Darien Sport Shop is holding its second annual “back to school indoor carnival” at the store from 12 noon to 5 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 9. Here’s more information from the store’s announcement:
Guests will enjoy complimentary face painting, hair braiding, balloon making, games, prizes snacks, refreshments and more! Vote for your favorite charity! We are pleased to donate a percentage of B2S [back-to-school] sales to the following organizations: Kids in Crisis, Make-A-Wish Connecticut, and United Way of Coastal Fairfield County. Embody Fitness Gourmet will be serving healthy juices, Darien’s Lanphier Day Spa & Salon will be doing fun hair braiding and styles for girls. Sponsors include: Johnnie-O, Patagonia, Tractr, Vineyard Vines, AG Jeans, Candy Pink, Splendid, Flow Society, Iscream, DL 1961, North Face, Two’s Company. We are accepting gently used children’s and teens clothing and back packs to be donated toKids in Crisis and Person-to-Person. Come join the fun, get everything you need for back to school, and help to give back to some great local causes supporting children in need.
Darien Sport Shop will donate a percentage of all in-store sales on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 1 to 2 to the American Red Cross in support of relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, the store announced Thursday. The store will also accept donations of new and gently used clothing. The store’s announcement did not say what percent of sales will be donated. ____________
You can find out more about picking an organization to give to for Hurricane Harvey relief in these two Darienite.com articles:
Gov Malloy, State Food Bank Networks Recommend Charities for Texas Hurricane Relief (Aug.
The Darien Sport Shop will host a special three-day charity shopping event Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29. All non-profit organizations are invited to participate.
This is a great opportunity to fundraise for your cause and to offer your supporters an opportunity to shop with a discount at Darien Sport Shop for three days. Each organization will be given tickets to sell to their supporters at $10 each and will retain 100 percent of the proceeds from these ticket sales. Ticket holders will receive a 15 percent discount on all their purchases throughout the store during the three days of the event. Although the store will be open to the public, only ticket holders will be granted the special discount on their purchases for these three days. The event will include special trunk shows and refreshments. The store is also open late on Thursday evenings until 7 p.m. and all other days until 5:30 p.m.
Organizations may request a participation form or additional information by contacting Geri Corrigan at Darien Sport Shop by email at gcorrigan@dariensport.com. For over 70 years, the Darien Sport Shop has been dedicated to being a good neighbor by supporting numerous outreach initiatives throughout the year.
Darien Sport Shop will host a Tropical Escape, the introduction of its newly expanded designer swimwear and accessories department Thursday, March 30 through Saturday, April 1. The event will include complimentary beauty, fitness, spa and wellness treatments by Equinox Darien, Lanphier Day Spa & Salon of Darien, Pure Barre Darien and Zen Bronze Organic tanning. The event will also include tropical drinks, DJ, gifts, raffles, special appearance by designer brands and more! The event is sponsored by Melissa Odabash, Splendid, Tommy Bahama and Letarte. All are welcome to attend! The event includes the following lineup:
Thursday, March 30
EQUINOX
11 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Get your Goddess Beach Body! Complimentary eyebrow waxing, personal training and nutrition sessions.
Darien Sport Shop is proud to be supporting the American Heart Association and Go Red For Women as a local sponsor in conjunction with National Wear Red Day.
Festivities will be held on Friday, Feb. 3 (National Wear Red Day) and Saturday, Feb. 4 all day at Darien Sport Shop. Wear red to show support for National Red Day, enjoy festive refreshments, have your photo taken on the red carpet during a special social media photo event, and be entered to win a deluxe pampering gift basket! Purchase a Go Red For Women bracelet (while supplies last) for $5 and 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated to Go Red For Women.
