One of Spark*l’s top priorities is to help make this planet a healthier and more equitable place. Our Band Together program partners Spark*l with nonprofits who task themselves with creating a brighter, more sustainable future.
HEIRLOOM COLLECTION
We proudly announce that our Spark*l Signature brandmark has officially received trademark approval. In honor of that news and celebration of our founder Courtney's birthday, we are dropping the first item in our brand-new Heirloom Collection on February 8th!
Our goal for the pieces in our Heirloom Collection is that they become something of special value to be handed down from one generation to another. Likewise, we hope the same when sharing Spark*l's values. We at Spark*l believe in the power of collaboration and women helping women. That's why we've chosen to support Ladies Who Launch with a portion of proceeds from this Heirloom Collection, a nonprofit organization helping women & non-binary small business owners grow & scale through inspiration, education, funding, and community.
Through Ladies Who Launch, women and non-binary small business owners gain practical business skills to navigate the challenges of the times, access critical funding opportunities, build powerful connections, networks, and community, and gain opportunities to amplify their businesses to help their continued growth. By supporting the women-founded Ladies Who Launch organization with this collection, we can aid in sharing wealth, knowledge, and inspiration for generations of women to come.
KATIE'S HEART OF GOLD
In April, Spark*l partnered with @katiestarks to design a line of bands to support the @peaceofheartcommunity in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida! Peace of Heart Community's vision is to create an environment where a meaningFULLife for persons with autism can be realized by fostering an atmosphere of love, happiness, and belonging where all life is valued, voices are heard, and talents are developed to make a difference in the world. We are honored to continue collaborating with Katie Starks to benefit this impactful organization! This band features our natural vachetta leather with a rose gold foil stamp designed by Katie. The older collection features our Luxe Mercury leather lined with Cream leather adorned with a black foil stamp of a puzzle piece with heart.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
DREAMMAKER UPCYCLED PAUL SMITH
To kick off 2023, we have chosen Dream Makers, a San Luis Obispo-based nonprofit, as our Band Together collaboration. Dream Makers brings together business and community leaders to make a wish happen for a local adult who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Dream Makers founder Dr. Rhonda Beaman is a Cal Poly professor, co-owner of PEAK Learning Inc., and an internationally recognized expert on leadership, resilience, health, and wellness. Spark*l founder Courtney Bonzi serves on the Dream Makers board and, for the second December in a row, is proud to donate proceeds from the sale of every band to their cause. "As busy as we get, it's good to remember that we're really here for one another," she said. "...[It's] he time of year where we can really make a little miracle happen."
We hope you enjoy hearing her story as much as we do taking part in continuing her organization's mission!! Visit dreammakersslo.com for more information or how to contribute!
NEW BEGINNINGS BY RUTHIE & RACH
We are honored to announce that we are collaborating with Ruthie Ridley and Rachel Moon for our November Band Together! Ruthie (@ruthieridley) and Rachel (@rachmoon) are incredible Spark*l Ambassadors.
New Beginnings by Ruthie & Rach features accessories made of soft cream leather with a debossed butterfly pattern and lined with a deep brown leather. This band is sewn with an Upcycled Webbed GG patch, to give the whimsical pattern a touch of luxury.
Proceeds from the New Beginnings by Ruthie & Rach collection will benefit the nonprofit organization, New Hope Girls, in the Dominican Republic. The organization works to end the cycle of abuse and exploitation of young girls by creating sanctuaries that focus on safety, education, and healing.
The butterflies represent transformation and freedom, two ideas that are very important to Ruthie and Rach in each of their personal lives. They also associate the butterfly with hope, which is how it became the perfect motif to represent their Band Together Collection and the New Hope Girls organization.
This collection is perfect for those looking to wear something luxury while supporting an inspirational cause! We are so excited to drop our New Beginnings by Ruthie & Rach collection!
SET FREE BY STACY JOY
We are proud to announce that we are collaborating with Stacy Joy for our September Band Together! Stacy (@stacyjoyhanna) is an inspirational Spark*l Ambassador and a huge supporter of Spark*l.
The Set Free by Stacy Joy collection will benefit the International Justice Mission in Washington, DC. The organization works to end human trafficking internationally, through the rescue and rehabilitation of victims, and through partnering with international governments to prosecute offenders and to set a framework to prevent future human trafficking crimes.
While the collection supports an important cause, the pieces are also perfect to wear everyday. Her favorite fashion element of the collection and the reason she chose the leather, was that it’s the perfect neutral that can be dressed up or down. The Champagne lining and the Colorado Topaz crystals bring some glam to the simple color scheme.
If you look closely, “Terrify No More” is foiled-stamped into the leather, a saying that is central to the International Justice Mission. The leather itself has breaking chains in its design that symbolize victims being set free from human trafficking. She wanted this collection to be a conversation starter and to spread the word about the International Justice Mission’s work. By purchasing and wearing this accessory proudly, you are directly involved with ending human trafficking.
