May 2011

In an effort to help raise funds for the disaster in Japan, Beauty and Balance will donate $1 for each product sold in May 2011.  Money raised will be donated to Direct Relief International.  Direct Relief International is a nonprofit medical assistance and disaster relief agency based in Santa Barbara, California. Since 1948, Direct Relief has provided assistance to indigenously run healthcare facilities and projects by supplying them with specifically requested and appropriate pharmaceuticals, supplies, nutritional supplements, and medical equipment. We serve the poor and victims of natural and civil disasters without regard to political affiliation, religious belief, ethnic identity, or ability to pay.

Incident:    
9.0-earthquake and tsunami strikes Japan 250 miles northeast of Tokyo March 11, 2011

Damage: 
Coastal cities leveled in tsunami surge; earthquake damage to structures, including Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor.

Human Cost: 
Death toll at almost 13,500 with almost 15,000 unaccounted for; 139,020 people displaced and 4,902 injured by the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear threat.

Direct Relief Response:
Established a collaboration with the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), a U.S.-based organization with deep ties in the Japanese community.   Granted $1.4 million to local community groups coordinating emergency response efforts and providing relief services for the elderly and disabled in Japan.

Learn more about Direct Relief International on their website.   www.directrelief.org

Beauty and Balance, in an effort with local salons, will be doing our part to help with the recent oil spill in the gulf.

To learn more, please visit www.matteroftrust.org

Beauty and Balance is proud to support Breast Cancer 2008

Beauty and Balance is proud to support the Leukemia Foundation 2010

Proud supporter of Misa Verbeek Art Exhibit 2009