Maybelline searches for teachers who make a difference

Know someone who has changed lives through the power of education? Be sure to nominate her for a Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Award and a $10,000 grant for her education-related cause (you can nominate yourself, too).

Every year, Maybelline honors outstanding women who have made a real difference in their communities by working to support educational causes. Each of the ten 2008 winners will be awarded a $10,000 grant earmarked for her educational cause, enjoy a trip for two to New York City for a gala awards event and have a chance to have her cause showcased in a national ad in People magazine.

I love the inspiring stories of some of the past award recipients:

• Oral Lee Brown of Oakland, California was a 2006 award recipient and Founder of the Oral Lee Brown Foundation. Oral Lee adopts first grade classes with the promise of a college education.
• Abigail Rosin, of New York City was a 2007 winner and Founder of Groove with Me, a free dance studio and after school program offering girls enrichment and a safe haven.
• Dr. Marie Vazquez Morgan of Shreveport, Louisiana was a 2006 awardee who runs free seminars in her community to educate people about healthy lifestyle choices.

To learn more about the Maybelline New York Beauty of Education Awards and to nominate someone you know or yourself, visit www.maybelline.com/beautyofeducation. Nominations are being accepted through October 10, 2008.

PHOTO: Zsuzsanna Kilián

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