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		<title>Weymouth Walk to Raise Awareness and money for Avon&#8217;s Breast Cancer Crusade</title>
		<link>http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/avon-events/weymouth-walk-to-raise-awareness-and-money-for-avons-breast-cancer-crusade-2903</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 09:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weymouth’s calling all
Avon Customers
Avon Representatives and
Avon Sales leaders to get together to raise money for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
To Join in ~ Get fit ~ Raise money ~ Raise awareness
Bring the kids too as it is half term







Date: Tue 25th  OCTOBER
Meet up from: 10.30am 
At: The Cafe Oasis Bowlease Coveway, Weymouth 
WALK TO START [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Weymouth’s calling all</strong></p>
<p><strong>Avon Customers</strong></p>
<p><strong>Avon Representatives and</strong></p>
<p><strong>Avon Sales leaders to get together to raise money for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade</strong></p>
<p><strong>To Join in ~ Get fit ~ Raise money ~ Raise awareness</strong></p>
<p>Bring the kids too as it is half term</p>
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<p><strong>Date: </strong><strong>Tue 25th  OCTOBER</strong></p>
<p><strong>Meet up from: </strong><strong>10.30am</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>At: </strong><strong>The Cafe Oasis</strong><strong> Bowlease Coveway, Weymouth</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>WALK TO START </strong><strong>11AM</strong></p>
<p>4 Mile walk along the whole of the seafront to the Pavilion and back, finish at the Cafe Oasis for a much needed drink and lunch!!</p>
<p>If you cannot make the walk but would like us to help raise a few £££’s then it really is easy. You can give money by clicking the link below of texting the number below that!</p>
<p><strong>SPONSORSHIP THROUGH ‘JUST GIVING’</strong></p>
<p>email                                    or               text</p>
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<td rowspan="2" width="467" valign="top"><a href="http://www.justgiving.com/teams/avonwest" target="blank">http://www.justgiving.com/teams/avonwest</a></td>
<td width="188" valign="top">Breakthrough</td>
<td width="139" valign="top">AVON91</td>
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<p><strong>SPONSORSHIP THROUGH TEXT:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>The phone number to text is <strong>70070</strong>.</li>
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<li>You will then have the choice to donate to either Breakthrough Breast Cancer or The Haven.</li>
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<li>In the body of your message, include the code of the charity you would like to support, followed by a space, and the amount (including the £ sign) you wish to donate.</li>
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<div id="attachment_2904" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 237px"><a href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BC-Walk-Invite-to-weymouth.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2904" title="Weymouth Walk to Raise Awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/BC-Walk-Invite-to-weymouth-227x300.jpg" alt="Weymouth Walk to Raise Awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade" width="227" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Weymouth Walk to Raise Awareness for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade</p></div>
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		<title>Why We Walk. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade video</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 10:36:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Video: Watch this video on the post page)
Why We Walk. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade video
This is a great video to see just how and why these people walk for the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
The money raised is being used in the best possible way
6 years of walking and it takes on a new meaning
To [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>(Video: Watch this video on the post page)</p>
<p>Why We Walk. The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade video<br />
This is a great video to see just how and why these people walk for the <a title="pink pamper" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/supported-charities/avon-pink-pamper-parties-2250" target="_self">Avon Breast Cancer Crusade</a></p>
<p>The money raised is being used in the best possible way</p>
<p>6 years of walking and it takes on a new meaning</p>
<p>To see those people coming back time after time, is a feeling you can never erase</p>
<p>We have a moral responsibility</p>
<p>Breast cancer is not pretty, we need to be more educated</p>
<p>I think participating in the walk helps you understand the power of people to be able to transform peoples lives.</p>
<p>39 miles on the Avon walk</p>
<p>Allows money to be raised and change women&#8217;s lives</p>
<p>Every STEP COUNTS</p>
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		<title>Avon Foundation for women.  Avon Breast Cancer Crusade</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 16:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade
The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade was launched in 1992 as a small pioneering program in the U.K. Avon in the U.S. adopted the Crusade the following year. Over the last 18 years, Avon philanthropy has raised and donated more than $700 million to breast cancer programs around the world, supporting cutting-edge [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2257" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a title="avon foundation Breast Cancer Crusade" href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2257" title="Breast cancer awareness Avon Foundation" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Breast-cancer-Avon-Foundation-300x173.jpg" alt="Breast cancer awareness Avon Foundation" width="300" height="173" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Breast cancer awareness Avon Foundation</p></div>
