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KELLY KILLOREN BENSIMON AND BORIS KODJOE HONORED NIGEL BARKER AT THE 5TH ANNUAL EDEYO GIVES HOPE BALL
Posted: June 28, 2012Edeyo Foundation founder Unik Ernest welcomed over 200 guests to his birthday celebration and 5thAnnual Gives Hope Ball at The DL on Wednesday, June 27th. The night, hosted by Kelly KillorenBensimon and Boris Kodjoe, raised much needed funds to improve the future of children in Haiti by rebuilding schools and providing students with a safe learning environment, as well as […]
Unik Ernest’s Edeyo Foundation Is Giving Hope to the Children of Haiti
Posted: June 25, 2012By Brooke Obie | June 25, 2013 | Ebony.com Haitian-born Unik Ernest is living the American Dream. After coming to America in the early 1990s, he quickly became one of the most sought-after event producers in the country. Over twenty years later, Unik still produces the most exclusive events for celebrities, tastemakers and Fortune 500 companies […]
Edeyo’s 4th Annual Fundraiser Sure to Be a Unik Experience
Posted: June 22, 2011By Lester Brathwaite | June 22, 2011 | Indie Fashion Unik (pronounced “Unique”) Ernest lived up to his descriptive moniker during our brief but enlightening conversation over lunch today. Brief because he had only a few hours before friends with names like Naomi Campbell, Rosario Dawson, Nigel Barker and Jamie Foxx descended on the Dream Downtown for his 40th birthday celebration. Enlightening because I learned […]
Naomi Campbell’s Billionaire Boyfriend Gives Up His Expensive Car
Posted:Russian billionaire Vladimir Doronin is doing what most men would never do — he’s giving up his $500,000 Lotus Evora. Vlad purchased the limited edition car at girlfriend Naomi Campbell‘s Fashion For Relief last year and hasn’t driven it since shelling out half a million for it. Now, almost a year and half later, the “Naomi For Haiti” Lotus (one of […]
Haiti Edeyo
Posted: April 18, 2011By Nicole Dweck | April 18, 2011 | Haute Living Flying thirty thousand feet above the barren hills of Haiti, I took my time filling out the immigration form. I stopped at the section entitled “Reason for travel.” My options were as follows: A) Business, or B) Pleasure. I stopped and wondered why I […]
Top Model’s Nigel Barker Has Hope for Haiti
Posted: January 25, 2010By Nicole Wasllewicz | Monday, Jan 25, 2010 | NBC New York Celebrity photographer Nigel Barker (best known for his seat at the “America’s Next Top Model” judging table) recently hosted the Rebuild Haiti benefit for Concern Worldwide and the Edeyo Foundation at 1Oak, arguably one of the toughest doors in NYC. “The turnout is great,” Barker boasted. “People are here, they’re asking […]
Ron Burkle Opens His Home to the Cause
Posted: January 22, 2010By Adrienne Gaffney | January 22, 2010 | Vanity Fair Daily Last night at Ron Burkle’s Beverly Hills home, Mark Wahlberg and Ben Silverman’s benefit for the Edeyo foundation drew a diverse group of guests, including Jeremy Piven, L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Lindsay Lohan.
EXCLUSIVE: Lindsay Lohan And More Stars Fundraise For Haiti
Posted: January 21, 2010Hollywood stars didn’t let the torrential LA rains Wednesday stop them from continuing to show their support for the devastated country of Haiti. At an exclusive Beverly Hills fundraiser at the home of billionaire Ron Burkle,Lindsay Lohan, Mark Wahlberg, Busta Rhymes, Jeremy Piven, Anthony Kiedis, Flea and many other stars contributed funds and met with Unik Ernst, the founder of the non-profit organization Edeyo, which built a […]