Giving back to your community is one of the most beautiful things you can do, but I am sure you know that. As we gear up towards Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), there is so much information out there about the philanthropical things that people have done for their communities. This is a nice one from one of my favorite (ok, my favorite) beauty companies, Paul Mitchell, and the money they have raised for many charities, giving you one more reason (besides their exceptional product quality) to buy and use Paul Mitchell:

Joannie Rossiter started her day at the Paul Mitchell The School annual summit ready to enhance her hairstyling knowledge, and finished the day with no hair of her own – yet she couldn’t be happier. Joannie and 40 other Paul Mitchell School owners and employees helped to raise $100,000 in a single day for cancer research, by shaving their heads in a show of support for a Paul Mitchell School instructor diagnosed with breast cancer.

It’s just another day at Paul Mitchell. Commitment to philanthropic involvement is the norm at Schools of the 26-year-old performance hair product company. “Our Paul Mitchell School network believes that giving back is not just a once-a-year happening; it is our daily duty,” says Paul Mitchell The School Dean, Winn Claybaugh,

Thus far in 2006, the collective efforts of the 66 Schools have raised almost $1 million on behalf of organizations like The American Cancer Society, Leeza Gibbons’ Leeza’s Place – an Alzheimer care organization, various AIDS and HIV causes, Pay It Forward and The Andrew Gomez Foundation – dedicated to emotional and financial support of future salon professionals, as well as organizations in each School community.

“We’re totally blown away again at the unbelievable spirit and generosity of the beauty professionals within the Paul Mitchell School system,” says Leeza Gibbons, television personality and founder of Leeza’s Place. “All of us at the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation consider ourselves truly blessed to have the honor of experiencing such powerful energy.”

The efforts don’t stop here for Paul Mitchell School students who year after year seek to outdo themselves. In the spirit of individual accomplishment and school camaraderie, each student has a role in making their mark even if it isn’t an easy ride.

One outstanding Paul Mitchell School graduate, amateur cyclist Brittany Seur joined five other Paul Mitchell students and teachers in June 2006 for a 585-mile-ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles in the AIDS Lifecycle effort. The Paul Mitchell participants each initially raised $2,500 for the cause and continue to improve upon their contributions. Brittany now takes her new passion for cycling to the streets; “I learned about something completely new that I wouldn’t have otherwise,” Brittany explains.

An education reaching far beyond school walls is what has made Paul Mitchell Schools one of the top seven fastest growing franchises in the nation in 2005. “We help students build a strong foundation and substantial resources, encouraging passion for the industry as a whole. When the future professionals graduate from Paul Mitchell schools, they are equipped with a highly developed skill set,” asserts Claybaugh.

Every student has a role. A two month fundraising effort, involving all Paul Mitchell Schools, raised a grand total of $440,000. Paul Mitchell’s Great Lakes Academy from Port Huron, Michigan, set the bar with over $25,000 total raised; each school raised no less than $10,000.

Paul Mitchell Advanced Education, LLC, launched the Partner School franchise operation in October 2003. Nationwide there are now 58 Paul Mitchell Partner Schools and eight company-owned Paul Mitchell The School locations; 31 Paul Mitchell Partner School franchise locations opened in 2004 alone. Paul Mitchell The School was co-founded in 2001 by John Paul DeJoria, Co_Founder and CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems and Winn Claybaugh, motivational speaker and Dean of Paul Mitchell The School.

Paul Mitchell products, instructors and students follow an aggressive ongoing educational and cultural development program to mirror that of the flagship Paul Mitchell The School in Costa Mesa, California. Paul Mitchell Schools are currently open in San Francisco, Dallas, Austin, Honolulu, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Provo, San Diego, Providence, Cleveland, Port Huron and Frederick, as well as other cities across the nation. Paul Mitchell School openings in 2006 include San Antonio, San Jose, Houston, Cincinnati, Danbury, Columbus, Allentown and more.

Paul Mitchell, manufacturer of salon-only professional hair care products, has been serving the professional beauty industry for 26 years. The company currently produces over 90 products (including the brands Paul Mitchell®, Modern Elixirs®, The Tea Tree® Collection, Paul Mitchell LAB™, PM SHINES® and Paul Mitchell the color®). All Paul Mitchell hair and skin care products are manufactured within the United States. Paul Mitchell products are sold through 25 distributors within the United States to approximately 90,000 hair salons. Internationally, Paul Mitchell works with distributors in 45 countries that supply thousands of hair salons. The company does not test, and never has tested, its products on animals.

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