October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!!

And Lauren Merkin and I are a huge supporters of Breast Cancer Awareness! Anyways, Lauren Merkin, designs a special pink item from her collection, where 50% of the proceeds are donated to the Young Survival Coalition. This year she has designed a Fuchsia Tiled Embossed Lamb wallet, retail $175 and 50% of the proceeds are donated to YSC!

If this the wallet a bit too pricey… Please feel free to click the

http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

to help fund free mammograms for women in need. Click the big pink button, it will only take a second and it is FREE!

Via ThePetitionSite.com

Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists, were recently sentenced to 12 years of prison in North Korea.

On March 17, 2009, Laura and Euna were shooting video along the China/North Korea border for a story they were working on about the trafficking of women in the region. They were stopped by North Korean border guards and arrested immediately thereafter. Both women were transported to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, where they remained under arrest until their trial.

A verdict in their closed trial was reached on June 8, and both Laura and Euna were sentenced to 12 years of reform through labor for illegal entry and grave crimes against the North Korean state.

Since the sentencing, the families have been able to receive calls on a few occasions. During the second call received on the evening of July 7, Laura and Euna reported that they are being treated fairly and are being seen by physicians. In the most recent call, they asked for continued support from our country and its citizens for their amnesty.

PLEASE TAKE 10 SECONDS TO SIGN THIS PETITION. Do it for your fellow country women.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/131375038

Or if you wish you can,

Write to Michelle Obama to get involved and make a statement asking that Euna and Laura be granted Amnesty.  You can write to her at:

Mrs. Michelle Obama
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington D.C. 20500

Bald Girls Do Lunch
presents
San Diego Summer
A special dinner for women with alopecia areata

Thursday, July 16, 2009 – 6 pm 

Bleu Boheme
4090 Adams Street
San Diego, California

$45 pp – includes all costs

Advance rsvp and pre-pay required by 7/13/09
rsvp@baldgirlsdolunch.org  800.578.5332 or 914.945.0245 to learn more.

RSVP securely online with “Donate Now” button at baldgirlsdolunch.org or PayPal to info@baldgirlsdolunch.org
If you can’t be with us, we value and appreciate gifts of any size. Your tax-deductible gift helps us reach more women faster!

“Fun”, “practical” and “life-changing” are what women say. A chance to talk about things you might never have talked about before. We value comfort greatly – so wear a wig or come without. It’s special when everyone at the table has alopecia areata.  Live a beautiful and successful life whether your alopecia is old or new. No hair? Some hair? Regrowth? All are warmly welcomed and you’ll feel renewed!  I look forward to meeting you!

Thea Chassin, BGDL founder

Mail a donation/ or check to:
Bald Girls Do Lunch, Inc.               
P.O. Box 9122
Scarborough, NY 10510
 
We are the only not-for-profit 501-c3 organization specifically dedicated to improving the quality of life of women with the autoimmune skin disease, alopecia areata. Founder Thea Chassin, has had alopecia areata (universalis) since 1997 and has extensive experience as a support leader for women.  She provides positive media impressions for alopecia through her interviews for major newspapers, TV, and radio across the US.
Please note: BGDL lunches are for women 18 and older with any form of alopecia areata.
www.BaldGirlsDoLunch.org

Want to know what has been going on in the US over the past 5 years?

Doug Levitt renews his Greyhound Pass and takes us on a journey, of real people and real lives. And shows us what is going on in the US through song, story and images.

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 at 8pm.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Auditorium

At the Santa Monica Public Library

601 Santa Monica Blvd at 6th Street

(Underground Parking available)

http://www.greyhounddiaries.com/

How awesome is this?! You can shop for a cause!

All profits from Shop & Pamper will go to Los Angeles Family School.

C&C, Corey Lynn Calter, Eva Franco, Linea Pelle, Trina Turk, Tucker Paisley, and more…