<p><strong>The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade</strong><br />
The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade was launched in 1992 as a small pioneering program in the U.K. Avon in the U.S. adopted the Crusade the following year. Over the last 18 years, Avon philanthropy has raised and donated more than $700 million to breast cancer programs around the world, supporting cutting-edge research to find a cure for or prevent breast cancer as well as programs that enable all patients to access quality care.</p>
<p>Funding supports awareness and education: screening and diagnosis; access to treatment; support services; and scientific research. Beneficiaries of the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade range from leading cancer research and clinical centers to community-based, non-profit breast health education programs.</p>
<p>Numerous Avon Crusade programs raise funds and awareness for the cause including the <a href="http://www.avonwalk.org/">Avon Walk for Breast Cancer</a> Series, the <a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/waw/">Avon Walk Around the World for Breast Cancer</a>, and Crusade <a href="http://shop.avon.com/shop/product_list.aspx?level1_id=300&amp;level2_id=380&amp;pdept_id=382&amp;cat_type=C">Pink Ribbon fundraising products</a>.</p>
<p>While we remain steadfast in our commitment to find a cure, we are proud to have supported tremendous progress over the last 18 years in research and care:</p>
<ul>
<li>Educated 105,000,000 women worldwide on breast health through community-based and grassroots outreach since 1992</li>
<li>Linked 15,000,000 women worldwide to early detection programs and mammography screening</li>
<li>Provided $175-million to breast cancer research projects since 1999, including most recently more than $25 million for 41 research projects focused on primary prevention, understanding the etiology and potential causes of breast cancer and developing a blood or saliva test for early detection</li>
<li>Forged new collaborations among nonprofit groups, government and industry by the Avon Foundation hosting the first-ever Collaborative Summit on Breast Cancer</li>
<li>Love/Avon Army of Women accelerates the pace of breast cancer prevention research by enlisting women &#8211; healthy women who have never had breast cancer and survivors &#8211; in this effort.  Through 2010 the Army of Women has recruited 340,000 women, launched 35 research studies, and had more than 43,000 Army of Women members respond to requests for volunteers.  Most studies utilizing the Army of Women resource are able to identify enough eligible volunteers within 48 hours to one week to fulfill their volunteer requirements and move the study forward.</li>
</ul>
<p>A woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes in the United States and it remains the most commonly diagnosed form of cancer worldwide.  You can help us save lives by getting involved.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.avonfoundation.org/assets/images/bcbook.gif" alt="" /><strong>Breast Health Resource Guide</strong><br />
What everyone should know about breast cancer.  This guide will provide you with information, support and resources to use and share. <strong>Read about:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>- Early Breast Cancer Detection</li>
<li>- Different Types of Breast Cancer</li>
<li>- Possible Treatment Options</li>
<li>- Reducing the Risk of Recurrence</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/assets/bccguide.pdf">Click here to download the English version</a><br />
<a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/assets/bccguide_espanol.pdf">Click here to download the Spanish version</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/why-we-walk-video.html"><img src="http://www.avonfoundation.org/assets/images/bcvideo.gif" alt="" /></a><strong>Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Series</strong><br />
Join thousands of women and men over two days and 39 miles to help in the fight against breast cancer.</p>
<p>There are nine Avon Walks across the U.S. The money and awareness raised makes a critical difference as we work to turn every diagnosis into a story of survival.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonwalk.org/" target="new">Visit the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Website</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/why-we-walk-video.html">Watch the Why We Walk Video</a></p>
<p><strong>More Opportunities For You To Get Involved</strong></p>
<p><!--  <a href="http://www.avonwalk.org" _mce_href="http://www.avonwalk.org" mce_href="http://www.avonwalk.org" target="new"><strong>Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Series</strong></a><br />
Join thousands of women and men over two days and 39 miles to help in the fight against breast cancer. There are nine Avon Walks across the U.S. The money and awareness raised makes a critical difference as we work to turn every diagnosis into a story of survival.</div>
<div  mce_tmp="1">&#8211;><a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/waw/"><strong>Avon Walk Around the World for Breast Cancer</strong></a><br />
Find out more about this worldwide series of events mobilizing hundreds of thousands of people across the globe raising money and breaking down barriers to awareness and access to care while working to eradicate the disease.</p>
<p><a href="http://shop.avon.com/shop/product_list.aspx?code=&amp;level1_id=300&amp;level2_id=380"><strong>Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Fundraising Products</strong></a><br />
