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Friday, January 7, 2011
SCOTT BRAND WITH FIRST “DONE RIGHT AWARDS”
EIGHT UNSUNG HEROES FROM THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY
TO BE HONORED BY SCOTT BRAND WITH FIRST “DONE RIGHT AWARDS”
Candidates Were Nominated By the Community, Elected By Panel of Independent Judges
A Miami attorney, who devotes her evenings to helping homeless youth in her community. A Houston handyman, who helps out elderly, disabled and low-income neighbors repair things around their homes, at no charge. A Los Angeles woman, who volunteers her time to work with incarcerated youth, to the point of having adopted one of their children.
These are but three examples of the kinds of unsung heroes an independent panel of judges from Hispanic media recently chose to receive the Scott brand’s first “Done Right Awards.” The award was created this year by the Scott brand to recognize ordinary people, who have done extraordinary things to help the Hispanic community. The eight winners hail from Miami, Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Union City, NJ. Each will receive $2,000, plus a $5,000 donation to their favorite charity or non-profit of their choice.
“These awards celebrate our brand’s Done Right philosophy, which is to blend great performance and value in all our products,” said Chris Allen, Scott brand manager. “The eight remarkable individuals we are recognizing this year embody our core values of doing things right, in this case by going above and beyond the call of duty to help others in the Hispanic community. We are very proud to honor them, and in so doing to thank all our Hispanic consumers for their loyalty to the Scott brand.”
This year’s winners are: Miami attorney Liz Fate; Chicago social worker Edwin González; retired San Antonio public school counselor Gene Cortez; Houston handyman Filiberto Cárdenas; Union City, New Jersey restaurateur José García; Los Angeles social worker Fernando Sarabia; retiree Herlinda Morales and housewife Hilda Morella Esparragoza. Their inspiring, personal stories were among the thousands of nominations received between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15, 2010 from members of the Hispanic community throughout the country, who answered the Scott brand’s call for nominees.
Twenty finalists were chosen by the brand in the first round of judging. The finalists were then evaluated by an independent panel of judges hailing from respected news organizations throughout the country. The judges included, Pedro Rojas, Editor in Chief, La Opinion Newspaper, Los Angeles; Manuel Martinez Llorián, Vice President & General Mgr., WSCV-51, Miami; Tino Duran, Publisher, La Prensa Newspaper, San Antonio; Areli Padilla, Entertainment Editor, La Raza Newspaper, Chicago; and Adriana Calhoon, on-air personality at KOVE-FM Recuerdo, Houston.
Below are the winners’ stories:
·When she isn’t busy with her law practice, Miami attorney Liz Fate volunteers her time to run the Drop-In Center for Homeless Youth (Project NEST), in that city. There, she helps provide the kids with food and hygiene packs, donated clothing and educational resources. She also cooks meals and sometimes serves as a mother and guidance counselor to them.
·Edwin González is responsible for the success of hundreds of poor kids from the inner-city ‘Pilsen’ Neighborhood of Chicago, where he grew up. He can be found wherever there is need – whether holding up a grieving mother at the casket of her 15-year-old son, a victim of gang violence, or attending the college graduation of one of “his kids.”
·Houston resident Filiberto Cardenas, a natural handyman, volunteers a lot of his time to helping the elderly, disabled and poor in his neighborhood with odd jobs around their houses, whether repairing a window or a leaky faucet. He does this out of the goodness of his heart, without expecting anything in return. He says he is just happy to help.
·Los Angeles social worker Fernando Sarabia devotes himself full-time to helping kids in his inner-city neighborhood stay out of gangs, and go on to reach their full potential in life. Despite being confined to a wheelchair as the result of a congenital condition, Fernando not only mentors, tutors and provides them with personal counseling and encouragement, but he also leads them in recreational and sports activities.
·Retired San Antonio public school counselor Gene Cortez’s passion is to help those who cannot help themselves. After a 22-year Army career, he returned to the predominantly Hispanic Near East Side of San Antonio to serve as a Boy Scout Leader and social worker. In addition to volunteering with the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team – he has logged in more than 300 hours in 2010 alone – he and his wife Anita also provide mental health and medical assessments to victims of disasters.
·Hilda Morella Esparragoza is a constant source of guidance and support to at-risk Hispanic youth 18 years of age and younger, both within and outside prisons. For more than a quarter of a century, she has been encouraging and advising them on ways to change their lives and care for their children. Hilda’s credibility comes from practicing what she preaches - 27 years ago she adopted the three-year-old daughter of a female inmate. She raised the little girl as her own and provided for her throughout her life with all the necessary financial and spiritual resources to help her graduate college and go on to live a successful and meaningful life.
