Charitable Forces

Partners in a philanthropic push to end hunger, designer Michael Kors and actress Kate Hudson talk to Justine Lee about their motivation and engaging the next generation

One of the gongs handed out in New York late last year at the 10th annual Golden Heart Awards, a glittering, celebrity-strewn fundraising gala presented by local charity God’s Love We Deliver, was the Michael Kors Award for Outstanding Community Service. Given that Kors runs a US$1 billion global business with more than 550 stores, it’s hard to imagine the designer has time for himself, let alone the philanthropic work that would justify naming an award after him. But Kors has a long record of giving back to the community. God’s Love We Deliver recently named its new Soho headquarters after him in recognition of the US$15 million his company has raised for the charity. And last year he was named a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) ambassador in recognition…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, January 2017

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