Shop for official <a href="http://shop.avon.com/shop/product_list.aspx?level1_id=300&amp;level2_id=380&amp;pdept_id=382&amp;cat_type=C">Pink Ribbon Breast Cancer Crusade products</a>. All Avon Foundation for Women products in the US are affordably priced with 100% of the net proceeds donated to the cause (all proceeds above cost of goods). Each product comes with a free <em>Breast Health Resource Guide</em>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.armyofwomen.org/"><strong>Love/Avon Army of Women</strong></a><br />
The Love/Avon Army of Women is a research initiative seeking women who are willing to consider volunteering for breast cancer research.  All women over the age of 18 are eligible including:  healthy women who have never had breast cancer, women at high risk and breast cancer survivors.  Since launching Love/Avon Army of Women in 2008, more than 325,000+ women have signed up.  And the number continues to grow!  Scientists report that this platform is accelerating the pace of research to better understand the causes of breast cancer and how to prevent the disease. <!--</div>
<div  mce_tmp="1"><a href="../../../preview!www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/breast-cancer-scientific-advisory-board.html" _mce_href="../../../preview!www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/breast-cancer-scientific-advisory-board.html" mce_href="../../../preview!www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/breast-cancer-scientific-advisory-board.html"><strong>Avon Breast Cancer Crusade Scientific Advisory Board</strong></a><br />
The Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade Scientific Advisory Board includes a world-recognized team of experts in healthcare and biomedical research who are among the leading experts in the breast cancer and breast health field, as well as breast cancer survivor-advocates. The Board reviews Avon Foundation grant proposals, evaluates the progress and impact of currently funded projects as well as makes recommendations about new research and clinical care funding. Their leadership also provides invaluable perspective and analysis that helps guide the strategic direction of the Foundation&#8217;s breast cancer programs.</div>
<div  mce_tmp="1">Nomination Process: The Avon Foundation&rsquo;s Breast Cancer Crusade Advisory Board accepts nominations for new members throughout the year.&nbsp; In January of each calendar year, the Advisory Board considers nominations submitted in the prior twelve months based on qualifications and area of expertise and then recommends the most outstanding and relevant candidates, with priority given to specialties needed to implement the current Avon Foundation strategy.&nbsp; Members review nominees and their qualifications and make recommendations on new nominees to the Avon Foundation Board of Directors, which makes the final decision on inviting nominees to join.<br />
The nominee selection process considers demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas related to the Avon Foundation mission:</div>
<ul>
<li>Public education, outreach, community-based efforts and public health</li>
<li>Access to breast health and care</li>
<li>Breast cancer screening, early detection, and treatment</li>
<li>Breast cancer support services</li>
<li>Breast cancer research &#8211; including basic, patient-oriented, translational, and clinical research</li>
<li>Patient-advocacy and peer review experience</li>
</ul>
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		<title>Avon Pink Pamper Parties</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gail</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avon Pink Pamper Parties make fundraising beautiful by providing the perfect opportunity for some well-earned pampering, whilst raising vital funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer&#8217;s life-saving work.
Hosting an Avon Pink Pamper Party couldn&#8217;t be easier. The host offers a pamper party experience to friends and family whilst holding fundraising activities. You can be as creative or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Avon Pink Pamper Parties make fundraising beautiful by providing the perfect opportunity for some well-earned pampering, whilst raising vital funds for <a title="avon breast cancer crusade" href="http://www.avonfoundation.org/breast-cancer-crusade/" target="_blank">Breakthrough Breast Cancer&#8217;s </a>life-saving work.</p>
<p>Hosting an <a title="avon pink pamper parties" href="http://www.avonpinkpamper.org.uk/" target="_blank">Avon Pink Pamper Party </a>couldn&#8217;t be easier. The host offers a pamper party experience to friends and family whilst holding fundraising activities. You can be as creative or as simple as you like, whether painting your friends&#8217; nails or offering pink cakes for a donation or <a title="avon party ames" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/webfm/#" target="_blank">playing fundraising games</a>!</p>
<p>With nearly 46,000 women in the UK diagnosed with breast cancer every year, your support can really help to make a difference.</p>
<p><a title="How your fundraising helps" href="http://www.avonpinkpamper.org.uk/how_your_fundraising_helps/index.html">Find out more</a>&#8230;</p>
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<p>Pink Pamper Parties are a simple way to engage customers and Representatives&nbsp;to raise vital funds to help&nbsp;<strong>Breakthrough Breast Cancer</strong>. Together we can <strong>beat </strong>breast cancer.</p>
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		<title>Avon Social Networks.  Get connected</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:10:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There realy are no excuses for anyone not do Avon in the UK and do it extremely well.
