Reese Witherspoon & Suze Orman Speak at Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow in Celebration of International Women's Day

Reese Witherspoon & Suze Orman Speak at Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow in Celebration of International Women's Day

NEW YORK, March 3/PRNewswire/ --

- Avon and UNIFEM Announce Partnership to End Violence against Women and
Launch of the Women's Empowerment Bracelet

WHAT: The Global Summit for a Better Tomorrow -- the keystone in a
series of Avon initiatives to raise awareness of International
Women's Day -- takes place at the United Nations on Tuesday,
March 4th. The Summit is held together with the United Nations
Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), in celebration of
International Women's Day, which will be recognized globally on
March 8, 2008. It is a holiday whose history can be traced back
150 years and is celebrated in countries all over the world.

At a UN press conference prior to the Summit, Avon and UNIFEM
will announce a new public-private partnership that represents
the largest corporate one-year grant made to the UN Trust Fund
to End Violence against Women.

MORE: Avon Global Ambassador Reese Witherspoon is unveiling the
company's first global fundraising product, the Women's
Empowerment Bracelet. The bracelet will sell for US$3 each and
all net profits will be donated to the Avon Empowerment Fund. In
2008, the Avon Foundation will match the first US$500,000 in
bracelet sales for a total donation of US$1 million to the UN
Trust Fund to End Violence against Women. These resources will
bolster critical work to prevent and reduce the prevalence of
violence against women. Starting March 4, consumers can purchase
the bracelets by going online at http://www.avon.com.
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B-ROLL: Interviews with Reese Witherspoon, Suze Orman, Andrea Jung
(Avon Products, Inc. Chairman and CEO) and Joanne Sandler
(UNIFEM Executive Director a.i.), Reese Witherspoon Empowerment
Bracelet announcement, Andrea Jung announcement of the
Empowerment Fund, and additional highlights.

-- Downloadable Video, Pictures & Text Available at

http://dogmatic.com/MNR/AvonGlobalSummit

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Source: Avon Products, Inc.

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