This collection is perfect for those looking to wear something beautiful while supporting an incredible cause! We are honored and excited to drop our Set Free by Stacy Joy collection!
SAFARI COLLECTION
Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage is a non-profit organization located in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. They are dedicated to rescuing and caring for injured, orphaned, abused, abandoned, or confiscated wild animals in southern Africa. All animals are given the chance to be released back into the wild, but if they cannot, they are housed permanently at the orphanage and used for education.
Celebrate the 3 year anniversary of our Band Together Chipangali collaboration with 20% off the Safari collection and new bands dropping all month long!
We are proud to share that a portion of proceeds from this collection benefits Chipangali education, conservation, research, and cooperation of wild animals in southern Africa. Thank you for helping us make the world a better place!
LIGHT BY NICOLE JORDAN-GANT
We are proud to announce that we are collaborating with Nicole Jordan-Gant for our July Band Together! Nicole (@allthingsilove18) is an avid supporter of Spark*l and has been with us since the beginning.
Nicole designed this collection to bring awareness and support to the autistic community, which includes her own daughter. For her collection, she has chosen to support Invictus Bakery in New York, an organization that provides jobs and training for young adults with disabilities like autism.
We are honored and excited to support this cause with our Light by Nicole collection!
PRIDE BY SPARK*L ARTISANS
This month we are proud to collaborate with a few members of our Spark*l team for our Band Together program!
Sally Rudolfs is Spark*l’s very own Production Coordinator or Baby Sister Supervisor as the Spark*l team likes to call her. Sally designed the “LesBEEan” band to spread compassion and true, unconditional acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community. Chris Jimenez is one of Spark*l’s Floor Coordinators and is full of fun and energy. Chris designed the “True Love” band to represent falling in love with who you are, just as you are. Dani Jonson is one of Spark*l’s Merchandising Coordinators. Dani designed the “To the Moon and Back” band in honor of her son and her unending love for him. Proceed’s from all bands in our Pride Collection will benefit The Trevor Project, the world’s largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ+ people.
FEARLESS BY JASMINE MURRAY
Jasmine is a singer, songwriter, and influencer from Nashville who has been sharing her fashion and makeup tips since her 2014 Miss Mississippi win. She’s an advocate for mental health, and her honesty about her own struggles is both inspiring and comforting.
Proceed’s from Jasmine’s band will benefit The Loveland Foundation which provides mental health resources to women and girls of color. The foundation enables all women and girls of color to access the help they need regardless of socioeconomic status.
We are touched by the beautiful cause that Jasmine has chosen as we welcome her to the Spark*l Squad. To learn more about The Loveland Foundation visit https://thelovelandfoundation.org/
WAVE BY ASHLEY ERICKSON
Ashley is a former hairstylist from Iowa who turned lockdown into a massive opportunity by sharing quick hair tutorials that help women achieve looks they didn’t know they could create.
Proceeds from Ashley’s band will benefit the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The hospital is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in the entire state of Iowa and a national leader in pediatric medicine.
We are honored to band together for this notable cause with Ashley!
To learn more about the cause visit https://uichildrens.org/
RESTORATION BY ASHLEE NICHOLS
Ashlee Nichols (@ashleeknichols) is Texas born and raised and carries that Lone Star spirit with her wherever she goes.Her constant trend-defining new looks and fresh and fun takes have kept her in our feed since we can’t remember when.
Proceeds from Ashlee’s Band Together will go towards One Voice Home, an organization that provides a safe home for restoration and new beginnings.
We couldn’t be happier to welcome Ashlee to the Spark*l Band Together family with an accessory that’s as unforgettable as she is!
FREEDOM BY TRISHA HYDE
Mother of four, Trisha Hyde was a photographer looking for ways to earn a little on the side doing makeup tutorials—and from there, a whirlwind.
"[Social media] just took off for me," she said, noting soon after she started posting her first Instagrams from her home in Central Michigan, things just started to explode.
"My husband and I, we're normal people," she said. "But we're country. We live on a dirt road, and we do the work we have to do."
February's Band Together feeds our souls, too. Proceeds from Trisha's band will support Veterans 4 USA, an organization that helps move and feed homeless veterans and provides every service from haircuts to suicide awareness in Central Michigan.
"I'm proud of our veterans and am involved in the work that needs to be done to help them after they return," she said. "And I'm proud of this band and what it represents."
HOPE BY RAYA HOPE
It's our honor to kick off the new year and our 2022 Band Together with San Diego native and one of our favorite SoCal mamas/influencers, Raya Coleman!
Raya will use a portion of proceeds from her unique band to benefit Saprea, providing a four-day Haven Retreat, an in-person experience with a self-guided online follow-up course that provides help, healing tools, and community service to child sexual assault survivors.
"This organization is very close to my heart," Raya said, "I'm so proud of the look and feel of my band, but even more importantly, it's a symbol of strength and empowerment for survivors."