All the above Social networking links are there for you to join and gain valuable tips and ideas from thousands of Avon Representatives througout the UK
Joining Avon could be the best thing your do this year.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2229" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 70px"><a title="avon youtube" href="http://www.youtube.com/user/iAvonUK?gl=GB&amp;hl=en-GB" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2229" title="Avon YouTube social network" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/youtube-logo.jpg" alt="Avon YouTube social network" width="60" height="60" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avon YouTube social networkAvon face book social networkAvon twitter social networkAvon connects social network</p></div>
<div id="attachment_2230" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 126px"><a title="avon face book" href="http://www.facebook.com/Avonuk" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2230" title="Avon face book social network" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/face-book-logo.jpg" alt="Avon face book social network" width="116" height="116" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avon face book social network</p></div>
<p>There realy are no excuses for anyone not do Avon in the UK and do it extremely well.</p>
<p>All the above <a title="ukavon facebook page" href="http://www.facebook.com/ukavon" target="_self">Social networking </a>links are there for you to join and gain <a title="Avon Youtube training" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vEVK8YZNSI&amp;feature=related" target="_self">valuable tips and ideas </a>from thousands of <a title="avon representative" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk" target="_self">Avon Representatives </a>througout the UK</p>
<p><a title="joining avon" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avon-representative" target="_self">Joining Avon </a>could be the best thing your do this year.</p>
<p>Enjoy the benefits of a global cosmetics brand, create an <a title="avon business" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avon-mlm" target="_blank">Avon business </a>of your own and be part of the sweeping success of Avon Cosmetics</p>
<div id="attachment_2231" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 126px"><a title="avon twitter" href="http://twitter.com/#!/avon_uk" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2231" title="Avon twitter social network" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/twitter-logo.jpg" alt="Avon twitter social network" width="116" height="116" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avon twitter social network</p></div>
<p><a title="avon pink pamper parties" href="http://www.avonpinkpamper.org.uk/" target="_blank">Avon Pink Pamper Parties</a>, <a title="avon presidents club" href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/groups/president-club-membership-with-avon/blog/2011/03/17/presidents-club-with-avon" target="_blank">Presidents Club</a>, <a title="avon voices" href="http://www.avonvoices.com/" target="_blank">Avon Voices</a>, <a title="avon breast cancer crusade" href="http://www.avon.uk.com/PRSuite/causes_crusade_foundation.page" target="_blank">Breast Cancer Crusade </a>and the <a title="speak out" href="http://www.avon.uk.com/PRSuite/causes_domestic_against.page" target="_blank">Speak out </a>against <a title="avon speak out against domestic violence" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/supported-charities/avon-speak-out-against-domestic-violence-1675" target="_self">Domestic Violence Campaign </a>with  <a title="womens refuge" href="http://refuge.org.uk/2010/12/09/avon-and-refuge-visit-downing-street-to-save-women%E2%80%99s-lives/" target="_blank">Womens Refuge </a>and <a title="avon speak out against domestic violence" href="http://www.womensaid.org.uk/domestic-violence-press-information.asp?itemid=2335&amp;itemTitle=Women's+Aid+and+Avon+launch+the+Empowering+Women+Awards+with+Marie+Claire+magazine&amp;section=0001000100150001&amp;sectionTitle=Press+releases" target="_self">womens Aid</a></p>
<p> And just to top it of Avon have now given us <a title="avon representative" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk/avon-faqs.php" target="_self">Avon Representatives </a>and <a title="Avon sales leadership" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk/avon-sales-leadership.php" target="_self">Avon Sales Leaders </a>an <a title="Avon eBrochure 7" href="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/avon-ebrochure/avon-ebrochure-campaign-7-2044" target="_self">eBrochure</a> for us to share with our customers online.</p>
<div id="attachment_2232" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 307px"><a title="avon connects" href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/index.jspa" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-2232" title="Avon connects social network" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/connects-logo.jpg" alt="Avon connects social network" width="297" height="90" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avon connects social networkAvon Pink Pamper Party</p></div>
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<div id="attachment_2233" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a title="avon pink pamper parties" href="http://www.avonpinkpamper.org.uk/" target="_blank"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2233" title="Avon Pink Pamper Party" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Avon-Pink-Pamper-Party-300x90.jpg" alt="Avon Pink Pamper Party" width="300" height="90" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Avon Pink Pamper Party</p></div>
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		<title>Avon In the Observer Magazine November 2010 with Gail Reynolds &amp; Debbie Davis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 15:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Gail force: Gail Reynolds started selling door-to-door eight years ago and now has a business worth £5m. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer 
