Tis the Season, Part I: Shop This Weekend & Help Needy Families

Want a way to buy from local designers and to do a good deed at the same time? Then, consider doing some holiday shopping at the Brooklyn Indie Market on Smith Street on Saturday and Sunday (12/15 and 12/16). The designers will be donating up to 15 percent of their receipts to benefit at-risk families and children in Brooklyn. It's a joint project of the Brooklyn Bureau of Community Service and the Brooklyn Indie Market,which is located at Smith and Union Streets in Carroll Gardens. a collective of Brooklyn fashion and product designers, will host a holiday shopping event to benefit at-risk families and children living in Brooklyn. The shopping benefit will be held on Saturday, December 15 and Sunday, December 16 at the Brooklyn Indie Market's new home located at the intersection of Smith and Union Streets in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn. Donations will help pay utility bills, offset apartment rental fees and cover other vital household expenses. For more information, click here, and to see the flier for the event, click here.