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SUMMER 2016 ● NEWS, VIEWS & UPDATES ● WWW.LGFB.CO.UK
Workshops set to
reach 90 locations
New film release
Our first ever walk
raises over £30,000
In this
issue...
A message from the
3International
Focus
At the mid-point of the year, I am delighted to
announce that we are well on our way to achieving
our target of reaching 90 locations by year-end.
Our Programme Services team, headed up by
Lisa Curtis, has been exceptionally busy launching
in four new locations, with a further five planned
for the second half of the year (see Programme
Update on page 4).
4Programme
Update
6Awareness
Campaign
Film
8Feel Better
Week
10SWALK
11Bold is
Beautiful
12Industry
Events
15Thank you!
Telephone: 01372 747500
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
What is particularly interesting to note is that
the successful development and implementation
of our Masterclasses has, in a number of cases,
been instrumental in paving the way towards
launching core Workshops in certain locations.
Our ambitious target for expansion of both
Workshops and Masterclasses is, of course,
made possible through the continued support
of our member companies, generous help from
corporate partnerships and our unique and
exciting fundraising activities. This year’s
Feel Better Week has so far raised over an
amazing £200,000 and, at the time of going
to print, we are still counting!
Congratulations to Ian Daniels, Head of Fundraising,
and the team for their energy, creativity and
commitment in organising and co-ordinating this
hugely successful campaign, which culminated in
another new UK fundraising initiative – SWALK –
Walking for Women with Cancer. Read more about
these events on pages 8, 9 and 10. My sincere
thanks go to every company, organisation, team
and individual who created or participated in
all these outstanding fundraising triumphs.
Email: [email protected]
@lgfbuk
lgfbuk
LookGoodFeelBetterUK
Cosmetic Toiletry
& Perfumery Foundation
Programme Title:
Look Good Feel Better
Registered charity:
1031728
Address:
West Hill House, 32 West Hill,
Epsom, Surrey, KT19 8JD
Design: pws-design.com
Editor: Anne Klahn
Cover photo:
Lip ‘selfies’ from
LGFB supporters during
Feel Better Week
Finally, as always, I would like to thank our
Head Office team, Regional Managers, voluntary
Regional Co-ordinators and all our fantastic beauty
volunteers for their continued dedication and
commitment. I would also like to extend my
most grateful thanks to our Chairman, the Board,
Finance Committee and Trading Company Board
for their commercial acumen and guidance,
as well as welcoming two new Board Members,
Ian Marshall from Benefit Cosmetics and
Guy Farmer from Boots.
We have asked one of our longest-standing
supporters and Board Member, Kenneth Green,
to give his point of view on our evolution as a
charity (see below). We look forward to a
successful second half of the year and will
update you again via our e-newsletters as
the year progresses.
Sarahjane Robertson
LGFB executive director
Website: www.lgfb.co.uk
lgfbuk
As the saying goes, ‘imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery’ – so we were extremely proud
that some of our UK initiatives are going global.
The LGFB Make-up Brushes have been launched
internationally, Benefit Cosmetics’ Bold is
Beautiful campaign is now also a global project
and our friends at LGFB New Zealand have
recently undertaken an ‘On the Move’ roadshow,
inspired by our 20th Anniversary project in
2014 (see our International Focus on page 3).
A message from
KENNETH
GREEN
I’ve been involved with LGFB right from the
very beginning and watched with admiration
as the charity has grown and flourished, first
of all under the leadership of Ann Harvey and,
since 2007, under Sarahjane Robertson’s
direction. I believe that’s something to feel
proud about that we’ve only had two Executive
Directors and only four Chairmen in 22 years.
This continuity of leadership has resulted in a
highly professional evolution which, together
with Lisa Curtis’s 12 years’ heading up
Programme Services and Ian Daniels’ arrival
as Head of Fundraising four years ago, has
led to an impressive increase in our reach
and in the charity’s income.
At Kenneth Green Associates, our 300-strong
team are all proud to support LGFB and we
have great fun getting involved with Feel Better
Week and helping to raise funds. I encourage
everyone to participate in fundraising and many
of our Consultants are long-term volunteers.
For the future, it would be wonderful if we could
have dedicated LGFB rooms in some hospitals,
where patients could go and relax and have
a volunteer give them advice. As the number
of Workshop locations and Masterclasses
increases, we will need more and more products
– perhaps in the future, a LGFB skincare and
make-up range could be developed! As we
keep on growing, these dreams might become
realities. In the meantime, I am very proud of
what LGFB has achieved over the past 22 years.