In 2002, at the age of 31, Gail Reynolds had moved to Hastings for a job at an accountancy firm when she saw an advert that said: Join Avon, Meet New People. &#8220;And [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1756" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a title="avon " href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk/avon-faqs.php" target="_self"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1756" title="GAIL REYNOLDS IN THE Observer" src="http://www.gailsreps.co.uk/avonblog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/observer-300x180.jpg" alt="Gail Reynolds in the Observer Magazine November 2010" width="300" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Gail Reynolds in the Observer Magazine November 2010</p></div>
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<p>Gail force: <a title="avon" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk" target="_self">Gail Reynolds </a>started selling door-to-door eight years ago and now has a business worth £5m. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer </p>
<p>In 2002, at the age of 31, Gail Reynolds had moved to Hastings for a job at an accountancy firm when she saw an advert that said: Join Avon, Meet New People. &#8220;And that was why I joined – because I was lonely. I gave up my job at the accountant&#8217;s after three months, and then went on to meet all my goals – I bought a car, I got married, we went on our first holiday abroad, we bought a home. By 2015 I&#8217;ll have bought my next house in Bowleaze Cove, which is like millionaires&#8217; row. I was brought up on an estate, to work, pay bills and sleep. I&#8217;m one of 53 grandchildren and, apart from me, they all work in shops and factories. So I love my life,&#8221; she says. &#8220;But while most people join Avon to earn an extra £50 around Christmas, you do have to be very competitive to do well, to win the Mercedes, to get the prize holidays in New York and Berlin, for being one of the top 20 <a title="Avon sales leadership" href="Later, Gail and Brian show me their trophy cabinet. First, the cabinet itself, &quot;Beautiful wood, solid oak, it'll look amazing in the new house,&quot; and then the Avon trophies, shelves and shelves of them, alongside a framed photograph of Gail with Avon spokeswoman Reese Witherspoon, one of the celebrities (along with Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas) who has helped combat the brand's occasionally mumsy image, and fundraised for their female-focused causes – breast cancer and domestic violence. On the wall of the Reynolds's bright, sunlit office, a map of Britain is pinned beside a print which reads: &quot;It's a hard life.&quot;" target="_self">sales leaders</a>.&#8221; </p>
<p>Later, Gail and Brian show me their trophy cabinet. First, the cabinet itself, &#8220;Beautiful wood, solid oak, it&#8217;ll look amazing in the new house,&#8221; and then the Avon trophies, shelves and shelves of them, alongside a framed photograph of Gail with Avon spokeswoman <a title="More from guardian.co.uk on Reese Witherspoon" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/reesewitherspoon">Reese Witherspoon</a>, one of the celebrities (along with Fergie from the <a title="More from guardian.co.uk on Black Eyed Peas" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/black-eyed-peas">Black Eyed Peas</a>) who has helped combat the brand&#8217;s occasionally mumsy image, and fundraised for their female-focused causes – breast cancer and domestic violence. On the wall of the Reynolds&#8217;s bright, sunlit office, a map of Britain is pinned beside a print which reads: &#8220;It&#8217;s a hard life.&#8221;</p>
<p>Despite Avon&#8217;s current boom, and the success of the individuals whose home businesses are thriving, Carly Syme, retail analyst at Verdict, predicts trouble ahead for the company&#8217;s reliance on door-to-door sales. &#8220;The mail-order market itself is a declining one,&#8221; she says, &#8220;and that is really impacting on Avon&#8217;s sales. While it is putting more focus on the online channel [in 1997, Avon became the first major <a title="More from guardian.co.uk on Beauty" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/beauty">beauty</a> brand to sell online], this needs to be a real focus for it over the coming years if it is to attract new customers to the brand.&#8221;</p>
<p>When I ask Brian Reynolds about the impact that web sales have on his business, he says the two – the &#8220;real-life&#8221; doorstep sales, and the impersonal web ones – are so far removed that he doesn&#8217;t worry about it. Sales on Avon&#8217;s website make up just 5% of its £10bn international annual revenue. In fact, Brian says, web sales are soon to benefit home sellers – Avon is talking about changing the way online orders work so that each purchase will require a representative to log the buyer in. But, when I later ask an Avon spokesperson about this move, she denies it with a sharp shake of the head.</p>
<p>&#8220;Innovation is something that is absolutely vital in health and beauty,&#8221; Syme says, &#8220;and while Avon has been developing new products, it struggles to justify higher price points to its customers compared to its store-based competitors.&#8221; Customers are willing to pay premium prices for health and beauty products, adds Syme, but door-to-door selling is typically the place for low-cost sales. Will Avon be able to break out of its bargain-basement image?</p>
