Feel Better Month
Look Good Feel Better, is encouraging Kiwis to feel good on the outside and in by supporting their awareness campaign, Feel Better Month this July.
The charity, which has been part of the New Zealand community since 1992, launched their first Feel Better Month July 2014. This campaign is about making Kiwis look and feel great while supporting a charity that does just that for women and teens with cancer.
Look Good Feel Better is dedicated to improving the wellbeing and self-confidence of people undergoing treatment for any type of cancer through practical workshops.
Many women who experience a Look Good Feel Better workshop tell us that Look Good Feel Better helped them regain a sense of control and normality at a time when diagnosis and treatment had taken over their lives.
Look Good Feel Better General Manager, Clare O’Higgins, says when we feel better on the outside it has a powerful effect on the way we feel on the inside too.
“Women with cancer who experience a Look Good Feel Better workshop often walk out with not only a smile on their face but renewed confidence too. We want New Zealanders to feel positive and confident, like they do.
“That’s why our theme for July is designed to not only raise awareness and funds but to spread that positive vibe to those who contribute during Feel Better Month.
“We run over 196 workshops nationwide in 24 centres. We hope this campaign will help us reach our goal of being in 30 centres in the next twelve months, so each participant travels no more than 30 minutes to attend,” adds O’Higgins.
Want to brighten your smile during July? Farmers and Elizabeth Arden have made it easy to feel better inside and out by donating $2 from every Elizabeth Arden lipstick sold during Feel Better Month.
In 2014 Farmers stores nationwide sold the beautiful range of Look Good Feel Better’s famous lipstick pens and bookmark and emery boards. The sale of these items were used to create more Look Good Feel Better classes throughout the country.
To round off the month of activity, Look Good Feel Better were at Westfield Shopping Centres from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 with their Wall of Wishes.
Shoppers had the opportunity to write a message of hope and positivity on a colourful paper butterfly and attach their personal message to the Wall of Wishes.
“We think the butterfly is the perfect symbol for our charity for Feel Better Month. The butterfly goes through a great deal before it transforms into something beautiful and we feel this represents the journey many women go through,” says O’Higgins.
“The concept behind the Wall of Wishes is that the sum of the parts is great than the whole. At Look Good Feel Better we really believe that it’s the small contributions from the community that combine to truly make a difference to those undergoing cancer treatment.”
After Feel Better Month, their Walls of Wishes will be shared at Look Good Feel Better workshops across the country where participants will continue to contribute motivating messages.
The nationwide Feel Better Month campaign kicks off July 1st