Kenneth Green is Chairman of Kenneth
Green Associates and a LGFB Board Member.
| LGFB News
INTERNATIONAL FOCUS
LGFB is operational in 26 countries with a global brand identity and unique offering but the flexibility to customise
certain elements based on local market needs. The USA, New Zealand and the UK are three of the ‘oldest’ countries
hosting LGFB, and we are delighted that the Executive Directors of LGFB USA and LGFB New Zealand have shared
some of their thoughts and initiatives with us.
spotlight on
LGFB Worldwide...
USA
ouanne Roark was appointed Executive Director of LGFB
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USA in 2005, having spent 10 years previously working on the
Programme. Look Good Feel Better originated in the USA in
1988 and the Programme now has 2,100 host facilities across
the States. LGFB’s extraordinary global impact is demonstrated
by the statistics shown on this page. Louanne explains how the
charity plans to reach more women:
women reached to date,
supported by...
volunteer beauty consultants,
managing...
“Our goal is to have consistent information from every country that supports what we
know anecdotally – that following a LGFB workshop, women feel empowered; they
feel better and more positive about their ability to fight and survive their disease; they
feel more like themselves before treatment. We plan to use this information to tell the
positive story of women everywhere who face the challenge of a cancer journey and
the impact of a changed appearance and the hope, confidence and self-esteem that
result when they experience LGFB. It is one small element in the complex web of
cancer treatment and recovery but we are providing tangible and practical support
to help women get through their cancer journey. We plan to share the results of our
research in a global World Cancer Day initiative in 2017 helping to raise funds and
awareness for LGFB in all 26 countries, as the only global cancer support Programme
addressing this issue.”
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spotlight on
free workshops in...
hospitals and
cancer care centres.
New Zealand
Each country has its special characteristics and issues and Clare O’Higgins, Executive
Director of LGFB New Zealand, certainly has geographical challenges. On South Island,
it is very rural and the population is sparsely spread, so there were issues about getting
enough volunteers in those areas and how far beneficiaries would have to travel.
Clare explains, “Some people had to travel over two hours, so we wanted to have
workshops in rural communities to avoid this. Now no-one should have to travel more
than 30 minutes. In the last two years, we have grown from 24 centres to 36 and by
December, we will be in 40 locations, with around 460 volunteers”.
Clare was inspired by the UK’s ‘On the Move’ initiative and thought it would be wonderful
if New Zealand could do pop-up workshops, “rocking into a town and putting on a
workshop on the spot”.
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The dream became a reality when Royal Wolfe, a container company, donated a 40ft
container to LGFB. Mazda New Zealand offered to underwrite the insurance to take it
on the road; Farmers Department Store Group paid for the container to be fitted out and,
finally, BP donated the petrol! “It was amazing how everyone helped us out and made
the dream come true. The container can be packed down and then trucked to the next
venue. Our mantra was ‘how can we spread our wings?’ and we were overwhelmed
by the generosity of so many people and companies helping the charity to get to rural
communities.” New Zealand’s On the Move’ roadshow is scheduled to visit 40 venues
across both islands!
1: Clare O’Higgins, Executive Director of LGFB New Zealand, in front of the
LGFB ‘On the Move’ container
2: The volunteers and beneficiaries from Wellington, New Zealand
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Look Good Feel Better Magazine | LGFB News
LGFB NEWS >>
programme update
FOUR NEW workshop LOCATIONS
In the first six months of
this year we have launched
Workshops in four new
locations, two of which
were the result of very
successful Masterclasses
held in the previous year.
At South Petherton Community Hospital
in Yeovil and Sunderland Royal Hospital,
we were fortunate to have Regional
Co-ordinators already in place: Natasha
Kittelson for Yeovil and Joan Laybourne
for Sunderland. Natasha was involved
with LGFB when we first started to offer
Masterclasses at South Petherton and
she was instrumental in recruiting the
current team. Joan, a long-standing
volunteer and deputy Regional
Co-ordinator at Newcastle for many
years, also did some outstanding work
in enabling the launch in Sunderland.
The new purpose-built Macmillan Centre
at East Surrey Hospital, Redhill, was
opened in January and we were proud
to be asked to run the LGFB Workshops
at this beautiful venue. We are very
pleased that Rae Denman has taken
on the role of Regional Co-ordinator.
For the launch at Darent Valley Hospital
in Kent, we had newly appointed Regional
Co-ordinator, Sara Leyser, bringing with
her years of LGFB experience. The
hospital is very close to Bluewater
Shopping Centre, so is a great location
for store-based volunteers! At the
launch, Chris Handy, Macmillan Lead
Chemotherapy Nurse, commented,
“We pride ourselves in knowing that our
patient satisfaction is second to none.
Providing the LGFB service to patients
around the Dartford area is the icing on
the cake and we feel very privileged.
Not only are all our staff excited, but our
patients can’t wait to reap the benefits
of the service”.
