On Mother’s Day, May 11, 2008, we invite everyone to remember Rosa Parks, the Mother of the Modern Civil Rights Movement, by giving bouquets of lush, vibrant red, long-stemmed, long lasting Freedom® roses to the women you know who have made a difference for freedom, whether by influencing their own personal emancipation or by helping others in achieving theirs.
The first 381 persons to purchase the Freedom® roses will have the opportunity to write a brief dedication to their special person that will be posted on the Rosa Parks website. In addition to honoring your distinctive person, sales of the specially marked Freedom® roses will benefit the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, which is the legacy organization that Mrs. Parks co-founded with Elaine Eason Steele in 1987.
Why is the number 381 significant? Because that’s how many days a citywide bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr. lasted to mark her courageous act in 1955 to remain seated rather than to stand aside while on a crowded, segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Her quite determination to remain seated and subsequent arrest for making that decision ultimately changed the course of our nation. On February 1, 1956, the Montgomery Improvement Association filed suit in the U.S. District Court, challenging the constitutionality of segregated public transportation. In June of 1956, the U.S. District Court ruled in favor of the Improvement Association and the decision declaring segregation on buses unconstitutional was adopted and implemented on December 20, 1956.
We encourage you to take this opportunity to add your ‘freedom fighter’ to the Rosa Parks public honor roll. Visit Organic Style to participate and let the world know whom you want to honor with this distinction. Orders must be received by May 7, 2008 to comfortably meet shipping deadlines. Please pass this e-mail on to others who are advocates for freedom and wish to assist in carrying on the work of Rosa Parks.
I realize we have a very short turn-around on this promotion, but we are happy to honor Mrs. Rosa Parks’ incredible legacy at Mother’s Day with our special 10% contribution offer, matched by another 10% from Organic Style for a total of 20%. We hope you will keep her in your thoughts as well by purchasing these lush, vibrant red roses through our site now and throughout the year to support The Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development.
With Mother’s Day just ahead we thought it might be nice to take a look at some of our wellness and beauty retailers. Who wouldn’t want a spa break, relief from an aching back or access to the largest inventory of cosmetics and fragrances? I know a winning combination when I see one – imagine a gift certificate from each of these merchants below – what a way to heighten mom’s inner beauty!
SpaFinder’s mission is to empower people to find their perfect wellness experiences. They are a media company that is dedicated to the global spa marketplace promoting well-being experiences through vertical search, magazines/directories, reservation technology and gift programs. They stimulate industry growth by connecting consumers and providers everywhere, EVERYDAY! They are the ultimate in finding your special place of serenity and guiding you to a peaceful experience.
Bliss has ignited a modern spa revolution by combining a clever menu of super-effective services and a wide range of beauty products wrapped with fun, ‘tongue-in-cheek’ appeal. And after a million massages, a trillion triple oxygen treatments and about a bazillion Brazilians, they’ve learned how to pass that ‘post-spa glow’ on to you with their expert esthetician advice, cutting-edge concoctions or trailblazing treatments. They’ve stockpiled some serious science savvy. They’ve done their ‘foam-work’ and they make good grooming, good fun. In fact, they’ve elevated good grooming to such heights that they’re the onboard amenity for all jetBlue Airways overnight flights and are featured at W Hotels nationwide, as well as, in Bliss spas from Los Angeles to London… We’re talkin’ blissful here!
Relax The Back offers posture and back support products and self care solutions to end the epidemic of back and neck pain and help in its prevention. Because Relax The Back stores are the most innovative medically driven nationwide back care retailer, the health care industry response to Relax The Back has been vigorous. By continuing to educate consumers and revitalizing its merchandising, Relax The Back maintains the unique position as a specialty health care retailer with products specifically designed for one of five lifestyle zones — Office, Home, Sleep, Travel and Health & Fitness. With over 100 stores nationwide and in Canada, Relax The Back Corporation has a proven track record of sales, customer satisfaction, and success.
Sephora.com offers the largest and most widely diverse selection of beauty products available on the Internet. It’s the comprehensive online go-to source for all your beauty needs. From hard-to-find brands to classic names to their own, Sephora Collection to – who knows – perhaps you’ll even find a new ’soon to be favorite’. With easy access to over 12,000 products and more than 175 brands that are likely to include your preferred fragrances, cosmetics, skincare, hair-care, bath and body products, Sephora.com complements the beauty that is already, uniquely you.
