Happy Supreme Sacrifice Day!

Meow Kitties!

Limited Edition HK Beanie Baby for American Red Cross
Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief

Everyday you are making sacrifices as you encounter various situations and decisions. All around you, there are people doing the same as well. Sometimes, they are not as noticeable because we are accustomed to just viewing those people as simply going about their everyday routine. Take a moment to see the police patrolling to make the streets safer, firemen rushing to an emergency, health professionals providing that caring touch for patients, soldiers fighting for our freedom, and beyond! Through these many sacrifices, those people, including kitties like you, are making a difference in the world and Hello Kitty is no exception!

Hello Kitty Online (HKO) is a web-based interactive community incorporated with gaming and social media capabilities. Most importantly, it also provides an opportunity for kitty fans to come together around the world and make a kittiful impact through numerous charity events! HKO launched Food for Friends as its first charity, in which every virtual food item contributed by the kitty players translated into a real monetary donation of $12, 273 to UNICEF and the Asian Youth Orchestra. With much success, Food for Friends 2 was organized to help victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and HKO was able to contribute $18, 000 to Doctors Without Borders. HKO continues to create in-game events in order to contribute to charitable causes.

         Sanrio had previously also specially designed limited edition tote bags and joined with popular brands, such as Loungefly, Dylan's Candy Bar, Mighty Fine, and TY in a collaborative effort to raise funds for American Cross disaster reliefs, such as the 2011 Japan Earthquake & Pacific Tsunami Relief and 2013 Philippines Typhoon Relief. The success that comes out of the union of kitty fans is aMEWzing!

         Kitty fans are able to be a part of a positive movement with a kawaii flair! I love being able to connect with fellow HK enthusiasts and share our kitty-crazed stories despite being geographically challenged from each other. Hello Kitty’s kindness and friendship inspires me to want to share her love and spread her happiness to others! Hello Kitty can be incorporated into peoples’ lives through new surprising ways that continues to capture the hearts of forever and new fans. How has Hello Kitty inspired you to make a positive change?


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For more kittylicious info on HKO charities, check out:
http://www.hellokittyonline.com/charity

Hello Kitty's International Impact

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           Hello Kitty first appeared on a vinyl coin purse in 1974 and recently celebrated her big 40th birthday last November. With the recent celebration of International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8, Hello Kitty’s global influence on the female population cannot go unnoticed! One interesting thing to note is how Hello Kitty appeals to a large audience of all ages.

          Young girls who fall in love with Hello Kitty grow up into their twenties, thirties, and beyond still adoring the feline character. I, myself, am proudly one of those HK forever fanatics! For me, Hello Kitty has been a companion through numerous childhood memories up until now while I am trying to achieve my adulthood milestones.  In all ways possible, I incorporate HK into my life because of the confidence and positive support she symbolizes to me.

          Hello Kitty’s life philosophy is based on friendship, but it is no surprise that her large-scale popularity invites controversy. Ironically, all the roaring discussions surround the absence of Hello Kitty’s mouth.  Vocal feminists claim that the lack of a mouth portrays how the role of women, especially of Asian culture, should be obedient, docile, and SILENT. However, I think this perception of cultural behavior could be misunderstood and exaggerated to false claims, but everyone is entitled to their opinion! What do you think about Hello Kitty’s missing mouth?

          When asked, Hello Kitty’s head designer Yuko Yamaguchi explains that Hello Kitty does not have a mouth because it allows kitty fans to project their feelings onto her. Hello Kitty can personally and uniquely be whoever and whatever to you. According to Yuko, “women feel like Hello Kitty listens.” Verbal communication can go a long way, but nonverbal communication meows volumes as well! Regardless of all the catfight drama over Hello Kitty’s mouth, the most important consideration should be focused on Sanrio’s positive intention behind Hello Kitty’s creation. No kitty can deny that Hello Kitty is the cat’s meow!


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For more Kitty’s curiosity, read this article:
http://time.com/3532446/hello-kitty-con-40th-anniversary/

Hina Matsuri (Girls' Day)

Happy Girls' Day Kitties!


        Today marks the Japanese holiday, Hina Matsuri, also known as Doll's Festival or Girls' Day, in which people pray for the health and happiness for young girls. Families celebrate this occasion by displaying their Japanese dolls adorn in costumes resembling the imperial court on a tiered platform covered in a red drape. Originally, the doll display was used to chase away evil spirits and bad fortune. At the end of Hina Matsuri, the dolls are taken down immediately in order to avoid problems of marrying off the young females in the future.

        So, take the time to send some positive thoughts and happy wishes for your adorable girl kitty in your life! Why not make her day with a little kitty surprise? Instead of using traditional Japanese dolls, I had to kittify my doll display as seen in the photo! Hello Kitty kneeling on the pink cushion in her traditional kittylicious Japanese costume is purr-fect for Hina Matsuri! Wishing you girly kitties a life kitty-full of good health and happiness!

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