AWC Awards

All profits from AWC activities go to its charitable work in giving the following awards:

  • Philanthropy award (annually) to a project in or near Copenhagen
  • Scholarship award (every three years) to Danes wishing to study in the US
  • Cultural awards (every three years) to Americans living in Denmark

Philanthropy Award for 2011

The recipient of AWC’s Philanthropy Award for 2011 is Look Good…Feel Better (LGFB).

This deserving organization operates on a totally voluntary basis. Inspired by the American Look Good…Feel Better, the Danish organization was established in 1997. LGFB offers courses to women who are in out-patient treatment for cancer in Herlev Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Århus Sygehus, Aalborg Sygehus, Odense Universitetshospital, Vejle Sygehus, Roskilde Sygehus and Næstved Sygehus.  In addition to these eight hospitals, four other hospitals, which do not carry the program, refer patients to one of these active units.

In 2010, LGFB held 113 courses for a total of 1300 participants. Look Good…Feel Better (LBFB)  is available free of charge. The organization holds group workshops that teach beauty techniques to female cancer patients to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. LGFB is supported by more than 60 trained volunteers.

Carefully chosen skin products and makeup form the basis for the LGFB courses. Cosmetic products are donated by 5 or 6 cosmetic companies. There is no form for promotion of specific brands. Group programs are step-by-step makeover learning sessions led by cosmetology professionals using products donated by the cosmetic industry. Each two-hour, hands-on workshop includes skin care and makeup lesson, nail care techniques, and professional advice. Patients at various stages of treatment receive personal attention and take home instruction booklets and complimentary cosmetic kits, containing three of the 20 brands which cosmetic firms donate.

A 10,000 kr. gift certificate will be presented to LGFB’s leader, Bente Knudsen, on behalf of Look Good – Feel Better, on Monday, May 23 at 17:00 at Cafe Quote on Kongens Nytorv.

Philanthropy Award - Recipients from the last ten years

  • KRIS Kristen Rådgivning for Incestofre og Seksuelt misbrugte www.kris-dk.dk
  • Dansk Kvindesamfund Krisecenter i Vodroffsvej www.dkkrisecenter.dk
  • Heart Pillow Project for women with breast surgery www.heartpillow.dk
  • Blågårds Kirke “Meals for the Needy”
  • Muhabet (Meeting place for immigrants and refugees with psychological problems www.muhabet.dk
  • Drys Ind , the oldest day center in Denmark www.drysind.dk
  • Support Group for Late Brain-Damaged Children
  • Alexandra Collegium , for single mothers in education programs
  • Hjernesagen Copenhagen & Frederiksberg, Afasi Center  www.hjernesagen.dk
  • Volunteer Center, Vedbæk, installing smoke alarms for elderly people’s homes
  • SIV Children’s Home in Farum
  • SOVI, for autistic people www.sovi.dk
  • Danish Council of Alcohol & Addiction DCAA
  • Handicap OL
  • Rehabilitation Center for Torture Victims
  • School for the Deaf

If you would like to participate in our philanthropy activities contact Joan Oppenheim at philanthropy@awcdenmark.org.


      
   
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