{"id":181,"date":"2011-08-17T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2011-08-17T12:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/?p=181"},"modified":"2022-01-02T22:13:52","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T22:13:52","slug":"ark-collective-get-to-give","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/ark-collective-get-to-give\/","title":{"rendered":"Ark Collective: Get To Give"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a refreshing change of scene to step into the Melrose Flea Market with my friend Katie on a Sunday morning. It&#8217;s a pretty big market and I never really see everything. Katie said it&#8217;s best to go with a purpose: to find a necklace, find a chair, find a vintage pair of boots, etc. So what was my purpose? None, really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I just like to rub elbows with those looking for a bargain, or maybe find something unique, or be inspired by something &#8230; or someone. And I did.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-183\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_02.jpg\" alt=\"Ark Collective, Kevin\" class=\"wp-image-183\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_02.jpg 750w, http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_02-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_02-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Ark Collective, Backpack &#8220;A mission to improve the quality of our underserved youth\u2019s education&#8221; \u00a9 Shiela Hizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Kevin, a young entrepreneur who has made it a mission to give back. He created <a href=\"http:\/\/arkcollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ark Collective<\/a> after hearing that youth&#8217;s in the Los Angeles community didn&#8217;t have adequate educational supplies\u2014one being a backpack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t have the right words to describe how inspiring Kevin is. He&#8217;s a forward thinker and has applied his creativity and vision towards a definitive goal of making a difference (in the community).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out his backpacks! The size is good enough to fit a 15&#8243; laptop and &#8220;encyclopedias&#8221; (It&#8217;s been a long time since I&#8217;ve had to carry a textbook.) These are the ones with custom art design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-184\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"750\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_03.jpg\" alt=\"Ark Collective Backpacks\" class=\"wp-image-184\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_03.jpg 600w, http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_03-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Ark Collective Backpacks \u00a9 Shiela Hizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I walked away <em>wanting<\/em> to buy everyone I know a backpack just so more kids can benefit from <a href=\"http:\/\/arkcollective.com\/get-to-give\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ark Collective&#8217;s Get to Give program<\/a>: for every backpack purchased, a new backpack goes to an underserved student. (How awesome is that?!) This is definitely going to be my gift of choice for my nephews and nieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to learn more? Here&#8217;s their story:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone size-full wp-image-182\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_01.jpg\" alt=\"Ark Collective - Our Story\" class=\"wp-image-182\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_01.jpg 750w, http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_01-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.hizonphotography.com\/markets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ArkCollective_01-600x480.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Ark Collective, Get to Give program \u00a9 Shiela Hizon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Head on over to Ark Collective&#8217;s website and maybe buy a backpack of your own:<br><a href=\"http:\/\/arkcollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.arkcollective.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you Kevin for inspiring us!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a refreshing change of scene to step into the Melrose Flea Market with my friend Katie on a Sunday morning. 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