Our grateful thanks to the hospital
staff and our wonderful new volunteer
teams for their excellent work on these
successful launches. Plans for five further
launches are already well underway.
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Above:
A workshop at South Petherton
Community Hospital, Somerset
Left:
The volunteer team at Redhill,
East Surrey
REGIONAL CO-ORDINATORS CONFERENCE
This year, our Annual Conference
was held in London, with the venue
and excellent conference facilities
generously donated by CMS
Cameron McKenna. Fifty of our
volunteer Regional Co-ordinators,
including 19 first-time delegates,
attended the conference, with the
Head Office team and Regional
Managers, Sarah Emerson and
Michelle Roberts. The agenda
covered an overview of current and
future plans and the conference also
provided the opportunity to thank the
team for their outstanding commitment
and contribution.
Our Guest Speaker, Carole Ann
Pitfield, a LGFB volunteer and freelance
camouflage make-up expert, gave
a very interesting and insightful talk.
Our grateful thanks to Carole Ann
and to CMS for ‘donating’ the venue.
| LGFB News
volunteer focus
Out of over 2,300 volunteers across the country, we asked four
of our wonderful team to share their experiences and thoughts.
Their views are probably echoed by every single one of our beauty
consultants and we hope they will inspire others to come forward
and join our invaluable volunteer ‘family’.
Our ‘fast track’ training for
a number of M&S beauty
consultants has resulted in
a sharp increase in the number
of Masterclasses held so far
this year, with several new
locations and all excellently
run by M&S staff.
We hope to have at least 12 M&S
stores running Masterclasses, with
more in the offing. Our thanks to
Rebecca Cullen, Beauty Experience
and Education Manager at M&S and
Ella Treloar, Commercial Manager, for
their very positive support.
BRIAN MESSAM
Our partnership with Breast Cancer
Care is also developing successfully
with 10 Masterclasses booked within
their groups to date.
We are on track to exceed our target
of 325 Masterclasses this year and
by the year end, we hope to have
reached 3,250 additional beneficiaries.
JOAN LAYBOURNE
A BIG THANK YOU TO
Not only does bareMinerals
consistently donate a large
quantity of products for our
patient gift bags and encourage
their beauty consultants to
sign up as volunteers, they
now provide much valued
(and vitally needed!) logistics
support for the materials
used at our fast-growing
Masterclasses.
We are therefore extremely grateful
to bareMinerals for offering this extra
support, allowing us to streamline the
logistics for this service. Our thanks go
to Andrew Rodgers and his team in
London and Basildon for being such
outstanding and practical supporters.
JANE RITCHIE
LORRAINE POPE
After volunteering for LGFB for nearly 10 years, Brian Messam
is now our Regional Co-ordinator for Guildford and The
Royal Marsden (Sutton) hospitals. Brian has over 30 years’
experience as a freelance hair and make-up artist as well as
personal experience of supporting a friend through breast
cancer. Through this he realised that he had a gift for helping
others with his expertise and caring personality. “Working
as a volunteer has enriched my life immensely. Giving
women back some of the confidence they have lost whilst
going through cancer treatment and making them look
and feel fabulous brings me as much pleasure as it does
them. It is rewarding beyond words!” So to other potential
volunteers he says, “becoming a LGFB volunteer will
enrich your life”.
Joan Laybourne, a volunteer for six years, recently became
Regional Co-ordinator for Sunderland Hospital, having
previously organised many Masterclasses in the area.
As a freelance skin camouflage practitioner, she has extensive
experience in helping women regain confidence in their
appearance and finds volunteering for LGFB very rewarding.
“It is amazing that make-up, which some people might
regard as trivial, can make such a very real difference
to someone’s self-esteem and confidence. For anyone
wanting to volunteer, it’s best to observe a workshop to
appreciate the difference it makes – it really is a deeply
rewarding experience.”
Jane Ritchie, a volunteer since 1995 and a Counter
Manager for Clinique for 40 years, feels privileged to
be able to bring her training and skills to LGFB workshops.
“As trained beauty consultants, we have skills to share
with the ladies attending the sessions. We’re not nurses,
but our training teaches us how to interact with different
personality types and to be empathetic. I love the feeling
of fellowship at workshops, of people making friends,
laughing and enjoying a new, non-medical experience.”
Jane offers some words of wisdom for potential volunteers,
“If you observe a workshop first, you’ll see that it’s
not an intimidating ‘hospital’ experience. I believe
the volunteers get as much out of a session as the
beneficiaries – it’s definitely one of the most rewarding
and gratifying things I have ever done”.
Lorraine Pope, a volunteer for 8 years, is also Deputy Regional
Co-ordinator for Leicester and has been a Lancôme beauty
consultant for 24 years. She finds her role uplifting, energising
and rewarding. “It really is a very positive experience – the
ladies come in with heads down, very quiet and then after
two hours, they leave with smiles on their faces, looking
amazing. That is the reward of being a LGFB volunteer,
helping the ladies attending to look and feel fantastic.”
