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Re: Breast Cancer Fundraiser / Pure Skin Care

http://TimD.gaia.com — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:15:43 GMT

By the way, it was pointed out to me that the Breast Cancer Research Foundation does use animals in testing. Instead of completely changing horses in mid-stream, I figured it would be a good thing to offer an alternative charity which doesn't. I was not able to find one that is as highly rated and effective as far as funding allocation and have left both as options as given below...

Anyone purchasing Arbonne through us (my wife and me) can have the choice between the following and we will track and honor those choices:

Breast Cancer Research Foundation: (Pros) 4-star rated with 89.6% of funding allocated toward research programs; (Cons) Some funding reportedly goes to animal testing

Breast Cancer Fund: (Pros) No funding reportedly goes to animal testing; (Cons) Smaller charity, 2-star rated with 75.2% of funding allocated toward research programs

If you're going to place an order, please let us know (via Zaadz email is probably best) what charity preference you have and give us the name the order will be placed under. That way we can make sure you're wishes are respected when it comes time to tally up and send off all the donations.

Thanks and hope everyone's having an outstanding day!!!! It's absolutely gorgeous here in Virginia.

Tim

Re: Breast Cancer Fundraiser / Pure Skin Care

http://TimD.gaia.com — Sun, 15 Oct 2006 18:09:04 GMT

Julia...

It's weird because I tried the link and got the same thing, but if you click on the Shop Online button that you should see above the Unauthorized Access, it takes you to where you can look at the products... and if you watch the URL, it seems like it stays exactly the same. Really odd!

Try that and let me know if it works for you. If not, you can always go to http://www.arbonne.com and then follow your way through to the Shop Online section.

Let me know if you have any questions! If you want to order anything, I'll need to give you the Consultant ID for either my wife or myself.

Tim

Re: Breast Cancer Fundraiser / Pure Skin Care

http://juliastewart.gaia.com — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 20:47:06 GMT

Hi tim - Thanks for posting this. I clicked on the Arbonne link and it said "access denied". You might want to edit the link.

Take care, Julia

Breast Cancer Fundraiser / Pure Skin Care

http://TimD.gaia.com — Fri, 13 Oct 2006 00:56:05 GMT

(Posted w/ Julia's kind permission... Thanks!)

Help Us Help Breast Cancer Research AND Get Great Botanical, Vegan Approved, Cruelty Free Skin Care!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month… we want to help!!!

From Wiki:

• the most common form of cancer in females
• affects approximately one out of nine to thirteen women who reach age ninety at some stage of their life in the Western world
• is (after lung cancer) the second most fatal cancer in women, and the number of cases has significantly increased since the 1970s

As Independent Consultants for Arbonne International, my wife, Charity, and I have decided to embark on a system of donating a percentage of our personal proceeds from Arbonne sales to charities which, if there is enough interest / participation, we will rotate each month or every other month.

For the remainder of October and all of November, we will donate 15% of our personal net income from each order of up to $100 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation and 25% or our personal net income from each order of $100 or more.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is a 4-Star rated charity which allocates a very high percentage of the donations toward actual research funding. Please see links below for details.

(Legal note: These come from our own pocket out of our own net income from sales and are not related in any way to Arbonne as an organization)

Having learned about the products (and after using the men’s skin care myself), I’ve personally become very comfortable in the knowledge that the company does hold true to high product standards and integrity under their own motto of …

“Pure – Safe – Beneficial.”

The products are… yup, here’s the sales pitch, but hey, it’s for a good cause!…

• Certified Vegan Approved (no animal products or by-products anywhere)
• Cruelty Free (absolutely no animal testing)
• Botanically Based
• Hypo-Allergenic
• pH Correct
• Absolutely NO Mineral Oil *
• Undergo Rigorous Independent Dermatologist Testing

Yes, there is a men’s skin care kit (can you say baby bottom rated skin?) as well as baby care, make-up for those highlights, dietary supplements and more. And it's all made with the same principles.

To learn how you can easily order products online and help us help Breast Cancer research, to ask questions, or to sign up to join us on our crusades (of which we hope this will be the first), please contact us:

Tim (TimD): http://timd.zaadz.com
Charity: http://waypastwacko.zaadz.com

If you would like to browse product lines to see if you’re interested, please visit:
https://www.arbonne.com/shop_online/shopOnline.asp

To see the Breast Cancer Foundation’s (4-star) review in Charity Navigator, including a breakdown of distribution of donations and link to their web site:
http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm/bay/search.summary/orgid/5001.htm

* Mineral Oil is one step short of the equivalent of black crude oil and is included in many skin care products, believe it or not. Arbonne does not use it.