Philanthropy’s not Dead Yet

I came across this press release today put out by this company called One Pearl. At first I just gave it a cursory glance, expecting it to be one of those shitty, free press releases that you find almost on a daily basis, put out by one of those Chinese Internet-pearl companies (poor spelling, poor grammar, nothing to say, yaddy-yaddy-yah). But this one actually got me to click through to the Web site.

At first glance, one might think this is just a PR stunt, but they really seem to be the real deal. One Pearl is owned and operated by a lady named Theresa Wing Hines. From what I’ve seen on the site, she appears to be the consummate philanthropist, targeting children in need. They donate 50% of sales to a lot of different charities, and their pearls don’t appear to be over-priced junk.

There is a pretty cool, convincing video on their blog. Check it out!