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Look Good Feel Better Magazine | Awareness Campaign Film
AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FILM >>
lights, camera, action!
On a lovely sunny Saturday, L’Oréal UK very kindly opened up its spacious restaurant on the
6th floor of its Hammersmith headquarters, where we recreated and filmed a LGFB workshop.
Just like a real shoot, there were
‘models’, make-up artists, a director,
assistants, cameramen, soundmen
and a whole team of people ensuring
the smooth-running of the day. Although
no-one actually said “Lights, Camera,
Action”, the excitement and anticipation
of every participant certainly created the
feeling of an award-winning film in the
making. And indeed the Director, Lucy
Blakstad, who generously donated her
services, has won a BAFTA for her
work as a documentary and commercials
director. So, we were in very good hands!
Following a call-out for beneficiaries
who would be willing to be filmed
and interviewed, as well as beauty
consultant volunteers, we chose nine
‘models’, Jeannette, Jodie, Paulette,
Helen, Lungile, Caroline, Maureen,
Francesca and Lauren, ranging in
age from 20 to 70 years. The common
ground was that they had all attended
a LGFB workshop and were more than
happy to appear in this new film to
talk about their experiences.
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As an awareness-building communication
tool, the brief to Lucy was to produce
two short, snappy films – a generic one
focusing on Workshops and Masterclasses
and a second one to use for volunteer
recruitment, highlighting the role and
requirements of being a beauty consultant
volunteer and its unique rewards.
The morning was taken up with
preparation and filming the workshop
in action. Then, after a break for lunch,
the beneficiaries and volunteers were
interviewed by Lucy and Executive
Director, Sarahjane Robertson.
Many weeks of editing, refining and
finishing followed and our new ‘film’ was
launched at the Copra Awards Luncheon
on 18 May (see page 12) to an audience
of around 350 guests from leading
retailers and key cosmetic and fragrance
brands. The reaction was entirely positive
– “an engaging summary of LGFB’s
unique service”, “uplifting and motivating”,
“very persuasive”. We are now utilising
the films for PR purposes – showing
them to potential new member companies
and partners, new hospitals and cancer
care centres and to recruit new volunteers.
reviews
★★★★★
“What a fantastic film. Just seeing and
hearing the pleasure our workshops
bring to the patients makes our work
so worthwhile and rewarding!”
Marianne, LGFB Volunteer
Regional Coordinator
“Well done guys. It should have come
with a warning, just watched it at
work and it brought a tear to my eye!
Thanks for letting me be a part of it.”
Jodie Pullinger, one of our ‘models’
“Absolutely fantastic! I have
just watched your film. It is quite
wonderful. Many congratulations.
It is a very moving but uplifting film.”
Susan King, Susan O’Hanlon
Fine Stationery
“I love the film – it sends a powerful
message of beauty and hope.
The women look amazing.”
Diana Gilfillian, Patient Beneficiary
| Awareness Campaign Film
the models & volunteers
MEET THE DIRECTOR
Lucy Blakstad
Our grateful thanks to our ‘models’ (left to right); Jeannette, Francesca,
Paulette, Maureen, Helen, Lungile, Jodie, Lauren and Caroline.
“It was a pleasure to donate my time
to direct this film for such an amazing
charity that is directly changing
people’s lives every day and a real
privilege to meet so many inspiring
ladies who were able to speak so
eloquently about what the workshops
meant to them.
When I first heard about LGFB I
thought to myself “surely makeup is
the last thing on your mind when you
are going through cancer treatment?”,
but I was intrigued to know more.
Our volunteers on the day (left to right); Louise Cockburn, Kamanza Amihyia,
Sally Basketfield, Brian Messam, Kate Pringle and Shelina Karim-Hirji.
our special thanks to...
Karina O’Gorman
Head of Corporate Social
Responsibility at L’Oréal UK
for offering the location and for her
valuable assistance on the day
Lucy Blakstad
Director
for donating her services
Final Cut
for donating their speedy service
in gathering together the rushes
It was only after visiting the
workshops and chatting to some of
the ladies and the volunteers that I
understood it was about so much
more than makeup. It seemed to
be as much about meeting other
women going through the same
thing, almost like a support group,
and it was about reconnecting with
their “pre-cancer self” whom they and
often their kids and husbands had
lost sight of.”
watch the video
MPC
(Moving Picture Company)
for donating post-production
services (MPS is a renowned
film production company and
amongst its recent successes
is The Jungle Book)
To watch the film, just search
‘Voices of Look Good Feel Better’
on YouTube
Arron Johnson
Editor
for providing his services
at a special rate
Alternatively, visit our Facebook page
‘LookGoodFeelBetterUK’
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Look Good Feel Better Magazine | Events
The Perfume Shop,
Sunderland
Now in its fourth year,
this year’s Feel Better
Week was bigger than
ever with thousands of
supporters around the
country helping raise
awareness and funds.
