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it is too late to save sylv's life but her family is dedicated to keeping her memory alive they have set up a
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foundation the Sylvia cache Memorial project her cousin lavenia has stepped in as director of its violence against
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women's initiative our hope is to bring awareness to to women to girls about what to keep an eye out for what
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behavior is unacceptable where to go how to put an end to things another Branch will provide scholarships to Fashion
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Design students at sylv's amam Mater marmount University in Arlington Virginia cousin Francois Jacobson now
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that she's not here you know the least we can do is try to continue what it was that she wanted done in in a way that's
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going to help others and this is the very least that we can do sylv's family and friends plan to raise money in part
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by relaunching sylv's line of swimwear this was everything she did this is what she loved she she this is her bedroom
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well this was her bedroom where she grew up and and now this is her her the staging for us to be able to see exactly
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what is left of cila which is so much sylv's close friend and fellow designer Alicia Bell has chosen a blouse from her
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line bell and named it after Sylvie what is this piece um this piece is on our website and this is the Sylvie blouse
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this um a percentage of sales from this blouse goes to to sylv's charity Lisa wri male sylv's former publicist says so
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many of sylv's friends have reached out to help everybody bringing their specific skill sets and talents and
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passions and loves together to um you know sort of support and fund the things that she was most passionate about and
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you have these two guys sylv's love of animals Inspire the kogs project spearheaded by sylv's former fiance
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photographer Ben Baker we would always walk around the streets and find it hilarious these dogs and cones and um
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and we always thought we would make a great photo project and possibly a great Book Project and that's one thing we
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were working on the proceeds of that project is going to go to animals who have been abused so sort of in her honor
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of how she would care for for sick animals or stray animals she would not want us to just be sad and sit around
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with long faces so this is a way of honoring her life and spirit