Showing posts with label Giving Back. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Giving Back. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Hairdressers Join Forces in the Fight Against AIDS

Ted Gibson, Jason Backe, Kaz Amor, Tracey Cunningham, Doug Macintosh, and Johnny Wright attend Hairdressers Against AIDS U.S. Launch At The United Nations at United Nations on November 30, 2010 in New York City. Photo: Bennett Raglin/WireImage for Hairdressers Against AIDS (website)

If you did not already know, today is World AIDS day. Every December 1st, men and women across the globe honor those who have lost their lives to this disease. To show their support, 500 stylists came together at the UN to kick-off a symposium which engages hairdressers to educate their clients about HIV and AIDS. Pretty cool, huh?

If you or someone you know has been affected by this disease, know that my thoughts and prayers are with you. Hopefully one day, through education and funding, we can eradicate this disease. In the meantime, I hope we all realize that HIV/AIDS affects each of us and we all need to do our part to help stop the spread of it by getting tested, making smart choices about sex and drugs, and continuing to educate ourselves and others.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Natural for a Cause


I received this in an email and, as a woman employed as a professional educator (school counseling), I wanted to share.

Naturally Me will donate 25% of all orders and 50% of all consultant kits that are purchased in the month of march to Operation Prom Dress. Operation Prom Dress\NCSG will collect prom dresses and give to HS Seniors who cannot afford to purchase a dress of their own. You can make your skin soft and beautiful and also help out a worthy cause at the same time. Naturally Me products are 100% natural and vegan friendly.

There are so many kids who miss out on some of the cool activities at school like prom that most of us took for granted as part of the high school experience because of money. Now that many people have lost jobs and the wallets are tighter, this is a cool way to support a small business while also giving back to teens who are less fortunate.