The theme ‘All about Lips!’ proved
popular with over 1,800 fundraising
packs being requested by our member
companies, corporate partners, salons
and individual fundraisers.
A garden party organised by Regional
Co-ordinator, Sally Basketfield
A cake sale at
Dermalogica Head Office
Fundraising fun at
Tesco, Wrexham
With your support, year on year Feel
Better Week has grown into our main
annual fundraiser.
Ian Daniels, Head of Fundraising,
commented “A great deal of work has
gone into making Feel Better Week
a huge success this year and we
are truly indebted to everyone who
participated. The event is now a
firmly established fundraiser for
LGFB and we are already starting to
plan for 2017 which will see it grow
further, making it a key date in the
Look Good Feel Better calendar”.
An afternoon tea at
Bannatyne, Perth
A cake sale at
P&G, Weybridge
amount raised
over £200,000!
A raffle at
Boots, Southampton
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Male leg waxing at
Tesco, Dudley
| Events
Elizabeth Arden
have a ‘Big Night In’
Bannatyne, Sutton Coldfield taking
part in the Snow White and the
Seven Dwarf run
Puckering up at
House of Fraser, Bristol
M&S Beauty in
Shoreham
Planking Challenge at
Bannatyne, Perth
Co-op Funeralcare Fun Day
in Sunderland
Teddy relaxing at
One Day Spa
Fundraising at
The Perfume Shop
Fancy Dress Block fit at
Bannatyne, Skelmersdale
LGFB’s Lizzie and Luisa taking part in the
Gladiator Battle at the M&S Beauty
Garden Party
A cake sale at the Hamar
Cancer Centre, Shrewsbury
The ladies at
Tranquil Spa, Hagley
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Look Good Feel Better Magazine | Events
6KM
2KM
WALKING FOR WOMEN WITH CANCER
As the finale to this
year’s Feel Better Week,
nearly 300 supporters
took to the Surrey Hills
in our first ‘SWALK
– Walking for Women
with Cancer’ event.
4KM
8KM
10KM
Thanks to the generosity of our headline sponsor M&S Beauty and event sponsors
Bio Oil, bareMinerals, Dermalogica and KGA, we were able to ensure that all
registration fees and funds raised went directly to enabling us to reach more women
and teenagers in need of our services. Upon completion of the 6 or 12KM, walkers
received a lovely goodie bag and enjoyed visiting the many stalls in our Beauty Village,
where many brands were providing demonstrations and advice. We were delighted
that we were joined by beauty bloggers and LGFB ambassadors, Lily Pebbles and
Anna Gardner and Jane ‘Mummy’ Felstead from ‘Made in Chelsea’.
Despite the gloomy summer weather, our post event survey showed everyone
had a great time and in doing so helped to raise over £30,000.
amount raised
over £30,000!
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12KM
| Events
EVENTS >>
Bold is beautiful
Benefit Cosmetics’ highly successful global
philanthropy programme, Bold is Beautiful,
returned for its second year in aid of LGFB...
In the UK, the company pledged to
donate 100% of its profits from its brow
wax services during May equally to Look
Good Feel Better and Refuge. Customers
who booked a brow wax service during
the month also received a complimentary
full size Gimme Brow (worth £18.50).
This year’s campaign ambassador was
actress, singer and presenter Denise van
Outen, who launched the annual fundraising
campaign with a march through the
streets of London on Sunday 8th May.
Taking in Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar
Square and along the River Thames,
the walkers, who were encouraged to
start with minimal make-up, could stop
at Benefit’s checkpoints along the route
to receive beauty ‘touch-ups’ to their skin,
lips, eyes and, of course, eyebrows.
Speaking about her involvement, Denise
said: “I am truly proud to be a part
of this year’s Bold is Beautiful
campaign. Our incredible UK charity
partners, Look Good Feel Better and
Refuge, support women and children
undergoing serious times of
adversity and help them to regain
a sense of self and wellbeing.
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting
some of these women and have
been humbled by their experiences.
I urge everyone to get involved as we
attempt to raise as much money as
possible for these amazing causes!”
Benefit staff across the country were also
challenged to come up with additional
fundraising events which included bake
sales, VIP evenings, raffles, dance-a-thons
and mud runs to name just a few. But in
true Benefit style there were some unique
ideas including the Sunderland Benebabes
taking a ‘Pink Dip’; the unique patchwork
quilt that was crafted by the Boutiques
team and the Scottish team who scaled
Ben Nevis to perform the UK’s highest
brow wax!
