01.15.18
Thousands of Mary Kay sales reps are in Atlanta today for the beauty brand's annual US Leadership Conference at the Georgia World Congress Center. The four-day event began Jan. 14.
While the meeting focuses on recognizing, educating and motivating leaders from across the country within Mary Kay's independent sales force, attendees will also assemble 2,000 care kits to distribute to five Atlanta area domestic violence shelters: Forsyth County Family Haven, Gateway House, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, NOA's Ark/No One Alone and Project Safe. The care kits are filled with Mary Kay basic hygiene products and offer a source of comfort to women at emergency shelters who often flee abusive situations with little personal belongings.
"From soaps to lotions to everyday skin care products, our clients are in desperate need of any and all necessities after many have fled unthinkable circumstances," said Nancy Friauf, president and CEO at partnership Against Domestic Violence. "Throughout the years, Mary Kay Inc. and The Mary Kay Foundation have continued to serve as steadfast and committed supporters of our shelter along with many other domestic violence organizations in the Atlanta area and across the country. To receive these care kits and the Company's unwavering dedication is not only a gift but also allows us to focus on serving the survivors of an epidemic that impacts one in four women in the United States."
According to the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2018 conference will pump $8.4 million into the local economy. This marks the third time Mary Kay has held its annual Leadership Conference in Atlanta following events in 2006 and again in 2012.
While the meeting focuses on recognizing, educating and motivating leaders from across the country within Mary Kay's independent sales force, attendees will also assemble 2,000 care kits to distribute to five Atlanta area domestic violence shelters: Forsyth County Family Haven, Gateway House, Partnership Against Domestic Violence, NOA's Ark/No One Alone and Project Safe. The care kits are filled with Mary Kay basic hygiene products and offer a source of comfort to women at emergency shelters who often flee abusive situations with little personal belongings.
"From soaps to lotions to everyday skin care products, our clients are in desperate need of any and all necessities after many have fled unthinkable circumstances," said Nancy Friauf, president and CEO at partnership Against Domestic Violence. "Throughout the years, Mary Kay Inc. and The Mary Kay Foundation have continued to serve as steadfast and committed supporters of our shelter along with many other domestic violence organizations in the Atlanta area and across the country. To receive these care kits and the Company's unwavering dedication is not only a gift but also allows us to focus on serving the survivors of an epidemic that impacts one in four women in the United States."
According to the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau, the 2018 conference will pump $8.4 million into the local economy. This marks the third time Mary Kay has held its annual Leadership Conference in Atlanta following events in 2006 and again in 2012.