O-MAMA.com says, "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed"...

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A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed - Many Hands Help Haiti


http://www.o-mama.com/articles/view/a-friend-in-need-is-a-friend-indeed-many-hands-help-haiti

Our country and the world have been called to action out of a moral sense of responsibility in response to the Haitian earthquake. 50% of the Haitian population is under the age of 18. They are children. One of the least developed nations in the western hemisphere, with 80% of the country living in abject poverty, and one fraught with years of political discord and violence and already lacking in basic infrastructure; Haiti certainly was in no position to weather a natural disaster of this magnitude on its own.

The death toll is expected to be in the hundreds of thousands and an estimated 1.5 million are homeless. Port-au-Prince and outlying areas are devastated and international aid has been arriving, but has been slow to be distributed due to lack of infrastructure on the ground. Corpses lay rotting in the sun, and looters with machetes have taken to the streets. Haitians living illegally in the US were granted 18 month amnesty to avoid deportation. The United States immediately pledged aid and assistance to Haiti through the Red Cross and other means to ease their suffering. Former President’s Clinton and Bush have established www.clintonbushhaitifund.com to receive donations to aid Haiti.

All off this is what we, the most generous nation in the world, do best. The United States proudly springs to action, ready to take on the responsibility necessary to help a struggling neighbor in dire need and set the example for its citizens, and the world.

Here’s how to begin a conversation with your children about being a good friend:

1) Remind them that “a friend in need is a friend in deed.” Part of our responsibility to your friends is to help them when they are in need, because it shows them that we are dependable and there for them in good times and bad.

2) Explain that "the best way to have a friend is to be one." The way we treat our friends is the way we want to be treated. Be helpful, dependable and kind to your friends and be mindful of their needs. In return, your friends will share in your joys and help you when you need it. Kids with strong and stable friendships grow up happier and healthier!

Also, check out www.goodcharacter.com for some resources on teaching kids about friendship.

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Right before Christmas we spent a morning with the highly sought-after, Hollywood Beauty & Rejuvenation Guru, Celebrity Body Parts Model, Louisa Maccan-Graves.


She appeared with the hysterical and talented Allie MacKay from KTLA all morning long, giving beauty tips and homemade remedy secrets. The author of two doctor-recommended books entitled, “Hollywood Beauty Secrets: Remedies to the Rescue”, Louisa has helped countless actresses, TV anchors, radio hosts, Hollywood make-up artists, baby boomers and even royalty with her budget-friendly tips.



A few easy tips that we learned:




1. Mix plain yogurt with a little lemon, apply it to your face for 20 minutes for a pore refining mask.

2. Add green tea to your coffee each morning for an extra fat burner.

3. Make your feet soft by soaking them in a warm milk.


But if you really want the scoop on other great Hollywood Beauty Secrets, you have to buy her book! http://www.hollywoodbeautysecrets.com/  You will read it over and over and learn lots of amazing tricks and new ways to care for your skin.

In addition to gracing over 1000 commercials, TV shows movies and 100’s of print ads, Louisa’s body parts have doubled for many of Hollywood’s top A-list celebrities including:

Paulina Porizkova, Cindy Crawford, Gwyneth Paltrow, Penelope Cruz and more.

Praise For TO Media Co!

Lauren and I pour our hearts and souls into our clients and their products, spending time thinking about their messaging, branding and the impact of their products and ideas. It gives us such joy to see their companies featured on TV, in magazines, newspapers and online.

So -- it is SO nice when you get a thank you or a nice note about a job well done.  Here are some recent notes or praise for our public relations efforts at TO Media Co.

Cathy Meek of Pinxwear, a website dedicated to providing fashion and accesories to manage breast cancer in style,  recently wrote us a sweet note saying:  "I also wanted to thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything you have done for me. You gals are just amazing!

Casey Cochran, CEO and Founder of the Green Guide Network, an ultra-local national green resource guide, recently wrote us a thank you note too: "I just wanted to tell you both thank you - again. I know, or at least hope I've said it enough but you guys really killed it the last couple months. The press on myself, GGN and the run has been incredible."