With heavy hearts, we share our team’s hurt:
Our main Hunni, Rose, was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer that has traveled to her spine, lymph nodes, other bones and liver. She got this diagnosis out of left field at age 30- a complete shock + we’re beside ourselves. Rose has taken the reigns since opening day in 2016, and we’re missing a huge piece of crown in her absence. We are going to fight this thing tooth + nail with her.
Crown’s philosophy has always been based on giving back to the community, and now we are here to give everything we’ve got to Rose. She’s been a pillar of strength, growth, community activism, and our daily bff, dog mom, friend, and rock.
How can you help? Keep reading…
A Facebook blog is located here for medical updates, which is regularly updated.
We are always accepting donations on her behalf in the shop via cash, check, or credit card.
You can Venmo her Benefit Account Manager directly with a note “Donation for Elise” at: @Amanda-Maurino . (Amanda is her best friend + manages the account at her credit union.)
Ongoing donations that can be made to Rose, including collabs with some of our faves:
-On August 22nd, we held an Instagram Live: Virtual Edition of Sh*tty Hawkins, where our team had a lip synch “battle” in the name of Rose. Check out the recap HERE.
-Bison Botanics CBD gummies: This limited edition batch of blue CBD gummies is available now, in the shop. 100% proceeds to Rose. Due to nonsense regulations, we cannot sell cbd-inclusive products online. If you would like to purchase CBD gummies, please call the shop + pay by phone! (We are sold out of the rainbow edition, but have exclusive Rose Hunni Blue jars in stock now! The initial 60 jars of rainbow edition sold raised her $3k! Thank you!)
-Babe Hair Extension strands are available in Rose’s signature blue, as well as pink for (fuck) breast cancer. Each strand is a $10 donation, can be easily removed/ reapplied. 100% proceeds to Rose. Request Marissa’s extension skills today!
-Handmade with intention, we have items on our “Handmade by Crown” wall. This includes 1” button sets made by Erin, face masks from Under The Seam, bracelets from Radiant Gangster, and Buffalo Fringe earrings made by Karen. Prices for donation items range $2 - $25. 100% of sales will go straight to Rose.
-Blue edition logo tee’s will be available for a limited time in our web store. All profits from these tee’s goes to Rose.
-Starting August 4th, 2020 - (indefinitely…) , we will be doing auctions via comments on Instagram. 100% proceeds will go to her at the close of each. We have numerous items, and will run regular auctions. These items include everything from hair care to artwork, to autographed memorabilia, gift certificates, and one-of-a-kind items. These will be ongoing, as we have many amazing donors!
Past events to support Elise have been a huge success:
A Spinning Ride was thrown in her honor in Nashville, TN at Cycle Bar in The Gulch, while she had her head simultaneously shaved in Buffalo, NY. We held a Happy Hour at The Old Pink. Little Black Heart Coffee donated proceeds from their rose-flavored drinks. Both Bison Botanics + Crystal Kiss Tooth Gems have done pop-up’s at crown to benefit her. Our Pals at GoodDyeYoung donated a batch of Rose’s signature blue shade, and anyone who got in on those boxes by default had $ donated by crown to Rose on their behalf. (And about a dozen people went blue!) Our first ever virtual Sh*tty Hawkins Lip Synch Battle raised her $2600! Microbading by Rose + Jenna Injectables donated their services, raising a combined $2k+. Instagram autions have raised thousands so far, and a recent virtual raffle of signed Hayley Williams + GDY products raised $630!
#TeamElise
#FightLikeARose
…watch this spot + our socials for updates.