At the ViX office, we’re excited about our Água Pura Brasil campaign with Nika Water and can’t wait for next week’s launch party at La Valencia Hotel. From live music to delicious summer bites, we have a fabulous night planned—including gift bags for the first 150 of our generous guests. Take a sneak peek into just a few of the amazing items going into the gift bags:

Left: Limited Edition Água Pura Brasil aluminum water bottles; Right: ViX flip flops

Pure Maracuja Oil cold pressed from the Amazonian passion flower, generously provided by Tarte Cosmetics.

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Today marks the start of the biggest charity campaign in the history of ViX Swimwear! Last week, you were privy to some behind-the-scenes moments with our partner, Nika Water. Now, we would like to formally spread the message of our clean water initiative, Água Pura Brasil. Our goal is to raise $50,000 to bring clean water to 4,500 people of the Crianças do Amazonas or Children of the Amazon. World Vision has been designer Paula Hermanny's charity of choice and now, ViX and Nika are teaming up with the NGO again to service the families that will ...

This summer, bikinis give back! ViX has teamed up with an amazing San Diego company with an incredible vision—Nika Water.

ViX and Nika meeting with J Public Relations

Nika Water in Whole Foods La Jolla

Jeff Church (left) and Nika team members

Since 2009, Nika Water has brought clean water to over 7,000 people around the world, including Sri Lanka, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nicaragua. Founded by Nina Church, her father, Jeff Church, and a group of San Diego youths, Nika Water is committed to voicing a global epidemic: the plight of impoverished people without the basic right ...

All photos provided by The Glass Slipper Guild.

The Gala's beautiful set up.

A handful of the charitable ladies of Orange County, from left to right: Patricia DeVoe, Jennifer Simpson, Samantha Manfer, Michelle Barto, Kristen Perlmutter, and Erin Burns.

Supporters of the cause, from left to right: Robert & Ann Marie Crotty, Dave & Marni Sugden.

CHOC Children’s is a private, not-for-profit hospital in Orange County, California, renowned for their dedication to the health and well being of children. At CHOC Children’s, the patient is the primary focus and payment is secondary. CHOC is the fastest growing children’s ...

Supermodel Petra Nemcova’s Happy Hearts Fund (HHF) hosted a “1 Night/1 School” charity event in conjunction with the Helping Hearts Council (HHC) this past Tuesday. Set atop the rooftop lounge PH-D of Dream Downtown hotel in the famed Meatpacking District, New Yorkers gathered to raise funds for the Tk Pertiwi 11 Kindergarten School.

Forgotten since the help of first responders during a May 2006 earthquake in Indonesia, the school and community have been in desperate need of renewed hope and assistance. Together, HHF and HHC work to implement sustainable practices that ensure lasting impact. The “1 Night/1 ...