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Dining For Change, a very successful charitable outreach program for the beauty industry, is scheduled to be held in March 2010. The Professional Beauty Association (PBA) and the National Cosmetology Association (NCA) have recently announced this event which is held twice a year.

Dining For Change invites beauty professionals to network, share, enjoy each other’s company over a meal and raise money for a good cause. This grassroots philanthropy effort makes fundraising easy on a local level and allows participants to make a difference for those impacted by cancer, domestic violence and natural disasters. The first Dining for Change initiative had successfully raised $100,000 during March and October 2009, where beauty professionals across the country gathered at hundreds of dinners on a local level.

Getting involved with Dining For Change is easy! The registration process along with the rules for donations and other terms & conditions can be found on NCA’s website.

Many beauty professionals and their colleagues have successfully hosted Dining For Change events and so can you! As a host, you decide on the kind of event (formal / informal dinner), number of invited guests, location and suggested charitable donation by each guest. Gatherings can vary from ultra casual to sophisticated chic – it’s up to you! Each guest makes a voluntary donation which is then combined with the donations of others across the country to elevate the collective giving of all.

Like last year, NCA is inviting beauty professionals to:
• Host a get together with your fellow professionals, co-workers, business associates and/or clients
• Encourage others to host their own get togethers as part of a national network of professionals
• Promote your support of Dining For Change and the industry related charities it benefits
• Support the good work of “Look Good…Feel Better” programs for cancer patients and the Salons Against Domestic Abuse Fund’s CUT IT OUT program and the NCA Disaster Relief Fund.

PBA – NCA’s Dining For Change is a grassroots fundraising initiative based on a new and growing model of localized charitable work called ‘giving circles’ – groups of individuals networked with other small groups to make a difference. All the Dining For Change contributions go to support the work of Look Good…Feel Better, CUT IT OUT, and the PBA – NCA Disaster Relief Fund. So you end up working for three worthy causes by organizing an event like this.

Be the change that you want to see in our world. Spread the word amongst beauty professionals to be a Dining For Change host in March. To get started, visit www.ncacares.org/diningforchange