Benefit Cosmetics’ Managing Directors,
Ian Marshall and Gail Bojarski explained
the thinking behind Bold is Beautiful:
“While we’ve been transforming
brows since 1976, it was 2015
which saw us take our feel-good
approach to beauty well beyond
the boutiques by launching our
first global philanthropic endeavour.
We’re pleased to donate the profits
from our brow wax services and use
this to help create bigger, bolder and
more beautiful lives for women and
girls across the UK”.
amount raised for lgfb
c. £170,000
Carly Boyt
LGFB’s PR & Comms Manager
“We are once again overwhelmed
by the success of this year’s Bold
is Beautiful campaign and are very
proud to be one of the benefitting
charities of such a creative and
exciting project. Our congratulations
to the whole Benefit team and their
agencies for their outstanding efforts
and for raising such an amazing
sum for us.” Pictured left to right:
Carly Boyt, Sarah Lenson (LGFB
Executive Assistant) and Sarahjane
Robertson (Executive Director).
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Look Good Feel Better Magazine | Industry Events
INDUSTRY EVENTS >>
on the red carpet
There are many industry events throughout
the year which support LGFB, both in raising
funds and increasing awareness. Here we
highlight three recent events and we thank
all those involved in the organisation of
these occasions and those who so
generously donated.
COPRA LUNCHEON
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This year’s Copra (Cosmetic & Perfumery Retailers’ Association)
Awards Luncheon was a unique occasion for LGFB as our
new Awareness Campaign film had its ‘première’ at the event,
receiving a unanimous vote of confidence from the 350 guests.
Julia Simpson, Luxury Beauty Buyer, Boots UK and Copra Chair,
introduced the new film, explaining its objectives of raising
awareness of LGFB’s unique services, encouraging brand
and corporate support and helping recruit beauty consultant
volunteers from leading companies.
Held at The Dorchester in London on 18th May, guests included
key industry figures from leading retailers and cosmetic and
fragrance brands. We are extremely grateful for their continued
support in raising funds each year from their Luncheon and very
popular Ball. The raffle, which included a wonderful selection
of prizes, raised £3,570. Our thanks and congratulations on an
excellent event to the Copra Board, especially Julia Simpson,
Debbie Trumper and Camilla Pascucci.
FRAGRANCE FOUNDATION
The 24th Fragrance Foundation Awards took place at The
Brewery, London on 12th May with over 700 industry guests
and a host of celebrities. Almost £28,000 was raised through
an auction and raffle and this will be split 50/50 between
LGFB and Fifth Sense. Our thanks to Chair, Annalise Fard,
CEO Linda Key and the Fragrance Foundation Board for their
much valued support and to all the guests for their generosity.
BABTAC & CIBTAC ANNUAL AWARDS
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The BABTAC & CIBTAC Awards (British Association of Beauty
Therapy & Cosmetology and Confederation of International
Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology) took place on June 12th at the
prestigious Hurlingham Club in London. As their official charity
partner, BABTAC has been promoting LGFB volunteering
and fundraising opportunities to their members through regular
e-newsletters, their bi-monthly ‘Vitality’ Magazine, new and
renewal memberships and also at the Awards. This was
attended by leading industry figures from key professional brands,
as well as hundreds of members of the two Associations. This
ongoing partnership has been instrumental in enabling LGFB
to extend its reach within the professional beauty market.
1: Left to right Rakesh Aggarwal (Vice Chair, Copra),
Julia Simpson (Chair, Copra), Janet Saunders (Estée Lauder)
and Vesa Khalho (Vice Chair, Copra)
2: Left to right Natasha Kaplinsky, Annalise Fard (Chair,
Fragrance Foundation), Linda Key (CEO, Fragrance
Foundation) and Maddi Kelly (Training and Events Manager,
Fragrance Foundation)
3: Left to right Linda Taylor (KGA) and Jenny Packham
(Fashion Designer)
4: Left to right Beneficiary Jeannette Keyes presenting
at the BABTAC Annual Awards.
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| In The Media
IN THE MEDIA >>
spotlight on lgfb
regional article in
Bournemouth Daily Echo
regional feature on
national article in
good housekeeping
Source:
Good Housekeeping {Main}
Edition:
Country:
UK
Date:
Wednesday 1, June 2016
Page:
120
Area:
500 sq. cm
Circulation: ABC 409696 Monthly
Ad data:
page rate £17,391.00, scc rate £88.00
Phone:
020 7439 5000
Keyword:
Look Good Feel Better
The Bournemouth Daily Echo dedicated
a page to the LGFB Masterclasses at the
Royal Bournemouth Hospital and wrote
that the sessions “offer a fantastic
opportunity for women to come together”.
