Here is just
a snapshot of the lives
we're changing in the
countries and communities
where we live and work.
United
States
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Since 2000, Mary Kay
Inc. and the Mary Kay Ash
Charitable Foundation have
awarded more than $11 million
to domestic violence prevention
programs and to women's
shelters across the country.
In the last two years, the
Foundation distributed 300
grants to women's shelters
in all 50 states totalling
$6 million.
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Since 1997, the Mary Kay Ash
Charitable Foundation with
support from Mary Kay
Inc. has funded nearly $6
million toward research
grants to fight cancers
affecting women.
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Employees from the
Mary Kay Inc. manufacturing
group in Dallas volunteer each year
to give a warm welcome and show
their support for U.S. soldiers
returning home from the Middle East
at the Dallas/Fort Worth international
airport.
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Having made a significant financial
contribution, Mary Kay Inc.
is a Gold Member of the Flagship
Corporate Alliance for construction
of the Dallas Centre for Performing
Arts. The Dallas Centre for the
Performing Arts will be a new multi-venue
centre for music, opera, theatre
and dance in downtown Dallas and
is expected to open in October 2009.
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Mary Kay Inc. has made
extensive financial contributions
toward Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
relief. The Company contributed
more than $5 million in cash donations,
in-kind and product donations that
include more than $1 million to
aid general Hurricane Katrina relief
and long-term rebuilding efforts.
Additionally, the following allocations
were made:
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$125,000 for immediate relief
efforts to the American Red Cross.
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$125,000 for initial hurricane
relief efforts to the Salvation
Army.
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$100,000 was dedicated to the
Dallas mayor's relief fund, "Project
Exodus," created to provide more
permanent housing for survivors
who relocated to the Dallas area
after the hurricanes.
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$40,000 to the YWCA of Metropolitan
Dallas to pay for free child care
provided to survivors of the hurricanes
who now reside in the Dallas area.
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$100,000 to the National Network
to End Domestic Violence to assist
victims of domestic violence and
domestic violence shelters impacted
by the hurricanes.
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$120,000 to Dallas-area Habitat
for Humanity?to build a home
in the Dallas area for a hurricane
survivor who has relocated to this
area; and a second home to be constructed
in New Orleans for a family who
wishes to return or remain in their
hometown.
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Additionally, employees of Mary Kay
Inc. volunteered their personal
time to build the Habitat home in
the Dallas area that was completed
in July 2007.
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Nearly $400,000 was allocated
to assist the organizations leading
the rebuilding efforts in areas
where the largest numbers of Mary Kay
independent sales force members
live.
China
Mary Kay China
began its involvement with
this program in 2002 through
the All China Women's
Federation. It encourages
Mary Kay independent
sales force members to assist
their local schools. For
example, Independent Beauty
Consultants and employees
have assisted in Kunming
Female Middle School in
Yunnan Province. In 2003,
Mary Kay China and
its sales force donated
to the Spring Bud Project
in ten provinces, providing
financial assistance to
more than 500 female students.
This generosity allowed
the girls to return to school.
Mary Kay China and
the independent sales force
currently support 850 school
girls attending 17 schools
throughout China.
Russia
Operation Smile is one
of the most well-known and
beloved projects of Mary
Kay Russia. Together, the
Company and the independent
sales force raise funds
to support Operation Smile,
a non-profit organization
that is known for lending
highly qualified surgical
assistance to children who
are born with facial deformities.
To date, more than 2,000
Russian children have received
medical services free of
charge in Moscow, Saint
Petersburg, Petrozavodsk,
Kazan, and Vladimir. In
addition, Mary Kay Russia
cooperates with the Cosmetics,
Surgery and Cosmetology
Institute of the Ministry
of Health of the Russian
Federation, and contributes
funds for free operations
for children with facial
injuries.
In addition to Operation
Smile, Mary Kay Russia employees
also take time to visit
orphanages each year and
hand out gifts to the children.
They also present gifts
of Mary Kay?products
to those who care for the
children at the orphanages.
Kazakhstan
Mary Kay Kazakhstan
has been passionate about children's
charities during the last six years,
and the office was recently recognized
by the First Lady of the Republic
of Kazakhstan, Sara Nazyrbayeva.
She gave the office a silver figurine
called "The Symbol of Motherhood."
Kazakhstan employees received the
figurine during one of their visits
to a children's home.
Mary Kay Kazakhstan
also included Independent Beauty
Consultants in a recent project
to raise money for children with
infantile cerebral paralysis. The
proceeds will go to a children's
rehabilitation centre to buy much-needed
unique medical equipment.
Germany
Mary Kay Germany is committed
to raising funds and awareness to
help find a cure for cancer. The
staff in Germany organized an effort
to raise $4,000 for the German Cancer
Foundation at Career Conference
2007 and distributed information
packets to cancer patients at more
than 50 clinics around the country.
In 2006, the Company donated $21,000
to the organization, and presented
the check to the president of the
German Cancer Foundation at a Mary
Kay company event.
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