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We Donated Several Thousand Units of Make-Up

We Donated Several Thousand Units of Make-Up

Thanks to the extremely generous donation from E.L.F. Cosmetics that we received in October, we were able to donate several thousand units of makeup and perfume to different charities in Palm Beach County during November and December 2015.  You can see a sampling of the different charities we were able to serve by taking a look at their logos on our site’s hompage.

Because of the nature of our business, it isn’t possible to show pictures of the actual recipients of our donations.  We need to to guard their privacy.  However, here are some pictures of the donation process that we feel comfortable sharing.

We received over 700 of these kits that contained great products for lips, eyes, and nails.  Kits like these are very helpful because they are self-contained and easier to distribute to women in shelters.

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We received so many items to donate that we were able to form two new temporary board member positions:  Junior Community Outreach Directors.  The two girls we appointed to this position rallied their high school friends to undertake “Operation Christmas Stocking.”

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They collected, filled and distributed over 300 stockings to teenage girls.  Amazing, right?!

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The best news is that we have more pallets of makeup waiting for us.  The bad news is that we don’t have any room to store the products.  We are in the process of trying to secure funding so that we can get a storage unit. 

Our goal is to have enough room to receive the generous donations, sort the products, and make sure that we can match the products with the correct organizations.  We’ll get there!

So Very Blessed by a Special E.L.F.

We were recently contacted by E.L.F. cosmetics to see if we were interested in accepting a shipment of 50 pallets of make up.  FIFTY pallets!  Unfortunately, we currently aren’t capable of handling that much product.  However, we did agree to accept ten pallets, and look at the results!  We are forever thankful for this extremely generous donation.  The number of lives that will be positively affected by this donation is immeasurable.

Many thanks to my parents and to the young men at my church who were able to step up to the challenge of transporting the more than 100,000 units of makeup from the freight company to our garage. (Please see my previous post.  We are in desperate need of a warehouse.)I am away at college so I can’t be as hands-on as I would like to be.  Rest assured, though, that I make sure that every single item goes to a woman in need.

We have big plans for the distribution of these items.  We have already donated to the Children’s Cancer Foundation and to Dress for Success of the Palm Beaches.

Colleen from Dress for Success of The Palm Beaches

My elementary school principle now works as the Assistant Town Manager for the Town of Jupiter. We will be working closely with her to broaden Cosmetics for a Cause’s reach in our local community. Because of her position with the town, she knows the location of safe houses and is privy to other organizations that assist women.  We are so thankful to partner with the Town of Jupiter in its effort to help its residents meet their needs.  Makeup is certainly a luxury to a woman whose main focus is to feed her family.  We hope to put smiles on many worthy faces because of this donation from E.L.F.