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“Eat Out For Life”, a special and unique program done by "The Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL) with the collaboration of "Beirut Restaurants".

From July first to July seventh-2012, "Eat Out For Life" will launch in the trendiest and most loved restaurants in Lebanon: just by visiting our participating restaurants, you would be contributing to the treatment of a sick child at The Children’s Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL).

This program is aimed to create social responsibility within the Lebanese community through a unique social dining experience.

A large number of restaurants is taking part:

- Buddha Bar

- El Rancho

- Zabad

- Mir Amin Palace

- Alcazar

- Pepes fishing club

- Abd el Wahab

- DUO

- Socrate

- Karam El Bahr

- Company cocktail bar & restaurant

- gou

- La Peche du Jour

- Starlight lounge

- Layali Zmana

- e cafe

- Ginette

- Blue Patio

- Adonai Le petit Libanais

- Vapiano

- Brocheta

- Kampai

- Balthazar

- alhindi Palm Beach HOtel

- Burger bites

- BRGR.CO

- Stone restaurant & lounge

- Babel Bay

- La Estancia

- LEau a la Bouche

- El Gardel

- Main St.

- Molti Mahal Deluxe

- The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf

- Carla's Good Food

- Cafe Yones Hamra

- Cassis

- Iris

- Nippon Sushi & Grill

- WHITE

- Lamouche

- Momo at the Souks

- GRID coffee Matrix

- STAY

- Relais Foch

- Cafe M

- Sweet Tea

- Centrale Restaurant Bar

- Costa Coffee

- Baskin Robbins

- T.G.I.Fridays

- Krispy Kreme

- KFC

- Hardees

- Signor Sassi

- Ahwak Coffeeshop

Book your tables now and make a difference in child’s life!

International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day, is marked on March 8 every year. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for women's economic, political and social achievements.

2012 International Women's Day 

The UN theme for International Women’s Day 2012 is Empower Women – End Hunger and Poverty. In many countries, International Women's Day is an occasion to honor and praise women for their accomplishments.

On the occasion of International Women's Day 2012, the ICRC is calling for more action to help the mothers and wives of people who have gone missing during armed conflict. The vast majority of people who go missing in connection with conflict are men. As well as the anguish of not knowing what has happened to the missing person, many of these women face economic and practical difficulties. The ICRC underlines the duty of parties to a conflict to search for the missing and provide information for the families.

International Women’s Day was inaugurated in 1910, when a German woman named Clara Zetkin proposed that every country devote a day to the needs and political demands of women — which, in those days, included the working rights and the right to vote.

Today, the day raises awareness of gender inequality issues and reminds us of what women have achieved since the first International Women’s Day more than 100 years ago. Rock the Lips, a social media effort launched by marketing agency AKQA, is one of many events this year to mark the annual commemoration.

“Rock the Lips is an awareness effort,” said Kristina Slade, creative director of AKQA, in an e-mail.  “It's a way to spread knowledge that there even IS an International Women's Day, and to support the idea. We felt that a ‘celebrational’ angle would appeal to an untapped segment of women.”

You can celebrate it by applying red lipstick, taking an Instagram photo and submitting it to the Tumblr campaign Rock the Lips.

This is the photo I submitted

And in Lebanon, for this Women's day, Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel is having a special album with motivational quotes from Lebanese women to inspire the future.

This is mine

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY ALL

Christmas is coming up and Deek Duke has teamed up with the Children's Cancer Center Lebanon (CCCL) which is affiliated with the St. Jude Children's research hospital.

Starting on December 1st till January 7th, Deek Duke will be collaborating with The Children's Cancer Center Lebanon in the following campaign which will be divided into two parts:

1) Deek Duke will distribute "Make a difference" bracelets to their guests who order the following items:

Breaded Halloumi, Texan, Roja, Duke (Chicken), Chick n' co (Broasted) and Chocomania. 

The yare hoping that these bracelets will help create more awareness regarding CCCL.

2) All guests are invited to donate in the CCCL donation boxes. The doodles on the tray mats are drawn by kids from the CCCL.

You can find Deek Duke on Facebook and Twitter. 

In a country where 1 out of 7 children falls victim to sexual abuse, many find themselves learning about these disturbing figures for the first time. That’s because in Lebanon, such topics are not deemed suitable for discussion.

“We have a lot of subjects that are considered taboo in Lebanon, and as a result, we avoid talking about them because they make us feel uncomfortable. Here, the law stops at the doorstep of every home, where abuse can be prevalent”, says Areej Mahmoud (Creative Director, Leo Burnett Beirut).

Himaya, an organization against child abuse, turned to Leo Burnett to create an awareness campaign that would help break the silence and encourage victims and witnesses to begin reporting the abuse.

“While the message was simple, we knew that awakening the public was not going to be. People need to know that any child, even their own, can be a target of this horrible crime, and not just at home, but also in public places where they should feel safe”, says Nada Abi Saleh (Deputy Managing Director, Leo Burnett Beirut)

The team behind the project at Leo Burnett Beirut decided to take the challenge, employing all forms of media to raise awareness on the topic and pursuing methods that would likely generate public engagement.

The campaign was quick to introduce the notion that Predators can truly be anywhere when it ran a series of TVC’s communicating the hidden dangers surrounding children today. The films, which featured a sinister and camouflaged assailant watching children in places where they should feel secure, paved the way for social media, online videos, and daring outdoor stunts to drive the message even further and eventually call on the public to begin taking action.

“It’s a difficult subject, but it makes you realize that none of us can afford to remain silent. We have to break the silence.” Charbel Sawane (Senior Art Director, Leo Burnett Beirut)

The public response to the campaign made it evident that all mediums used to communicate this unsettling message resonated in the same eye-opening fashion, one that marked the clear intentions of a campaign which succeeded in capturing the grim nature of a subject few dared to speak of until today.

 

With more than a hundred creative entries submitted from across the Middle East and other parts of the world, Bras for a Cause Middle East proved that designing for a cause never goes out of style.

Two fundraising fashion shows were held, one in Beirut and one in Dubai to support breast cancer awareness as well as local and international organizations.

Established designers showed off their tremendous support for this campaign by designing original bra and t-shirt designs within the “Designer Piece”Category that was actualized by the designers themselves and were auctioned during the runway show.

And now the "Look Good, Feel Good" collection is distributed to different stores across the Middle East.

The exciting Collection of Limited Edition Bras and T-Shirts is available at the following fabulous department stores and high-end boutiques:

• Galeries Lafayette (Dubai)

• K-Lynn Lingerie (Lebanon, Kuwait and Dubai)
• Pink Dust (Amman, Jordan)
• Amuse Concept Store (Cairo, Egypt)
• Cream (Beirut and Jeddah, KSA)
• AuraB.com (Online Boutique)

• Maison Bo-m (Riyadh, KSA)

I saw it in K-lynn, ABC Achrafieh, it was so nice to see the designs turned into reality and on the shelves for people to buy!! 

At K-lynn you can also find another brand that is supporting the same cause: WACOAL

Awareness Seamless

Featuring superior comfort, the Awareness Underwire Bra is the #1 best-selling bra in our entire line! The Awareness Collection of bras features a ribbon flag to serve as a reminder to do your monthly self breast exam.

So Girls if you are shopping this week-end, why don't you shop for a cause!

Have a fabulpous week-end!