGreenRide was thrilled to contribute to. For the silent auction, GGR provided complimentary transportation to and from a wine tasting that was being auctioned off. GoGreenRide is so happy to have supported such a great event and to have contributed in making hearing loss a thing of the past.

Event Recap: Girl's Night Out

Our drivers often get to hear about the cool events that our members are off to and it's awesome to get a shout out once we get them there, as was the case last week, after a staff member from Socially Superlative tried us out to get to a Girl’s Night Out Event at Efva Attling with Nars Cosmetics. We're super happy to hear that the ride was a better experience than with a typical yellow cab -- it's exactly what we strive for each day. Hope to have you ride with us soon!

About Socially Superlative:
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Event Recap: Go Green for Fashion - New York City 2013

On May 9th, GoGreenRide was enthused to present our services to a great, eco-conscious and fashionable crowd at the 2nd Annual Go Green for Fashion NYC event hosted at XVI, a breathtaking rooftop lounge by the Lawrence Blake Group.

The event featured a live runway presentation from some of New York’s favorite eco-friendly fashion designers including STUDY NY and Born Again Vintage. The evening recognized individuals committed to increasing awareness of and the accessibility to the benefits of eco-friendly design and production within the global fashion community. It also featured special live music performances alongside heart-warming speeches from veterans of the green fashion industry, and the entire evening is proud to have benefitted ProjectArt, an NYC-based free arts education organization that allows youth to create art without limits (). Eco-forward lifestyle brand Sprout Watches presented the first 100 guests at Go green for Fashion NYC a complimentary timepiece from their recent collection. GoGreenRide presented new members with special discounts on future rides.

About Lawrence Blake Group: 

Lawrence Blake Group Int’l. is a rising corporate communications firm pioneering innovation in public relations, digital marketing, and brand architecture. Lawrence Blake Group Int’l. provides expertly crafted communications solutions from idea to program execution, with global assets in place to amplify efforts across all appropriate media channels, industry associations, and to influential individuals alike. Our philosophy is best expressed through words by Plato: ”The beginning is the most important part of the work”. Lawrence Blake Group Int’l. dedicates a boundless effort to helping clients develop a solid foundation, structured for continued strategic development for the life of the organization.

Lawrence Blake Group In’t. commits its global resources to the brands, individuals, and organizations we represent by providing communications counsel, formed from dedicated environment research and risk analysis, designed to protect and defend the integrity and public trust of our clients.

The Good Awards 2013

On January 10th, 2013 at the ultra-hip nightclub LAVO, the Diamond Empowerment Fund joined with the international diamond industry to honor leaders committed to corporate social responsibility and promoting education empowerment and prosperity in Africa, where the majority of diamonds are mined.

(From Left to Right): Jeffrey Wright, Angela Simmons, Russell Simmons, Selita Ebanks

walking the Green Carpet at the 2013 Good Awards (Image Source: DEF)

Russell Simmons, music mogul/entrepreneur and co-founder of the Diamond Empowerment Fund, emphasized the importance of the diamond industry to give back and empower the communities where their precious resources are found. “A strong Africa is an educated Africa. For the diamond industry to be sustainable in the future, empowerment of youth through education is essential.”

GoGreenRide was the official transportation provider for the event and provided services to the wonderful Grammy Award winning artist Estelle, model Selita Ebanks and the talented DJ M.O.S.

Grammy Award Winning Artist Estelle!

The Ultra Talented DJ MOS (Image Source: DEF)

GoGreenRide and The Rise of Congo Event

On March 19th, GoGreenRide was enthused to provide transportation for some of the wonderful talent that helped the Georges Malaika Foundation host their 2nd annual New York City fundraiser: The Rise of Congo: Empowering Through Education”, a New York Reception celebrating Congolese culture, fashion and music on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in the Gansevoort Hotel.

The event was hosted by comedian Eddie Kadi and featured an exclusive performance by the legendary Lokua Kanza, music by DJ Hardy Indiigo, photography by Richard Foulser, art by Congolese painters, jewelry and fashion by talented African designers.

Guest speakers included former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno Ocampo; Kara Gerson, Executive Director of the Voss Foundation; Joe Whinney, CEO of Theo Chocolate, who has just collaborated with Ben Affleck to produce a fair trade organic chocolate bar using Congolese cocoa; and fitness expert Holly Rillinger from Flywheel, who spoke about her recent trip to the GMF school to create a sports program.

Our drivers had a great time providing service from Newark airport, LaGuardia and JFK airport, as well as, from hotels to the NYC venue, to the talented guests and performers of the night. Noella Coursaris Musunka (seen above) was taken to the studios of Fox 5's Good Day New York. We congratulate her and her foundation for their work!


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