Earlier in the year BBC Wales and
TV presenter, Connie Fisher, attended
a workshop in Cardiff to capture the
confidence-boosting effect that our
sessions have on women undergoing
treatment for cancer. The ladies
interviewed were then included in a
programme that explored the importance
of make-up and the reasons people
choose to wear it.
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In May, Good Housekeeping featured
LGFB Beneficiary, Jeanette, in an article
on cancer and hair loss. Jeanette
highlighted the importance of the
workshops in her recovery and the
feature also signposted people to
our services.
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raising
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Not only did Benefit’s
Bold is Beautiful
campaign raise a
substantial amount of
money but it also caught the attention of the media and, to date,
the campaign has achieved over 400 pieces of press coverage.
Campaign ambassador, Denise van Outen appeared on
Sky News Sunrise and LGFB Executive Director Sarahjane
Robertson was interviewed on a number of radio stations. Print
coverage included The Times, Daily Mirror and Stylist and
there was extensive coverage online and across social media.
Top: Denise van Outen appears on Sky News Sunrise
Bottom: Refuge’s Lisa King (left) with LGFB Executive Director
Sarahjane Robertson (right) during a radio interview
Article Page 1 of 2
New LGFB Ambassadors
After attending a workshop last
year, beauty bloggers Lily Pebbles
(left) and Anna Gardener (right)
wanted to do as much as they
could to help raise awareness
and money for LGFB.
Anna comments, “Lily and I have
seen first-hand just how uplifting
and confidence-building the LGFB
workshops can be for women going
through treatment. They’re full of
laughter and lipstick and we look
forward to supporting them in the
year ahead”.
As LGFB’s digital ambassadors they will be supporting us at a
number of events throughout the year. Most recently they took
part in SWALK and their YouTube videos to promote the walk
received more than 77,000 views.
Visit viviannadoesmakeup.com and
lilypebbles.co.uk to find out more.
Summer 2016 | 13
Look Good Feel Better Magazine | Messages
MESSAGES >>
looking good & feeling better!
We would like to share with you some examples of the lovely messages we receive daily
via social media, email and through the post.
THA NK YOU !
To Look Good Feel Better
Many thanks for such a good morning and
experience and of course to the companies
who provided the products that will change and
transform those of us who didn’t really use
make-up but now we will!
Janice
Stacey
►
Look Good Feel Better UK
I had an amazing afternoon at the Solihull hospital workshop today.
The volunteers who ran the session were brilliant from start to finish they
were very warm and welcoming. The two hours flew by and I loved all
the free goodies. Was rather apprehensive about going but it was lovely
to spend time with other women going through a similar experience.
Like
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I attended the LGFB course during my first chem
wrong
cycle and thought ‘oh I won’t need this’. How
been
I was. I met some lovely ladies and if it had not
learnt
for the volunteers hosting it, I would never have
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has changed dramatically as I come to the end
the chemo.
Sarah x
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Look Good Feel Better UK
11 April at 18:23 •
Dear Look Good Feel Better
5★
24 March at 12:36 •
5★
Have spent the best afternoon in the company of lovely & amazing ladies
at the Cavendish Cancer Support Centre in Sheffield. All the volunteers
were fabulous & the gift bag just stunning, thank you all so much!
Like
Comment
Tamsin @TamsinC
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April 4
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Inbox
From: Maria
To: Look Good Feel Better
Workshop
I had a wonderful time – the ladie
s were amazingly
friendly, helpful and funny!
I got some great make up tips
and found it boosted
my confidence too. I can’t wait
to try to re-create
today’s make up and start to
feel like myself again.
It was nice to meet other wom
en in my situation
and today’s session made me
feel good about
myself again and not just a can
cer patient.
That’s an amazing feeling and
we have the
Look Good Feel Better team
to thank for that!
Maria x
| LGFB Fundraising
LGFB FUNDRAISING >>
£500
funds a LGFB
Workshop helping
restore confidence
and self-esteem
thank you!
We are always extremely grateful to all our supporters
whatever fundraising amount they raise, as every pound
makes a significant difference to the lives of women and
teenagers living with cancer. We have highlighted just
a few of the recent fundraising events below ...
Nicola Crawshaw &
Jessica Richmond
Boots Beauty Consultants
Nicola and Jessica organised a Pamper
Evening at their store in York. Guests
enjoyed make-overs and pampering
treats from the various cosmetic brands
and £875 was raised. Through Boots
‘match giving scheme’ a further £500
was donated.
amount raised:
£1,375
Inner Wheel
District Clubs
Following a presentation from Michelle
Ebrey, Regional Co-ordinator and Maxine
Knott, LGFB Volunteer, 100 Inner Wheel
District Clubs raised an impressive £3,000.
