June 7 is National Cancer Survivors Day and June is Child Abuse Awareness Month—honor both occasions with The Pink Project, a charity photobook that has raised money for the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and the Los Angeles Breast Cancer Alliance (LABCA) since its publication in 2007.
Actor/comedian Will Ferrell has launched Will Ferrell Sunscreen to help Cancer for College, which supports and inspires cancer survivors. The sunscreen is SPF 30, offers UVA/UVB protection, and comes in thee kinds: Sexy Hot Tan, Sun Stroke, and Forbidden Fruit. All proceeds go to the organization’s Willpowered Scholarship Fund, which grants college scholarships to cancer survivors.
Visit Cancer for College’s Sunscreen page to learn more about the product and to shop.
Anna Sui and Koi Suwannagate have designed limited edition T-shirts to be sold by Nordstrom in honor of May, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Nordstrom will donate all after-costs proceeds to the scholarship program of the Organization of Chinese Americans (OCA), which is committed to improving the welfare of Asian Pacific Americans in the United States.
Visit Nordstrom.com to view and purchase Sui’s shirt and Suwannagate’s shirt.
$1 from each sale of Sephora’s BCA travel hair brush goes to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The brush is attached to a small mirrored compact and sports the signature breast cancer ribbon.
Polo Ralph Lauren and Salon Ziba have teamed up to create Styles for Miles, an event to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Men and women will be offered exclusive hair and spa treatments: $15 manicures; $35 shampooing and styling; and $45 shampooing, cutting, and styling. 100% of the proceeds will go to the cause.
Evite.com has paired with Bravo TV to create special Evites to benefit the planet. Through Sunday, May 31, the two companies will donate $1 to the National Audubon Society each time these Evites are sent. The National Audubon Society works to conserve and restore natural ecosystems.
The Body Shop, in partnership with MTV, has created a new fruity lip butter to benefit the Staying Alive Foundation, which raises awareness of HIV/AIDS. Approximately $5 from each sale goes to the Foundation. The balm, Yes! Yes! Yes!, is named after the Body Shop’s Say Yes Yes Yes to Safe Sex campaign.
Watch the promotional video below.
A portion of the proceeds from Pantene’s Beautiful Lengths shampoo and conditioner line goes to its Beautiful Lengths campaign, which helps provide free real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair to cancer.
Visit the site for more information on the campaign and what is required if you would like to donate your own hair to the cause.
Limited edition iPod nanos designed exclusively for the Elton John AIDS Foundation are still available in both eight-gigabyte and 16-gigabyte versions. The iPods come in red, blue, pink, orange, green, purple, black, and silver; are adorned with Swarovski crystals; and engraved with John’s signature on the back.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the charity, which was established in 1993 to help those affected by HIV/AIDS.
$1 from each sale of Sephora’s BCA makeup brush sets goes to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The small trifold case contains five brushes and folds up easily to fit into small spaces.
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