To learn more, visit saprea.org.
THE DREAMMAKER
This December, we're putting extra energy into making holiday wishes come true both in our Spark*l community and in our own backyard.
That's why we've chosen Dream Makers, a San Luis Obispo-based nonprofit which brings together business and community leaders to make a wish to happen for a local adult who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Spark*l founder Courtney Bonzi serves on the Dream Makers board and, for the second December in a row, is proud to donate proceeds from the sale of every band to their cause. "As busy as we get, it's good to remember that we're really here for one another," she said. "...[It's] he time of year where we can really make a little miracle happen."
Visit dreammakersslo.com for more information or how to contribute!
COFFEE CONVOS CARES
We’re super thankful this month for the Band Together participation of two of our favorite influencers on one magical band. Kail Lowry and Lindsie Chrisley, reality TV stars turned podcast hosts, turned Spark*l Squad faves for the Coffee Convos Cares band.
Lowry of Teen Mom 2 fame and Chrisley of Chrisley Knows Best meet weekly to chat about motherhood, friendships, careers, and to speak candidly about how treacherous it can be navigating the day-to-day attempting to balance all of the above while in the public eye.
The pair have chosen The Cybersmile Foundation to be the beneficiary of their beautiful design. The nonprofit promotes the digital wellbeing of children and helps tackle cyberbullying and online abuse. Its mission is to “promote kindness, diversity, and inclusion by building a safer, more positive digital community.”
POWER BY EZMIA
We love our partnership with the unstoppable Ezmia Bascom, a proud (and patient!) mother of two young girls from New Mexico. Ezmia is a makeup expert, an (affordable) fashion icon, and someone whose clear-eyed sense of style and design always finds her way onto our inspiration board.
Her Power by Ezmia band is a custom-curated masterpiece with a portion of the proceeds from each sale benefitting the Young Survival Coalition, which focuses on women ages 40 and younger diagnosed with breast cancer. The pink patent leather band lined in white is a tribute to the breast cancer awareness ribbon, and the pearl embellishment represents patience, peace, and of course—power.
Remember, the stretch and thickness of this rare leather may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist! Visit our care page for instructions on how to keep the band looking and performing its best!
UNBREAKABLE BY SHAWNA
In September, Spark*l is partnering with Shawna Ramlow (@kissandmakeupclub_ig) to design a line of bands to support the To Write Love on Her Arms. To Write Love on Her Arms is a nonprofit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, and suicide. TWLOHA exists to encourage, inform, inspire, and also to invest directly into treatment and recovery. This band features White Braided leather lined with Veg Tan leather and white stitching.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
KAIL'S CHAOS CAMO
In August, Sparkl is partnering with Kailyn Lowry (@kaillowry) to design a line of bands to support Blessings in a Backpack, whose mission is to mobilize communities, individuals, and resources to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry. This band features Camo print lined with Neon Green Leather, and black stitching.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
RACHEL'S LEMON-AID BAND
In July, Sparkl is partnering with Rachel Van Kluyve (@crateandcottage) to design a line of bands to support the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation, whose mission is to change the lives of children with cancer through funding impactful research, raising awareness, supporting families, and empowering everyone to help cure childhood cancer. This band features Lemon print on Natural Leather lined with White Leather, and white stitching.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
KIAH'S CONFIDENCE BAND
We are so thrilled to be partnering with the beautiful Kiah Twisselman Burchett (@coach_kiah) to support @movemeant for June! 🤍The Movemeant Foundation is dedicated to teaching women and girls that “fitness and physical movement is essential to unlocking the values of self-confidence, resiliency, commitment, balance, and community.” This band features Embossed Floral print on Natural Leather lined with Natural Brown Veg Leather, brown stitching, embellished with Pearls.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
KALEE'S CLASS ACT
In May, Spark*l is partnering with @kalee_rogers to design a line of bands to support the @thepinkfund! The Pink Fund provides 90-day non-medical cost-of-living expenses on behalf of breast cancer patients in active treatment. This band features Natural White Leather lined with Stone Leather, and gorgeous Rose Gold Pyramid Studs.
All bands are made with high-quality, sustainably sourced leather. Please note, the stretch and the thickness of the strap may affect the sizing of the band and how it fits your wrist.
Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage
“Chipangali is a haven for wild animals that have little hope for survival in the wild; who have been orphaned, abandoned, injured, born in captivity, or brought up unsuccessfully as pets.
Chipangali has been featured in countless documentaries and is now world renowned for its pioneering work and is famed as one of Africa’s largest and most successful wildlife rehabilitation/release centers.”
Spark*l is currently donating a portion of its proceeds from the Safari collection to the Chipangali Wildlife Orphanage.
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Please contact us at hello@sparklbands.com for any questions or concerns about our donating process. We love to work with amazing organizations and other businesses to better the world around us.