Michelle and Maxine were presented with
a cheque at a special dinner held at the
Tern Hill Hotel, in Shropshire.
amount raised:
£70
£3,000
Georgina Bloomfield
Regional Co-ordinator
& Rachel Joy
funds a place at a
LGFB Masterclass
providing skincare
and make-up
tips
Issy Mongelard
National Account Manager
– Urban Decay
Community Fundraising Champion
Georgina and Rachel attended the 2-day
Glam Hair & Beauty Exhibition at the
Weston Homes Stadium in Colchester.
Their LGFB stall raised £740 and recruited
some new volunteers. So impressed
were they by the work of LGFB, that
the organisers have made us the official
charity for Glam 2017!
amount raised:
£740
Angela Swindley
Lady Captain – Widnes Golf Club
Angela very kindly chose LGFB to be
her charity of the year and raised £2,316
from various events held throughout her
year’s chairmanship.
amount raised:
£2,316
Longstanding LGFB fundraiser Issy
recently completed three half marathons
back to back in aid of LGFB and to date
has raised over £600. Keep running Issy!
amount raised:
£600+
Yvonne Bailey
Volunteer
Together with the exclusive ‘Ambers of
Amersham’ ladies fashion store, Yvonne
helped organise a number of fashion
shows culminating in a grand finale
attended by Honorary Life President
Richard Bradley and his wife Annette.
All the hard work was rewarded as
the shows were a huge success.
amount raised:
£4,000
Summer 2016 | 15
NEW FACES, CHANGING ROLES THANK YOU
Due to the rapid expansion of our Workshops and
Masterclasses we’re pleased to welcome some new
faces and announce other changes to the LGFB Team.
Meg Loftus has moved from Fundraising
to work in Programme Services as Workshop
Co-ordinator alongside Soraya Tawfik
(Workshop Manager).
Melissa Deane has joined the team
as Masterclass Co-ordinator and Dulcie
Rowe has stepped up to Masterclass
Manager, following Shannan Walls
decision to leave to follow her dream of
recreating “The Good Life”.
Luisa
Melissa
Sarah Addis has been appointed
Regional Manager for the Midlands and
Central England, bringing with her a wealth
of Industry experience including Area Manager
roles and extensive retail knowledge.
With Meg’s move to Programme Services,
we have been joined by Luisa Stevens
as Fundraising Events Administrator.
Sarah
2016 dates for your diary
& BEST WISHES
After over 20 years
of supporting LGFB,
our much loved
Regional Co-ordinator
for Sheffield, Jan
Cooper, stood down
from the Charity
at the end of April.
Jan’s enthusiasm for LGFB shone through in
everything she did – from leading the workshops
at Weston Park Cancer Centre three times
a month, the special teenage sessions and
through to all the wonderful fundraising events
she organised. Jan raised thousands of pounds
as well as generating a huge amount of awareness.
She has positively touched the lives of many
hundreds of women and teenagers during her
20 years with the charity and she will be hugely
missed by us all. Thank you, Jan, for being such
a wonderful Ambassador for LGFB.
Read more about these events at www.lgfb.co.uk
SEPTEMBER 3RD
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OCTOBER
NOVEMBER 12TH
DECEMBER 12TH
Gauntlet Games
Up at The O2
Girls Night In
Brutal Run
Carol Concert
NEW ANTI-BACTERIAL MAKE-UP BRUSHES
Following on from the huge success of
LGFB’s award-winning Make-up Brushes,
which have become a firm favourite with
make-up artists and consumers, a set of
anti-bacterial brushes has been launched.
Developed with the expertise of Bespoke
Europe, the company who created the
original brushes, each of the new brushes
is treated with a non-toxic, hypoallergenic
compound that will help keep harmful
bacteria, including E.coli, at bay. In clinical
trials, the anti-bacterial treatment was
found to stop bad bacteria from taking
hold and reduce the presence of E.coli
by almost 100%.
want to
know more?
The four anti-bacterial brushes, housed in
a stylish pouch, have a deep pink design,
with hand-sculpted, super-soft taklon fibre
bristles. They are allergy-free, cruelty-free
and suitable for sensitive skin. The Look
Good Feel Better Anti-Bacterial Brush
Set includes a large Multi-Tasking Brush,
Round Foundation Brush, Eye Shading
Brush and Lip Brush. Priced at £35, the
set is available from larger M&S Beauty
stores, marksandspencer.com,
feelunique.com and lookfantastic.com.
Funds raised through our licensed brush
sales will help us expand our services into
the future.
If you’ve been inspired by anything
in this issue and would like to find out
more about LGFB, Workshops and
Masterclasses, becoming a volunteer
or helping us raise funds, then please
get in touch or visit our website.
visit
www.lgfb.co.uk
Call
01372 747500
Email
[email protected]