<p>It&#8217;s an odd contradiction, the growing achievements of Avon&#8217;s representatives and the relative doom of Avon itself, a brand only limited by its own sales methods, but whose methods are the thing that makes it unique. While analysts forecast a fall, its Avon ladies and Avon men are thriving in this recession; as well as the much-documented lipstick effect (when facing an economic crisis, consumers are tempted by small luxuries) which is no doubt contributing to their buoyant local sales, the business model is such that there are opportunities to build new careers from the ashes of redundancy, at least as long as Avon&#8217;s name and heritage remains in lights.</p>
<p>For now, the sales leaders seem thrilled, dazzled by their success, and rightly proud of the business skills they&#8217;ve acquired, skills that they articulate confidently, and publish as advice for their team in comprehensive coloured leaflets stacked on their dining table, skills that seem to have risen to the surface recently, like bodies suddenly floating up from the bottom of a muddy lake.</p>
<p>The future is bright for the Reynolds. Each year stands for another incentive – in the Drive Your Dream scheme they&#8217;ve won their car, now bright with Avon logos (bronze level gets you a car worth £16,500, silver £25,000 and gold £35,000) and next year they&#8217;ll win another. Gail is writing a business book. Brian is taking flying lessons. In the Avon newsletter he&#8217;s pictured in black tie on a trip they won to Mallorca, a blond streak in his fringe, his brilliantly white teeth shining. In the background the blue sea shivers seamlessly into a blue sky, and a caption to the right details the home they&#8217;ve bought, the holidays they&#8217;ve won. &#8220;However,&#8221; he says, the best part of his involvement in Avon, &#8220;has been the friends I have made, genuine people who are all living the dream.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Avon and Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey walk the Red Carpet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Avon Foundation rolls out the red carpet to celebrate the champions who change women&#8217;s lives
Star-studded NY benefit hosted by Andrea Jung  and Reese Witherspoon

The 10th annual Avon Foundation for Women Gala this week put the spotlight on some truly exceptional women and men for their efforts to end breast cancer and violence against women.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4>The Avon Foundation rolls out the red carpet to celebrate the champions who change women&#8217;s lives</h4>
<h6>Star-studded NY benefit hosted by Andrea Jung  and Reese Witherspoon</h6>
<div id="_mcePaste"><a href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/1802/reesy+at+gala.jpg"><img src="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/1802/reesy+at+gala.jpg" alt="reesy at gala.jpg" /></a></div>
<div>The 10th annual Avon Foundation for Women Gala this week put the spotlight on some truly exceptional women and men for their efforts to end breast cancer and violence against women.</div>
<h6>Heart of Manhattan</h6>
<div>The event was held at Cipriani, the glamorous venue on 42nd Street in New York City, famous for its towering ceilings and over-the-top chandeliers. The night has raised more than $20 million for Avon philanthropy in the decade since it launched.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">The event was hosted by Reese Witherspoon, who is Honorary Chair of  the Avon Foundation for Women, and Andrea Jung, Chairman and CEO, Avon Products, Inc., with a special musical performance by Melissa  Etheridge.</div>
<h6>Two million dollar donations</h6>
<div>More than 550 guests attended and donated $2.2 million this year to benefit breast cancer research and access to care and domestic violence education, prevention and victim support programs.</div>
<div id="_mcePaste">“This is our very special 10th anniversary celebration where we honour extraordinary champions who are changing women’s lives, and salute their powerful contributions to women’s health and empowerment,” said Andrea Jung. “Through the generosity of our supporters, in addition to the grassroots efforts of millions of supporters around the world — including our <a title="avon representative" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk" target="_self">Avon Sales Representatives</a> and customers — Avon is the world’s largest corporate philanthropy focused on issues that matter most to women.”</div>
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<p>Along with Reese Witherspoon and Andrea Jung, presenters included <strong>Patrick Dempsey</strong>&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/1803/patrick+at+gala.jpg"></a></p>
<p>Jillian Dempsey and <strong>Christy Turlington Burn</strong><strong>s</strong>, the new face of the fragrance Slip into&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/1804/gala+group.jpg"></a></p>
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<h4>The Avon Foundation rolls out the red carpet to celebrate the champions who change women&#8217;s lives</h4>
<h6><span style="color: #ec008c;">Star-studded NY benefit hosted by Andrea Jung  and Reese Witherspoon</span></h6>
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<p><a href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/1803/patrick+at+gala.jpg"><img class="jive-image" src="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/1803/patrick+at+gala.jpg" alt="patrick at gala.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>Jillian Dempsey and <strong style="color: #ec008c;">Christy Turlington Burn</strong><span style="color: #ec008c;"><strong>s</strong></span>, the new face of the fragrance Slip into&#8230;</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/showImage/1804/gala+group.jpg"><img class="jive-image" src="http://www.avonconnects.co.uk/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/1804/gala+group.jpg" alt="gala group.jpg" /></a></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facts about Avon
You can keep up to date with news about Avon by clicking on About Us on the log on page for the Representative website at www.avon.uk.com – you will find this in the middle of the screen at the top.