·Through his business, Union City, New Jersey restaurateur José García devotes himself to helping others less fortunate than he, who are undergoing either health or financial problems. Every Monday, he donates the day’s profit of his Restaurant Cejas, to a different person or family in need of help.
·Just when she should have been preparing to enjoy a bountiful retirement, Herlinda Morales fell on hard times financially and health-wise. This development forced her to move in into a very modest dwelling in Los Angeles’ Skid Row community. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, however, she joined the Los Angeles Mission, where she volunteers many hours a week serving as a Spanish interpreter for the staff, and helping with numerous other responsibilities.
***Disclosure-Informational Post only. Congrats to all the winners!!
TO BE HONORED BY SCOTT BRAND WITH FIRST “DONE RIGHT AWARDS”
Candidates Were Nominated By the Community, Elected By Panel of Independent Judges
A Miami attorney, who devotes her evenings to helping homeless youth in her community. A Houston handyman, who helps out elderly, disabled and low-income neighbors repair things around their homes, at no charge. A Los Angeles woman, who volunteers her time to work with incarcerated youth, to the point of having adopted one of their children.
These are but three examples of the kinds of unsung heroes an independent panel of judges from Hispanic media recently chose to receive the Scott brand’s first “Done Right Awards.” The award was created this year by the Scott brand to recognize ordinary people, who have done extraordinary things to help the Hispanic community. The eight winners hail from Miami, Chicago, Houston, San Antonio, Los Angeles and Union City, NJ. Each will receive $2,000, plus a $5,000 donation to their favorite charity or non-profit of their choice.
“These awards celebrate our brand’s Done Right philosophy, which is to blend great performance and value in all our products,” said Chris Allen, Scott brand manager. “The eight remarkable individuals we are recognizing this year embody our core values of doing things right, in this case by going above and beyond the call of duty to help others in the Hispanic community. We are very proud to honor them, and in so doing to thank all our Hispanic consumers for their loyalty to the Scott brand.”
This year’s winners are: Miami attorney Liz Fate; Chicago social worker Edwin González; retired San Antonio public school counselor Gene Cortez; Houston handyman Filiberto Cárdenas; Union City, New Jersey restaurateur José García; Los Angeles social worker Fernando Sarabia; retiree Herlinda Morales and housewife Hilda Morella Esparragoza. Their inspiring, personal stories were among the thousands of nominations received between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15, 2010 from members of the Hispanic community throughout the country, who answered the Scott brand’s call for nominees.
Twenty finalists were chosen by the brand in the first round of judging. The finalists were then evaluated by an independent panel of judges hailing from respected news organizations throughout the country. The judges included, Pedro Rojas, Editor in Chief, La Opinion Newspaper, Los Angeles; Manuel Martinez Llorián, Vice President & General Mgr., WSCV-51, Miami; Tino Duran, Publisher, La Prensa Newspaper, San Antonio; Areli Padilla, Entertainment Editor, La Raza Newspaper, Chicago; and Adriana Calhoon, on-air personality at KOVE-FM Recuerdo, Houston.
Below are the winners’ stories:
·When she isn’t busy with her law practice, Miami attorney Liz Fate volunteers her time to run the Drop-In Center for Homeless Youth (Project NEST), in that city. There, she helps provide the kids with food and hygiene packs, donated clothing and educational resources. She also cooks meals and sometimes serves as a mother and guidance counselor to them.
·Edwin González is responsible for the success of hundreds of poor kids from the inner-city ‘Pilsen’ Neighborhood of Chicago, where he grew up. He can be found wherever there is need – whether holding up a grieving mother at the casket of her 15-year-old son, a victim of gang violence, or attending the college graduation of one of “his kids.”
·Houston resident Filiberto Cardenas, a natural handyman, volunteers a lot of his time to helping the elderly, disabled and poor in his neighborhood with odd jobs around their houses, whether repairing a window or a leaky faucet. He does this out of the goodness of his heart, without expecting anything in return. He says he is just happy to help.
·Los Angeles social worker Fernando Sarabia devotes himself full-time to helping kids in his inner-city neighborhood stay out of gangs, and go on to reach their full potential in life. Despite being confined to a wheelchair as the result of a congenital condition, Fernando not only mentors, tutors and provides them with personal counseling and encouragement, but he also leads them in recreational and sports activities.
