“Life has taught me that respect, caring and love must be shared, for it’s only through sharing, that friendships are born” ~Donna A. Favors

“Our journey at The Leakey Collection has been incredible. You have been a friend and a supporter of our mission, and we are so thankful and believe that “living a life of purpose” is there for all of us.” ~ Katy & Philip Leakey

International Friendship Day is a great way to renew your commitment to friendship.  Enter our Facebook sweepstakes by submitting in one word, the most important attribute of friendship and select 3 of your closest girlfriends to share it with. You will be entered into a random drawing for 3 sets of our ZuluSport™ Friendship Bracelets, now available in our natural colors.  Check your local area for a full selection of colors. And don’t forget to “Like” us on Facebook so that you won’t miss any of our news or contests!

On August 9th , we will randomly select 2 winners who will receive 3 sets of Friendship Bracelets to hand out to 3 of her friends.  Enter as many times as you want, choosing 3 different friends each time.

Can’t wait? Order your Friendship Bracelet set today and receive 25% off each set.  Not only will you renew your commitment to your friendship, you will support our global girlfriends of the Maasai.

Recently, Philip and I were reminiscing about Rasta. You may recognize the name as one of your favorite Zulugrass colors,

 but the strand was named in honor of Philip’s pet banded mongoose, Rasta. 

Had some fun with the warehouse ladies trying to figure out the definition of this Swahili word: SHAMBA.  Guesses ranged from a male ceremonial dance to an animal! What’s your guess? Click here to hear the pronunciation.

Here is our new Shamba -our VEGGIE GARDEN – by the river.  You notice the wire is also on the top to keep the baboons out.  We have seeds from USA, UK, Amsterdam and Kenya.  The last ones to germinate were the ones from the USA.   Interesting…