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<p>You can keep up to date with news about Avon by clicking on About Us on the log on page for the Representative website at <a href="http://www.avon.uk.com/">www.avon.uk.com</a> – you will find this in the middle of the screen at the top.</p>
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<p>Avon globally</p>
<ul>
<li>Established in the US in 1886, Avon Products Inc. is the world’s biggest direct selling beauty company.</li>
<li>There are 5.5 million Avon Sales Representatives around the world in over 100 countries, reaching more than a billion customers.</li>
<li>Avon Representatives across the world earn $6 billion annually.</li>
<li>Global annual revenues were at $10 billion in 2008.</li>
<li>More beauty products carry the Avon brand name than any other in the world.</li>
<li>Avon sells more bottles of fragrance than any other company in the world.</li>
<li>More women wear Avon nail enamel than any other brand in the world.</li>
<li>More than 600 million brochures in 25 languages are distributed worldwide each year, offering a range of 7,500 products.</li>
<li>Avon is the world’s largest corporate supporter of the breast cancer cause.  Since 1992 it has raised $585 million for breast cancer charities and $650 for women’s causes worldwide.</li>
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		<title>PATRICK DEMPSEY CONGRATULATES AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER TOP FUNDRAISERS</title>
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PATRICK DEMPSEY CONGRATULATES AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER TOP FUNDRAISERS
Nine Top Fundraisers Raised $255,000 for Breast Cancer
New York, NY/Daytona, FL (February 4, 2010) – Award-winning actor Patrick Dempsey congratulated the nine top fundraisers nationally for the 2009 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer at the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex 24 in Daytona. Combined, the nine [...]]]></description>
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<p>PATRICK DEMPSEY CONGRATULATES AVON WALK FOR BREAST CANCER TOP FUNDRAISERS</p>
<p>Nine Top Fundraisers Raised $255,000 for Breast Cancer</p>
<p><strong>New York, NY/Daytona, FL (February 4, 2010)</strong> – Award-winning actor <a title="avon man" href="http://www.ukavonman.com/" target="_blank">Patrick Dempsey</a> congratulated the nine top fundraisers nationally for the 2009 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer at the 2010 Grand-Am Rolex 24 in Daytona. Combined, the nine fundraisers raised a total of $255,000 for the 2009 Avon Walks; overall, the 2009 Walks raised more than $52 million.</p>
<p>This money helps the Avon Foundation for Women provide much-needed funding to accelerate breast cancer research, help deserving cancer centers and community organizations so they can carry out their important work, and ensure that anyone facing a breast cancer diagnosis gets the care they need, regardless of their ability pay.</p>
<p>Top fundraisers from each of the nine <a title="home page" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk" target="_self">Avon </a>Walks held in 2009 had breakfast with Dempsey and the Dempsey Racing team as part of the <em>Dempsey Racing Champions’ Circle</em>, an exciting partnership announced one year ago at the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex 24. The contest offered the top fundraiser in each of the nine 2009 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer events the opportunity to meet Patrick Dempsey and the Dempsey Racing team as special guests at the 2010 Rolex 24 on January 30-31, 2010.</p>
<p>While the fundraising minimum for the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer is $1,800 per walker, many participants raise far more, and the <em>Dempsey Racing Champions’ Circle</em> provided a new fundraising incentive. Dempsey also attended the 2009 Avon Walks for Breast Cancer Los Angeles where he raffled off the racing suit, emblazoned with the Avon Walk logo, that he wore at the 2009 Grand-Am Rolex 24.</p>
<p>“Real men can wear pink!” said Dempsey. “With a new diagnosis of breast cancer every three minutes, we need to keep up the fight. That’s why the funds raised by these nine Avon Walk fundraisers, and all of the thousands of walkers across the country, is so important. I am so impressed with the perseverance of these walkers, that even in this difficult economy they raised an incredible amount – $255,000 – to save lives.”</p>
<p>The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series is a project of the Avon Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity, encompassing nine 39-mile weekend-long walks that attract tens of thousand of participants and raise millions each year to ensure that everyone has access to quality breast cancer screening, support and treatment, and to advance research to ultimately eradicate breast cancer. From 2003-2009, the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer series attracted nearly 100,000 participants and raised more than $320 million.</p>