·Retired San Antonio public school counselor Gene Cortez’s passion is to help those who cannot help themselves. After a 22-year Army career, he returned to the predominantly Hispanic Near East Side of San Antonio to serve as a Boy Scout Leader and social worker. In addition to volunteering with the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team – he has logged in more than 300 hours in 2010 alone – he and his wife Anita also provide mental health and medical assessments to victims of disasters.
·Hilda Morella Esparragoza is a constant source of guidance and support to at-risk Hispanic youth 18 years of age and younger, both within and outside prisons. For more than a quarter of a century, she has been encouraging and advising them on ways to change their lives and care for their children. Hilda’s credibility comes from practicing what she preaches - 27 years ago she adopted the three-year-old daughter of a female inmate. She raised the little girl as her own and provided for her throughout her life with all the necessary financial and spiritual resources to help her graduate college and go on to live a successful and meaningful life.
·Through his business, Union City, New Jersey restaurateur José García devotes himself to helping others less fortunate than he, who are undergoing either health or financial problems. Every Monday, he donates the day’s profit of his Restaurant Cejas, to a different person or family in need of help.
·Just when she should have been preparing to enjoy a bountiful retirement, Herlinda Morales fell on hard times financially and health-wise. This development forced her to move in into a very modest dwelling in Los Angeles’ Skid Row community. Instead of feeling sorry for herself, however, she joined the Los Angeles Mission, where she volunteers many hours a week serving as a Spanish interpreter for the staff, and helping with numerous other responsibilities.
***Disclosure-Informational Post only. Congrats to all the winners!!
COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary party with Latina spokesperson Dania Ramirez
Dania Ramirez- by Celebrity Makeup Artist Matthew VanLeeuwen
Dania’s makeup inspiration was a twist on a classic beauty look. She called me earlier that day to tell me she was in love with her dress and thought she wanted a red lip, which I totally agreed with once I saw her outfit. We stuck with a fairly clean, pale lid and sculpted brows, but I also wanted to add a little gold to the eyes in honor of COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary.
To start, I prepped the skin with a light moisturizer and then applied COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Serum Primer. I then used COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Foundation in Nutmeg which gave her perfectly polished skin with a luxurious finish.
On her eyes, I applied COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Citrus Flair, using the green color on the lid and the bronze color in the crease and then darkened the outside of the eye with COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast in Bronze Fire. I created a minimal line to define the eye with COVERGIRL LiquiLineBlast in Black Fire and finished with a few coats of COVERGIRL LashBlast Length Mascara in Black.
On her lips, I created a strong, glamorous red lip with COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lipstick in Hot.
Lastly, I applied COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Blush in Plush Peach on the apples of her cheeks to balance out the look. It is really important to create a natural looking balance on the skin especially when working with a bright red lip. I finished it off by setting her face with a light dusting of COVERGIRL Clean Pressed Powder in Tawny.
Check out the products worn by all the COVERGIRL girls at www.facebook.com/covergirl for more info!
In Spanish-
Dania Ramirez- maquillada por el maquillista de celebridades Matthew VanLeeuwen
La inspiración del maquillaje de Dania fue una variación de un look clásico. Dania me llamó temprano ese día para contarme que le encantaba su vestido y pensaba que debía llevar en los labios un tono rojo a juego con él. En cuanto vi su vestuario, le di la razón. Escogimos darle a los párpados una coloración bastante limpia y pálida y demarcar y esculpir bien las ceja, pero en honor al 50mo. Aniversario de COVERGIRL añadí un toque dorado al maquillaje de los ojos.
Para empezar acondicioné la piel con un humectante ligero y luego apliqué el suero COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Serum Primer. A continuación usé la base COVERGIRL NatureLuxe Foundation en la tonalidad Nutmeg con la que el cutis quedó perfectamente nítido con un acabado de lujo.
En los ojos apliqué el juego de sombras COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast en la combinación Citrus Flair, usando el verde en el párpado y el color bronce en la curva del párpado. Oscurecí la parte externa del ojo con la sombra COVERGIRL Smoky ShadowBlast en el tono Bronze Fire. Tracé un línea minima para definir el ojo con COVERGIRL LiquiLineBlast en la tonalidad Black Fire y terminé con unas cuantas capas de la mascara COVERGIRL LashBlast Length en negro.
Para los labios, utilicé un tono rojo, intenso y glamoroso con el COVERGIRL Lip Perfection Lipstick en Hot Red.
Por ultimo, apliqué rubor a las mejillas con el COVERGIRL Simply Ageless Blush en Plush Peach para lograr un equilibrio en el look. Es importante crear un balance natural en la apariencia de la piel, especialmente cuando se llevan los rabios rojos. El toque final del maquillaje fue una ligera capa de polvos compactos COVERGIRL Clean Pressed en la tonalidad Tawny.
