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April 29, 2009

Spa Night for Men and Women Fights Leukemia and Lymphoma: May 7

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.

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April 27, 2009

Bravo TV and Evite.com Team up for the National Audubon Society

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.

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April 19, 2009

Body Shop Lip Balm Fights HIV

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.

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April 5, 2009

Pantene Helps Cancer Survivors

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.

March 22, 2009

Limited Edition iPod Helps AIDS Foundation

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.

March 15, 2009

Sephora Brush Set Helps Breast Cancer Research

$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.

March 8, 2009

Jewelry Collection Assists Malawi Children

100% of the proceeds from the Lori Leavitt Panthera Collection benefits H.E.L.P. (Hope. Educate. Love. Protect.), which helps build schools throughout rural Malawi areas. The collection features bracelets, necklaces, rings, cufflinks, and keychains.

March 1, 2009

YSL Gloss Supports Breast Cancer Fund

30% of the proceeds from Yves Saint Laurent’s Golden Gloss No. 27 helps the National Breast Cancer Coalition, which fights to increase federal funding for breast cancer research and provide care for women.

February 22, 2009

NonProfitShoppingMall.com Helps Good Causes

With NonProfitShoppingMall.com, you can benefit your favorite charities while doing your regular shopping. Before browsing the mall, you choose from the list of charities that have partnered with the site, such as the ASPCA, Feeding America, Pro Literacy Worldwide, and Toys for Tots. Each of the site’s retail partners has marked a percentage of each online sale to go to whichever organization you’ve chosen. You can shop from retailers including Home Depot, Nordstrom, Best Buy, and GameStop.

February 15, 2009

TOMS Shoes Benefits Needy Children

TOMS Shoes, an organization that produces shoes modeled after traditional Argentine footwear, donates one pair of shoes to a needy child for every pair sold.

To view the collection, visit the TOMS online store.