'Share The Light' Charity Program Runs Thru 12/24

Simon Pearce, the Vermont-based designer of hand blown glass and handmade pottery for the home and tabletop, is pleased to announce its continued effort to give back to the local communities that are home to their ten retail locations.

Each year, for the holiday shopping season, a Simon Pearce design is chosen as the Charity Piece. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of this design made during the holidays is donated to a local not-for-profit. The Share The Light program begins November 23 and ends on December 24.

The Simon Pearce store on Park Avenue in New York City, is partnering with Roundabout Theatre Company (roundabouttheatre.org). Founded in 1965, Roundabout Theatre Company has grown to become one of New York City's most accomplished cultural institutions and one of the country's leading not-for-profit theaters. Roundabout contributes invaluably to the New York community by staging the highest quality revivals of classic plays and musicals and nurturing established and emerging playwrights. Roundabout's outreach programs include Education@Roundabout, which offers model education programs that serve over 5,000 students and teachers in 250 NYC public schools, and Access Roundabout, which provides 34,000 dramatically discounted tickets to the community each year. Roundabout productions have been honored with many prestigious awards including 25 Tony Awards, 34 Drama Desk Awards, and 41 Outer Critics Circle Awards.

For 2009, Simon Pearce will offer the Pear Bauble as the featured product for the "Share The Light" program.

About Simon Pearce:
Simon Pearce designs, manufactures and markets original products in hand blown glass and handmade pottery and operates two fine dining establishments. Founded in 1971, Simon Pearce originated as a small glassblowing workshop in Kilkenny, Ireland. Simon Pearce has maintained a dedication to creating products that are beautifully designed, produced with premium quality materials and time-honored techniques and intended for a lifetime of everyday use. In 1981, the company moved to a historic woolen mill on the banks of the Ottauquechee River in Quechee, Vermont. Today, Quechee remains the flagship for Simon Pearce's retail, restaurant and production activities. The full range of glass and pottery designs embodies traditional and contemporary styles-all with classic simplicity, elegance and everyday functionality. The line is available at 10 Simon Pearce retail stores, through a nationwide network of signature stores, via mail-order catalogue and online at SimonPearce.com.

 

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