Participants at a Look Good Feel Better workshop 2014
More than 1,860 Kiwis will be diagnosed with cancer during Look Good Feel Better’s national awareness and fundraising campaign, Feel Better Month, this July*.
The demand for Look Good Feel Better’s life-enhancing workshops is at its highest, as every day 60 Kiwis will learn they have cancer – making the need for their non-medical services even more vital.
The national charity provides free workshops for people with any type of cancer as they manage the gruelling side-effects of their treatment.
“These workshops are a rare occasion for participants to feel like a person, not a patient, and claim back their identity – while getting practical tools to combat the ongoing visual and emotional effects of therapy,” Look Good Feel Better’s General Manager, Clare O’Higgins, says.
“Last year, Look Good Feel Better held workshops in 24 locations throughout New Zealand. This year, the charity is hosting workshops in 31 cities nationwide. Our aim is to provide enough local workshops so no participant has to travel more than 30 minutes to attend a session that significantly increases positivity and brings back their laugher and smiles.
“As long as New Zealanders continue to suffer the physical side effects of cancer treatment, Look Good Feel Better will be there to help bring back a sense of normality and control during a time when diagnosis and treatment have taken over their lives,” adds O’Higgins.
How you can support people in your community who have discovered they have cancer during Feel Better Month:
Head to Farmers and buy a lipstick from Elizabeth Arden, Shiseido, Clarins, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Lancome, YSL, Bobbi Brown, Dr Hauschka or L’Oreal. For every lipstick sold, Farmers will donate $1 and these brands will match this with a $1 donation
Buy a Revlon nail polish at Farmers, and Farmers will donate $1 and Revlon will match this with a $1 donation
You can indulge in a mini facial or purchase Look Good Feel Better merchandise including their lipstick pen, nail files & bookmark.
Donate at Farmers’ counters or directly at www.lgfb.co.nz
Gift your time through volunteering – HERE
Add your message of support to the dedication wall and make a donation at the Feel Better Hubs set up in selected Westfield shopping centres in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Christchurch on July 24th
Like 'Look Good Feel Better' on Facebook
The nationwide Feel Better Month campaign starts July 1st
*Statistic sourced from the Auckland Cancer Society