On October 26, 2010, Andrea Jung, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Avon Products, Inc. and Reese Witherspoon, Honorary Chairman of the Avon Foundation for Women, will host The Avon Foundation for Women 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. This inspirational evening will feature celebrity guests and premier entertainment, including Reese Witherspoon, Patrick and Jillian Dempsey, Christy Turlington Burns, Keri Hilson and a special performance by Melissa Etheridge. The event marks a decade of celebrating extraordinary Champions who have changed and improved the lives of women and their families around the world. More than 550 guests will attend this star-studded evening to recognize outstanding leaders who are accelerating progress in efforts to end breast cancer and domestic violence. This annual event has raised more than $17.8 million since its inception in 2001. To learn more about this event please visit www.avonfoundation.org/gala
About the Avon Foundation
The Avon Foundation has been working to improve women’s lives since its founding in 1955, and is proud to be the largest corporate-affiliated philanthropy dedicated to women’s causes globally. The Foundation brings this mission to life today by focusing on two causes that touch the lives of women across the country and around the world: breast cancer and domestic violence. Signature programs include The Avon Breast Cancer Crusade, launched in 1992, which supports research and advancing access to care, with a focus on the medically underserved; and Speak Out Against Domestic Violence, launched in 2004, which focuses on awareness, education, direct service programs and prevention to end partner abuse and gender violence.
Avon global philanthropy has raised and donated more than $800 million to support causes of global importance to women. For more information on the Avon Foundation visit www.avonfoundation.org
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