Visite el sitio www.facebook.com/covergirl para más información.
***Disclosure-Informational Posting only.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary
COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary party with Latina spokesperson Dania Ramirez
Kicking off the new year in “COVERGIRL 50th-Style”, the brand hosted an exclusive party in LA last night.
More about COVERGIRL’s 50th Anniversary and opportunities…
This year, beauty giant COVERGIRL cosmetics commemorates its 50th anniversary and that every woman is a COVERGIRL. This golden year also brings the introduction of myCOVERGIRL – a rewarding new program from COVERGIRL, where all women can share what makes them a COVERGIRL on facebook.com/covergirl. myCOVERGIRL, now featured on facebook.com/covergirl, offers women the opportunity to star in their own COVERGIRL video or advertisement, with exclusive chances to win free makeup and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with Ellen DeGeneres, Taylor Swift, Queen Latifah or Drew Barrymore. In addition, COVERGIRL will donate $1 to the U.S. Make A Wish Foundation® for every COVERGIRL who joins – up to a $50,000 donation. Visit www.facebook.com/covergirl to join the myCOVERGIRL program and find out more information on COVERGIRLs 50th Anniversary and new product offerings.
***Disclosure-Informational post only.
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year.
I know I have been a little distant but life has been complicated. Well the wedding went fine and perfect with a some imperfections that are expected at weddings. The honeymoon cruise was good. I was little sea sick but I made it back in one piece. The holidays were pretty busy with all the family and friend get2gethers. And if I wasn't busy enough 2 days before Christmas, I hurt my back at work. I could not even breath. So I was handicap for the last 2 weeks of the year. My mom also had some heart complications and went to the hospital. She is all better now. But anyways, I just wanted to catch you up with what has been going on.
I again have gained weight, and need to lose it. My husband is helping me achieve my goal. I weighed myself at the beginning of the year, and today I weighed in 7 lbs lost already. My New Years Resolution is to do a fitness challenge every month this year. On January 30, I will be running a 5K. And on Feb 19, I have another 5K scheduled. I had lots of fun at the end of the year when I completed my 1st 10K on Thanksgiving Day. Soon after that I did a 5 mile run, I just can't get enough. The runs were so much fun. It takes a lot of discipline to commit yourself. I had never done a run, always walks. I love to support my causes and that is how I got started. My walks are alot of fun, and now the runs. This year it is not about losing weight short term it is about a lifetime commitment for good health. I got so tired of dieting and exercising last year for my wedding that I burned out. Don't get me wrong I loved how I looked for my wedding but I soon lost it all as soon as I stopped doing all the things that helped me get to my goal. So this year is about having fun training for my runs. I hope to cut my time every time. Right now I stand at more than an hour. So first goal is to cut my time to under an hour. I am not trying to win a medal or first place just trying to achieve my goals. Maybe one day I will win a medal or 1st place.
I know I have been a little distant but life has been complicated. Well the wedding went fine and perfect with a some imperfections that are expected at weddings. The honeymoon cruise was good. I was little sea sick but I made it back in one piece. The holidays were pretty busy with all the family and friend get2gethers. And if I wasn't busy enough 2 days before Christmas, I hurt my back at work. I could not even breath. So I was handicap for the last 2 weeks of the year. My mom also had some heart complications and went to the hospital. She is all better now. But anyways, I just wanted to catch you up with what has been going on.
I again have gained weight, and need to lose it. My husband is helping me achieve my goal. I weighed myself at the beginning of the year, and today I weighed in 7 lbs lost already. My New Years Resolution is to do a fitness challenge every month this year. On January 30, I will be running a 5K. And on Feb 19, I have another 5K scheduled. I had lots of fun at the end of the year when I completed my 1st 10K on Thanksgiving Day. Soon after that I did a 5 mile run, I just can't get enough. The runs were so much fun. It takes a lot of discipline to commit yourself. I had never done a run, always walks. I love to support my causes and that is how I got started. My walks are alot of fun, and now the runs. This year it is not about losing weight short term it is about a lifetime commitment for good health. I got so tired of dieting and exercising last year for my wedding that I burned out. Don't get me wrong I loved how I looked for my wedding but I soon lost it all as soon as I stopped doing all the things that helped me get to my goal. So this year is about having fun training for my runs. I hope to cut my time every time. Right now I stand at more than an hour. So first goal is to cut my time to under an hour. I am not trying to win a medal or first place just trying to achieve my goals. Maybe one day I will win a medal or 1st place.
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