Honor Roll

I am a makeup artist in the DC/MD/VA area and I have always been interested working with a non-profit providing my makeup services. I met a woman a few years ago who went through chemo and she wanted help with her makeup since she longer had eyebrows and lashes. After providing a look for her and teaching her how to fill in her brows naturally and applying false lashes, she was amazed. I actually became emotional from her gratitude and how much of an impact I made. She was already a beautiful woman, but I was honored that I made her feel even 10 times better. I was moved by her and would love to work with other woman and boosting their outer self being. I am also interested in any volunteer opportunities available with your organization. Please feel free to reach out to me at your earliest convenience.

That is some inspirational stuff. Never knew that opinions could be this varied. Very creative, one of the nicer sites I have seen today. Keep up the great work.-Konika

Alex,I received the wig yesterday and want to thank you so much! I didn’t expect to get a foam head and the t-shirt and hat…what a bonus! This is a wonderful program and I will definitely spread the word and donate my wigs when I am done with treatment. You are providing a service that is so valuable for women going through treatment. The loss of my hair has been the most emotional hurdle to get over. You helped and I thank you!Kelly Crawford

I think your wig exchange program is wonderful! I am currently undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer and I have to say that losing my hair has been the most emotional part.

The EBeauty Community offers a huge thanks to Dianne Wicklein who made a very generous donation to EBeauty in honor of our founder, Carolyn Keller, a two time Breast Cancer survivor. If it were not for people like Dianne, we would not be able to do the work we strive so hard to accomplish.

Dear Carolyn,Thank you, once again, for EBeauty’s generous donation of $10,000 to the Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Washington, DC.We were delighted that you were able join us for the walk and I loved the yellow baseball caps you donated to the VIP gift bags, the shirts you designed and donated to “Team Eunice” and the water bottles you created for our participants.
We had incredible success in our second year of the Audi Best Buddies Challenge. We grew from 720 participants in year one to almost 1,400 in year two – and rider revenue increased by 70% , which means that individuals with intellectual disabilities will have more opportunities to make friends, find fulfilling employment, and train to become the leaders of tomorrow.
One of my favorite parts of this weekend’s festivities was Buddy Ambassador Charles Calhoun’s speech at our lunch. He said, “It’s time for a change, and we need it now! Let’s teach our communities that even if you are not using the R-word to purposely to hurt someone, you ARE! People with intellectual disabilities are not stupid, useless, worthless or any other bad word. Do I seem worthless to you?” Charles’ words serve as a poignant reminder of why Best Buddies is here.
The support of companies like EBeauty translated into $1.7 million in total donations for Best Buddies programs last weekend. This represents huge growth since last year’s event and offers a lot of hope for us moving forward. Thank you for standing by our side and for honoring my mother by supporting and walking with Team Eunice.My best to Mark,Anthony

Dear Alexandra,
This was the best news to me to hear about your organization, and I will be delighted to bring in my old wig, probably early next week if my mom can help me find it. This is a long haired brown wig made in 1982 by Edith Imre in New York from Italian hair (so they told us), sized for a 9 year old. It does not have bangs. Could you also use the wig stand? I am so happy to learn about EBeauty and what you’re doing! I would love to know how you repurpose wigs, since I was always told I should throw mine in the garbage. It is incredibly important for some people to have wigs. I remember an old farmer walking up to me and saying, ‘good morning son.’ I also clearly remember how sad I was feeling the plasticky texture and green-brown color of artificial hair wigs at Edith Imre’s and was so excited she got me a human hair wig though we were too naive to style the wig’s hair at all. As a disclaimer, I had a school gym teacher calling me out on my wig on Halloween. “Nice wig” or something. So I will try to bring it to Georgetown soon. What can we do to bring this to WHC? We do see majority African-American women but it’s not rare for healthy African-American women to wear wigs due to brittle hair anyway.Best wishes and thanks for the reminder,
Elizabeth

Hi Alex,
Thank you for offering to arrange for pick up. That would be nice. Otherwise, I will try to drop them off this weekend at Amy of Denmark’s. Amy of Denmark’s is actually where I purchased my wigs. I have 2 natural hair and 2 synthetic wigs.
I found out about your program at the Yoga on the Steps event in October benefiting Living Beyond Breast Cancer this past October. I received a flyer about your organization. I’m grateful to finally be able to donate these.
Thank you again,
Jean

I am writing this note of thanks to EBeauty for the beautiful long dark wig sent to a young Cantonese woman who recently lost her hair from chemotherapy for breast cancer. She is so grateful, but also very shy, private, and only speaks/writes Cantonese.Breast cancer in Chinese women is particularly difficult because of the added cultural burden. Chinese are private people, who prefer to deal with issues in silence. “Save face” is often a term heard in this culture. Admitting to your weakness, be it disease or otherwise, often is a sign of tragic luck, disrespect, and evilness. This young woman has only told her husband about her cancer. She wants to keep it a secret from her 2 children, ages 3 and 9, and her parents. For her, having a wig to wear that looks very much like her original hair, helps her honor her cultural values.With sincere gratitude,

Nancy Johnson

Support Services Director

Cancer Resource Center of Mendocino County

first of all, your ebeauty is a perfect mirror image of your heart/soul. I absolutely love your vision, your drive to make a POINT ON POINT for this great NEED. Lets meet soon to discuss avenues for how I can begin grooming the trail and meshing REStrategist into my branding to reach your goals. Love Love Love the EBeauty…thank you for the night, cupsfullofhope…your team…your family and your heart…we need to meet, just you, me and yvonne… – Karon Ricker