Local sunglasses business launch party set for 12/12 in Santa Ana

Santa Ana resident and community activist Alex Flores is hosting a Business Launch Party for his enterprise, Unum Sunglasses, on Thursday, December 12th, from  6:30pm – 9pm, at 207 N. Main St., in Santa Ana.

The event will feature music by Dj Tytonix. To RSVP email aflores@unumsunglasses.com or call 714-474-8768.

In the summer of 2013 the idea of Unum Sunglasses came to founder Alex Flores as a challenge, to dream big and establish a platform to give back. Given this challenge, Flores began to work hard and believed in the possibility of creating a universal sunglass line with a range of bold colors. He quickly began working to make this vision into a reality and decided to name his sunglass line after a word from his favorite motto “E Pluribus Unum”, Out of Many One.

Unum Sunglasses is a company that provides classic sunglasses in a variety of colors to suit any mood or outfit . More than that, Unum is a brand with an identity. The identity emphasizes community, and they will establish and reinforce this by donating 10% of all proceeds to educational scholarships.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.
Art Pedroza

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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  • I wonder what kind of conflict of interest exists when Alex Flores applies for one of the new
    $5, 000 small business grant, given he is Michele Martinez's campaign manager.

    • There would not be any conflict of interest since I would go through all proper channels to qualify for this grant. Also this is offered to anyone that meets the guidelines, but for your comfort I do not qualify for it as I do not meet the storefront requirement.

      Thank you for looking out for me though. I do invite you to visit the website as the sunglasses make a perfect gift for the holidays also enjoy a discount, use promo code martinez2014 for a 15% off your purchase.

  • There would not be any conflict of interest since I would go through all proper channels to qualify for this grant. Also this is offered to anyone that meets the guidelines, but for your comfort I do not qualify for it as I do not meet the storefront requirement.

    Thank you for looking out for me though. I do invite you to visit the website as the sunglasses make a perfect gift for the holidays :) also enjoy a discount, use promo code martinez2014 for a 15% off your purchase.

    • You forgot to mention Alex that part of the proceeds is going to fund scholarships, which is pretty cool.

      • Can't wait for the day that I reachout to local students and ask to submit applications for Unum Scholarships!

  • Alex,

    That is admirable. 10% is a HUGE chunk of margins!

    I don't know your history, other than what I read hear. CSUF, your alma mater would likely match this 10% as a graduate, perhaps Pulido, also a TITAN would match, I bet Michele would too. That makes $8.00 bucks per pair or 40% donation.

    I would likely contribute to a good cause as well.

    You should speak to Roman's group about the college experience for Santa Ana youth. As a Native Santa Anan who made it through SAC and CSU you are a role model.

    You should run for council!

    • I am committed to give back to my community and 10% is not enough. But you are right I will actually be reaching out to the Santa Ana College Foundation to see if they would match my contributions as I plan to give SAC students the scholarships. They have matched our efforts in the past when I was student government president.

      Now I have not yet graduated from CSUF and I will be running for council in 2018. Flores 2018

      Thank you for your support. If possible join us at the launch party.

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