NCA Honors Local Look Good . . . Feel Better Volunteers
Linda Hurst, NCA member and Look Good... Feel Better (LGFB) certified volunteer cosmetologist from New Canaan, CT, received the 2006 LGFB National Sunrise Award at a special luncheon held during the association’s 87th Annual Convention.
Hurst began her career working in TV and film with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). Her work, which included all types of makeup and wigs, proved useful later when she discovered the LGFB program in 1991. While working on a weekly “chat” show in Toronto, she heard a guest speak about the program which was new in Canada at that time. “After spending many years with pampered actresses stressing out over a “bad hair day,” I knew it would be very satisfying to help someone who had a lot more to worry about because she was facing a life-threatening illness,” said Hurst.
Since joining the US Look Good... Feel Better program in 1993 following a move from Toronto to Connecticut, Hurst has tirelessly served the program, giving her time and talent in the role of both volunteer and trainer. She helped develop LGFB programs at the Stamford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, and the Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center in Bridgeport, CT. In addition, she became a LGFB area trainer in 2000 and has been successful at recruiting and training new LGFB volunteers needed in her area.
The national Look Good... Feel Better Sunrise Awards have been given annually since 1994, and are awarded to those who have served as outstanding volunteers for the program in their community. Margaret Dill, LGFB certified volunteer cosmetologist from Manorville, NY, and Suzanne Schrock, LGFB volunteer and registered nurse from Washington, D.C., have also been selected as winners of the 2006 LGFB Sunrise Awards.
Look Good... Feel Better is a free public service program that offers cancer patients suggestions and advice to cope with the appearance side effects of treatment through group programs offered in hospitals nationwide, websites and brochures. The program serves 50,000 women each year and is available throughout the US. It is offered through a collaborative effort of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the National Cosmetology Association.
For information on Look Good...Feel Better, salon professionals can visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.org, call 800-395-LOOK or contact the NCA at 866-871-0656.
The National Cosmetology Association (NCA) is the largest organization of salon professionals in the world. Its mission, since its inception in 1920, has been and continues to be to ensure that working salon professionals have the tools and resources available to create career success with integrity. For more information on NCA, visit www.ncacares.org.
|