<p>The complete 2010 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer schedule includes: Houston, TX (April 10-11); Washington, DC (May 1-2); Boston, MA (May 15-16); Chicago, IL (June 5-6); Rocky Mountains, CO (June 26-27); San Francisco, CA (July 10-11); Santa Barbara, CA (September 11-12); New York, NY (October 16-17); and Charlotte, NC (October 23-24).</p>
<p>“The Avon Foundation for Women is extremely proud of the members of the <em>Dempsey Racing Champions’ Circle</em> winners for rising to the challenge and making such an important contribution to the fight against breast cancer,” said Carol Kurzig, president of the Avon Foundation for Women. “And we are thrilled to have Patrick Dempsey and the Dempsey Racing <a title="team" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk/avon-team-recognition.php" target="_self">Team </a>supporting our mission to raise much needed funds for breast cancer screening, treatment and research.”</p>
<p>To learn more, visit <a href="http://www.avonwalk.org/">www.avonwalk.org</a> or <a href="http://www.teamhypersport.com/">www.teamhypersport.com</a>.</p>
<p>Come see us here <a title="pink pamper" href="http://www.avonpinkpamper.org.uk/" target="_blank">UK Breast Cancer Crusade </a> To Learn more about the  site were you can help raise awareness and become a crusader in the UK agaisnt breast cancer</p>
<p><strong>The Avon Foundation</strong> is a 501(c)(3) public charity founded in 1955 and a leader in the causes of breast cancer and domestic violence. Total Avon global philanthropy through 2009 raised and awarded more than $730 million in over 50 countries worldwide, including $642 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer, with a focus on the medically underserved. Funding supports five areas: awareness and education; screening and diagnosis; access to treatment; support services; and scientific research. For more information: avonfoundation.org. To register or donate to the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer: avonwalk.org.</p>
<p><strong>Dempsey Racing</strong>, originally formed as Hyper Sport LLC in 2002, is a professional sports car racing team competing at the top levels of American endurance sports car racing. The reigning 2008 Grand Am Koni Challenge Champions, the team will campaign a Mazda RX-8 GT in the 2009 Grand-Am GT championship series. The team has also raced in the American Le Mans Series and KONI Challenge Series in a variety of BMW, Ford, Infiniti, Mazda and Panoz products.</p>
<p><em><!--To register, donate or for additional information, please visit             <a target="_blank" href="http://www.avonwalk.org" mce_href="http://www.avonwalk.org">www.avonwalk.org</a> or call 800-541-WALK. For information on the Avon Foundation visit             <a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org" mce_href="http://www.avonfoundation.org">www.avonfoundation.org</a><i>.</i></p>
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<p><i>The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer thanks National Sponsor:              Reebok; and Official Sponsors: Genentech BioOncology and Tomboy              Tools.</p>
<p>Remember: early detection can help save lives. Schedule your              mammogram or clinical breast exam today. For more breast cancer              information and resources, visit <b> <a target="_blank" href="http://www.cancer.org" mce_href="http://www.cancer.org">www.cancer.org</a></b> (keyword breast cancer) or <b> <a href="http://www.avonfoundation.org" mce_href="http://www.avonfoundation.org">www.avonfoundation.org</a></b>,              where you can access free printable breast cancer informational              literature.</i></p>
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March the 8th is International Women’s Day, where women around the world celebrate the economic, social and political achievements of women, past, present and future.
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March the 8th is International Women’s Day, where women around the world celebrate the economic, social and political achievements of women, past, present and future.</div>
<p>To mark the occasion, we invited customers, experts and celebrities to share their tried and tested<br />
beauty secrets with us – look out for their tips throughout Brochure 6.</p>
<p><a title="home page" href="http://www.gailsavon.co.uk" target="_self">Avon</a> is dedicated to empowering women and supporting their causes, such as the fight against<br />
breast cancer and domestic violence. We believe that every woman should have a voice, so we are<br />
supporting International Women’s Day, and want you to celebrate with us!</p>
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