Great news! Through the sale of our Hope Collection tops and bracelets, we were able to raise $33,646 for Susan G. Komen for the Cure in 2009. A big thanks to our customers and retailers for supporting this important cause and making this donation possible.

If you’d like to learn more about Susan G. Komen for the Cure or make a donation, please visit their website at ww5.komen.org.

As January comes to a close, it’s not too late to make a resolution to be healthier and happier in 2010.

Join koi founder and designer Kathy Peterson and others in koi’s “Healthier, Happier You” Contest and you could win a $500 koi wardrobe! Better yet, you could start on a path toward a healthier lifestyle. And maybe even fit those “skinny” jeans you have hanging in the closet.

The Challenge:

Tell us your weight-loss goals and work to achieve them, charting your progress each month through the end of 2010. At the end of the year, koi will select one winner that we feel best achieved their goals and personified the spirit of the challenge.

Plus, everyone who enters will receive a free reusable koi tote bag! 

For more details and entry requirements, go to www.koihappiness.com/eblast/koi_weight_loss_contest.pdf today.

But hurry, the deadline for entering the contest is January 31, 2010.

Above: Some of the Koi employees who are participating in an office weight-loss competition started by Laura (second from left), our customer service manager. to encourage the koi team to live healthier.

Even days after the initial earthquake relief efforts, the situation in Haiti remains critical. We’re asking everyone who can to please make a donation to the American Red Cross at www.redcross.org to aid the international relief effort. Many lives are at stake and you can make a difference.

To thank you for your generosity, we at koi are offering a free pair of koi Karlie scrub pants to those who donate $30 or more to the American Red Cross for the Haiti relief effort. This offer is limited to the first 1,000 who respond to this offer. We will also be donating 1,000 scrubs to medical teams working in the relief efforts in Haiti.

To claim your free koi Karlie pants (a $30 value), please email the following to haiti@koihappiness.com:

• copy of your donation receipt from the American Red Cross ($30 minimum donation required)

• your pants size (women’s petite XS–3X , regular XS–3X and tall XS–XL are available)

• your shipping address and phone number

The first 1,000 qualifying respondents will receive a pair of koi Karlie pants in Cocoa in the size requested.

NOTE: The free Karlie pants offer is provided by koi and not through the American Red Cross. You will need to provide the items listed above to haiti@koihappiness.com to claim your free pants.

Your help is critically needed. Please donate what you can. 

To donate to the American Red Cross, go to www.redcross.org or click on the banner ad below. 

A while back, we asked koi customers to submit names for the newest koi scrubs. We’ve added four great new body styles in our Spring line, all featuring names submitted by our customers. Here are the new styles and the contest winners:

Above: New Body Style: Bella Top, name submitted by Rhonda K., Dawson Creek, BC, Canada

Above: New Body Style: Layla Top, name submitted by Lindsey V., Green Bay, WI

Above: New Body Style: Rylee Top, name submitted by Kristina T., Spring Hills, FL

Above: New Body Style: Reese Top, name submitted by Katie L., South Riding, VA

Congratulations to all our winners, who received a koi scrub set of their choice! And thanks to everyone who entered the contest! 

Great news for those of you who can’t get enough of koi. We’re now on twitter!

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