On April 6, 2009, the deadliest Italian earthquake in over 15 years struck the Abruzzo mountain region of Italy, with the town of L’Aquila at its epicenter. The toll was grim with nearly 300 people killed, more than 1,000 injured, and as many as 65,000 residents displaced. Many of those who lost their homes are still living in tent cities.
Certainly eCool readers - just like all of us here in the Compound – want to do something to help and so we were thrilled with the news that the Ferragamo fashion house has teamed up with GlobalGiving.com to raise funds for the victims of the L’Aquila earthquake. In addition to holding a star-studded event at the Beverly Hills Ferragamo store last night, they’ve put together a Celebrity Handbag Auction that’s taking place on eBay right now.
Ferragamo handbags generously donated and signed by Madonna, Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow, Eva Longoria, Lucy Liu, Dita Von Teese, Lily Tomlin, and Marisa Tomei, as well as a Kenny Scharf customized handbag, donated by Debi Mazar are available for you to bid on, while supporting this most worthy cause.
The auction officially began at 7pm PST on June 2, 2009 and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to GlobalGiving’s Italy Earthquake Recovery and Relief Fund. Click here to bid on one of these fabulous bags now.
