Looking good is one thing. Doing good is something different. Looking good while doing good is pretty much the holy grail of living if you think about it! Here’s your chance.
I recently stumbled upon these Aid For Africa pocket squares on one of my favourite online tie stores. The kind people at Bows-N-Ties have made Aid For Africa their charity for 2016. Being a proud African myself, I really wanted to help spread the word on this awesome initiative.
Aid for Africa is a group of charities dedicated to helping solve the problems facing Sub-Saharan Africa. And trust me, we have loads of them. Everything from drinking water, to education and stopping the spread of HIV/AIDS are daily battles for the organisations working with Aid For Africa. The reason I wanted to spread the word on this particular initiative is because of the generosity of the folks at Bows-N-Ties, they are donating 100% from the purchase of these pocket sqaures to Aid for Africa. That’s a pretty big deal.
I love the simplicity of helping this initiative out. Pick a pocket square, make a difference! It really is that simple.
So, wanna help out? Maybe win your favourite pocket square in the process? Ok, then listen up. The best way to help out is to go out and purchase a pocket square right here, then sit back and think about how good you feel and how good you’re gonna look.
The other way you can help out is by spreading the word. Yep, we need to get this out to as many people as we can, so that everyone gets on board and we make a difference. Let’s take a look at the collection then.
So, how can you spread the word and win your favourite at the same time? By sharing. That’s it really! Sharing will get this thing seen by everyone. So, pick a country and either post to Instagram, share via twitter or share on Facebook.
I need to be able to track the entries, so make sure your comment reads a little something like this:
For twitter: “I want to support (Your country) in the #AidForAfrica pocket square initiative with @WhatMyBFWore & @BowsNTies” (then attach one of the above pics)
For Instagram: “I want to support (Your country) in the #AidForAfrica pocket square initiative with @WhatMyBoyfriendWore & @Bows_N_Ties #WMBW4Africa” (then post one of the above pics)
For Facebook: Here you are not limited to what you say, but please pic a country and then send people back to this blog post to find out about the competition – I’m gonna need you to drop me a comment on this blogpost though to tell me you’ve entered as with Facebook’s privacy settings I may not find you.
I’ll be running this over the next couple of days ending on the 19th of February with winners announced on the 22nd.
That’s it folks, I will pick one winner for every country via lucky draw and send you your pocket square in the post.
Just so you know, the folks at Bows N Ties have not asked me to write this post and nobody is paying me to do it either, I will be paying for all the courier fees on all the prizes as my way of supporting the initiative. I really hope you guys decide to get involved.
Okay. Be kind and stay fancy.
Now this is the type of initiative I wouldn’t mind supporting. Not just because of winning a price, but having to work as one. This will even go as far as teaching and learning about each country’s challenges and sharing ideas.
It’s like Botswana having Coffee beans, South Africa having milk, Tanzania having hot water, Kenya having sugar and Liberia having the tea spoon, and all of these countries working hard for 1 common goal, having that cup of HOT COFFEE.
Thank you very much.
Thanks for the love and support Tshepo!
I love fashion that is initiated to support and become representative for a cause. Compassion for fashion is always a great cause. Also the fact that $10 for one pocket square you can make a major impact and create a difference. It can be noted in an individuals style that can surpass looking good but also doing good. What I like is what good it is doing. But, what more can I do is also a question that spawned. I think we should all do something selfless and beneficial to society. Giving is the best style compliment ever. Also they look very vibrant in colors from the flags.
Hey Marcus, I couldn’t agree with you more! We should all be doing what we can, I think the smallest think like sharing the initiative will go a long way to spreading the word and helping the cause!