NEWS RELEASE
Thursday
Oct. 4, 2007 |
Contact:
Marcie Harrison
(773) 334-1011
harrisongroup@ameritech.net
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CUT-THONS RAISE RECORD $100,000 FOR NATIONAL CENTER
FOR
MISSING & EXPLOITED CHILDREN
EVANSTON, Ill. – Pivot Point International, its affiliated schools
and the American Association of Cosmetology Schools have raised $100,000
for the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). The
funds will support NCMEC’s ongoing work of protecting children from
abduction and sexual exploitation.
“For the past 10 years, Pivot Point International has
been an invaluable partner, hosting events to raise money for the National
Center for Missing & Exploited Children,” said Ernie Allen, president
and CEO of NCMEC. “We appreciate Pivot Point’s ongoing charitable
contributions to support our prevention efforts to make the world a safer
place for children,”
The fundraisers were held at 90 locations nationwide on National
Missing Children’s Day, involving nearly 10,000 cosmetology students.
At the Pivot Point campuses in Evanston, Bloomingdale and
Chicago, students raised funds for NCMEC by providing a full range of services
including hair styling, hair and scalp treatments, color services, facials,
body wraps, makeup application and nail services.
“We donated 100 percent of the cost of our salon services
to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children,” said
Corrine Passage, executive director of Pivot Point Cares for Kids™.
“We are extremely committed to community service and NCMEC,” Passage
added. “This year’s contribution brings our total fundraising
efforts for NCMEC to more than $600,000. We created the cut-a-thon benefit
as a vehicle for mobilizing our industry in support of NCMEC’s mission.
In fact, we are so committed to community service that we teach it as part
of our cosmetology curriculum. We want to graduate young men and women who
understand the value of making a difference.”
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Celebrating its 45th anniversary in 2007, Pivot Point International
furnishes its award-winning educational programs to cosmetology schools
and advanced centers in 73 countries in 11 languages and has provided
educational solutions to some of the industry’s top salons and manufacturers.
Pivot Point graduates 50,000 cosmetologists worldwide each year.
About the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children®
NCMEC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping protect
children from abduction and sexual exploitation. NCMEC’s congressionally
mandated CyberTipline, a reporting mechanism for child sexual exploitation,
has handled more than 494,000 leads. Since its establishment in 1984,
NCMEC has assisted law enforcement with more than 133,000 missing child
cases, resulting in the recovery of more than 115,700 children. For
more information about NCMEC, call its toll-free, 24-hour hotline at
1-800-THE-LOST or visit www.missingkids.com.
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