Free Stuff: Part One

In her Perks of Cancer blog, blogger Flo identifies Perk #79 as Free Stuff! And she's right. So here are a few cool things I've come across so far.

#1 - Treasured Chest

The Young Survival Coalition and the Keep A Breast Foundation have partnered to form the Treasured Chest Program. It's a awareness-consciousness raising / art therapy initiative for young women in the process of breast surgery. By going to the site and filling out a very simple application, they'll send you a casting kit so that you can make a cast of your changing / changed bust line. Then paint / decorate as you like. Here's the kit I just received from them...

More updates on that when I actually get around to doing the casting!

#2 - Cleaning for a Reason

This is a nation-wide program based out of Texas that partners with local residential cleaning services throughout the country to offer free cleaning services to women receiving chemo therapy. They'll provide one free house cleaning each month for four consecutive months. And my Woodbridge Merry Maids will be here is about 20 minutes, so I guess I'd better wrap this up fast!

#3 - Look Good Feel Better

The American Cancer Society has partnered with the Personal Care Products Council Foundation to offer women receiving chemo therapy a two hour workshop on how to address your changing beauty needs. Everything thing from skin care, to make up application, to wig fitting and maintenance, to how to wear scarves / turbans / head-wraps. And! There's a goodie bag!

Chanel, Mary Kay, Clinique... you name, it's all in your free goodie bag! (Everything except the votive holder, that was a gift from Aunt Monica.)

More fun with wigs!

This is Sonia Agosta, one of the beauty professionals who volunteers her time with the LGFB program, and our instructor for the evening.

Well, that's all I've got for you for now. Have a great weekend!