Our BUTTERFLY KISS Lip Gloss launched to Help College Bound Teens With Cancer

We have entered the next phase of the campaign so you can continue to help provide support to this program with your purchase of Skinn Cosmetics “Butterfly Kiss” Lip Gloss. Dimitri James and Skinn Cosmetics are giving the proceeds from the sale of this Lip Gloss in the BUTTERFLY KISS shade (excluding the cost of shipping & handling) toward our unique National Scholarship Program.
Eva, her husband Joe Cappuccio, and I, developed, spearheaded and launched the National Scholarship Program with Beckstrand by personally donating and raising money to initiate the first round of scholarships in 2011. I worked with Eva, Skinn Cosmetics and Beckstrand to design our new Skinn Butterfly Kiss Lip Gloss fundraiser. [MORE]

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we are helping college bound teens with cancer: meet Alexandra Munoz, our $2,000 national scholarship winner

We are enthused to announce the fourth of four 2011 national scholarships awarded through Beckstrand Cancer Foundation to help create a better future for college bound teens with cancer! Attending: UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles); Studying: Pre-Medicine/Pediatrics; Cancer Diagnosis: Ovarian Cancer. Essay Excerpt: Before cancer, I had never seen children struggle to save their lives before. I can remember the screams of the youngest kids that echoed my own inward pleas. I only remember thinking, I wish I could heal them…I have felt the terror of being the patient, but I hope to one day be on the other side of the equation. – Alexandra Munoz [READ MORE]

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we are helping college bound teens with cancer: meet Daniel Rezaee, our $2,000 national scholarship winner

We are excited to announce the third of four 2011 national scholarships awarded to help create a better future for college bound teens with cancer! $2,000 scholarship winner: Daniel Rezaee; Attending: University of New Hampshire; Studying: Health Management and Policy; Cancer Diagnosis: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Essay Excerpt: Cancer is a horrible disease. Experiencing cancer changes the way you look at life and people and makes you realize that you must stay as positive and as strong as you possibly can. I want to help people the way others helped me. They gave me hope and helped me get better. What better gift can one person give to another? – Daniel Rezaee [more]

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we are helping college bound teens with cancer: meet Kendra Schnip, our $2,000 national scholarship winner

We are delighted to announce the second of four 2011 national scholarships awarded to help create a better future for college bound teens with cancer!
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$2,000 scholarship winner: Kendra Schnip
Attending: Saint Anselm College
Studying: Biochemistry/Medical research
Cancer Diagnosis: Medulloblastoma
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Essay Excerpt
Now that I know how much I can grow from new experiences, I am ready for my next challenge. I would like to gear my studies toward a career in the medical field…My diagnosis has opened my eyes to fascinating jobs, treatments and techniques in the medical field. As the old saying goes, “Experience is your best teacher.” – Kendra Schnip
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our BIG billboards helping raise awareness & money for kids, teens & families with cancer

We are very excited that our billboards featuring Eva La Rue are finally going up this week in the greater Los Angeles area. They will stay up for 4 weeks (unless there is a paid advertiser that bumps us, if that happens, we will be moved to another location). Overall, they will continue to cycle our boards for one year! again, we give huge thanks to everyone who helped us on our PSA campaign to help families & kids with cancer. {MORE}

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