Generous or Not: YouthAIDS "Grapefruit" Hand and Body Cleanser

About Generous or Not

Many companies promise to make a charitable donation with each purchase. But how much do they give?, Are they really doing good, or are these just cynical ploys to capture our money? How do you know if the companies are GenerousOrNot? That’s what we’re here for.

If companies want to promise that our purchases will do good in the world, we think they should say exactly what they’ll do. What percent of sales, what percent of profits, or what amount per purchase? We did the research. Read on to find the info you need. If you know of other offers for us to list, please email us at submit@GenerousOrNot.org

Of course, when you buy merchandise from a company that donates some small percentage to a nonprofit, well, only that small percentage of your money is helping make the world a better place.

Further, many of our friends have enough fruitcakes, picture frames and pen & pencil sets. They just don't want more stuff, even if some portion does go to charity. A better way to honor them and to do a lot more good might be to make a donation in their name.

A new website, www.ChangingThePresent.org, makes it easy and meaningful. You can choose not just what nonprofit to support, but exactly what you want to accomplish, e.g., an hour of a cancer researcher’s time, books for children, drugs for AIDS patients, shelter for the homeless, computers for schools, polio vaccines, meals for the homebound elderly, acres of the rainforest, etc. Wish lists, registries and personalized printed greeting cards make it even better and easier.

Imagine what we could accomplish if we could capture for nonprofits even a little bit of the $250 billion that Americans spend each year on birthday, wedding, and holiday gifts.

Monday, November 27, 2006

YouthAIDS "Grapefruit" Hand and Body Cleanser

Kiehl's has a historical position with helping the cure and cause of AIDS by virtue of its involvement with countless AIDS related charities. Over 40 million people in the world today are living with HIV/AIDS. Every minute, five young people become infected with HIV/AIDS. AIDS has claimed the lives of over 16 million people. Last year, 5.6 million people became infected with HIV (2.3 million were women and 570,000 were children under the age of 15). Young adults aged 15-24 will account for over 50% of new HIV infections in coming years. Over 70 percent of HIV infections worldwide are the result of heterosexual transmission. (*Source: United Nations) YouthAIDS is a non-profit organization that concentrates their efforts in the mission to stop the spread of HIV/AIDS among 15-24 year olds in over 50 countries by educating on healthy living and by providing life-saving health products. (Their parent company, Populations Services International, has been a non-profit organization in the health industry for over 30 years fielding 90% of the funding directly to the cause.) Their goal is to reach more than 600 million youths with life saving messages and products.

Company explanation: http://www.kiehls.com/_us/_en/catalog/product.aspx?CatCode=AXE_Body&TopCat=F1_Body_Cleansers&amp;amp;TopCode=&prdcode=592&

Donation: 100% of profits

Nonprofit beneficiary: YouthAIDS

Use of funds: Stop the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating on healthy living and by providing life-saving health products

When: Ongoing

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Monday, November 27, 2006

YouthAIDS "Grapefruit" Hand and Body Cleanser

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