Just around the corner, on Tuesday, April 2, 2013, JFC celebrates the 10th anniversary since the New York event was established, initially as an in-store event, by fashion pioneer and philanthropist, Jeffrey Kalinsky.
While most New Yorkers were camped in their apartments, Topher DesPrés was out collecting naturally fallen trees from the high winds of Sandy off the streets -- a good deed in itself, but Topher's motives were more than just clearing the city.
Since being established, Jeffrey Fashion Cares has raised more than $11 dollars for its beneficiaries, with 90 percent of every dollar donated to the fight discrimination, support LGBT youth, provide life-saving services and education.
I want to show you that I bleed red like you, and that you made me do it. To show you. To prove to you that whether you love me or hate me, I'm just like you. I'm human, too.