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November 2008
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4th Quarter
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VOLUME 1
ISSUE 2
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Transforming Our World
by Yolanda Londoño
One of the most rewarding tasks in my role at Tupperware Brands is building partnerships with global organizations – public, private, and non-profit – that are dedicated to improving the quality of life for people across geographic and political boundaries. In line with that, I attended a conference in Buenos Aires organized by Vital Voices Global Partnerships. Vital Voices identifies, trains, and empowers emerging women leaders and social entrepreneurs around the globe. In raising these women’s voices, the organization helps promote positive change to transform our world. The conference brought together government leaders, community advocates, and leading businesswomen to focus on Latin American and Caribbean issues such as fostering good government and transparency, combating violence against women, and leveling the playing field for women’s social and economic progress. President Michelle Bachelet of Chile opened the session and three days later President Cristina Fernadez de Kirchner of Argentina closed the conference. Two women presidents! It should be noted that in the past decade, the increase of female labor participation in Latin America and the Caribbean was second highest in the world. Women hold almost 25% of minister and cabinet posts in Latin America. And women in the region hold 20% of the seats in parliament. Yet they feel their work is far from done.
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Global Volunteer Day
Making a Worldwide Impact Together
October is when Tupperware Brands’ associates and sales force members across the globe join with family and friends to engage in service projects in their own communities. Engagement is key to Tupperware’s Global Social Responsibility mission; it means being a participant in good works, not just an observer. The more you engage, the more you truly understand the needs of your community and how you and your organization can make a lasting difference.
In this newsletter, several corporate and U.S. initiatives are featured. The next newsletter will spotlight Global Volunteer Day initiatives in other markets.
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The Power of Engagement
by Lillian Garcia
Giving back to the communities where we live and work is central to Tupperware Brand's history and culture. By  coming together with our associates, sales force members and customers, we are positioned to help resolve formidable challenges in our neighborhoods and across the world. The stories in this newsletter are a testament to the power of your civic and community engagement initiatives and we are proud of your accomplishments!
But in addition to the wonderful feeling we get when we make contributions to our communities, Global Social Responsibility initiatives add value to our organization in other important ways.
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Mujeres por las Mujeres
Empowers Survivors of Family and Domestic Violence
Help is just a phone call away for women in Mexico who are struggling with legal, medical, and psychological  challenges. “Linea Pro-Ayuda a la Mujer,” a toll-free support line, is the first undertaking in Tupperware Brands Mexico Mujeres por las Mujeres initiative.
Fundación Origen, an organization focused on educating women, launched the telephone help line and Tupperware Brands Mexico is funding the program. "Through this program, we support Fundación Origen’s mission to provide women with tools that enhance their self-esteem and improve their quality of life," said Albert Bosch, Managing Director Tupperware Brands Mexico. "Equally important is the engagement of our sales force and customers both as beneficiaries of the help line and as advocates for women and families in this community."
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BeautiControl Literacy Initiative Donates Books to Young Readers
$400,000 USD in new books
What do you get when you combine a great recruiting effort with an important cause? 
Over $400,000 worth of new books into the hands of young readers.
Here's how BeautiControl connected the dots to make it happen.
The Recruiting Effort
Each year, BeautiControl holds a recruiting challenge over a two-month period. The theme of the April-May 2008 recruiting challenge was "Give Back."
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Club de Niños y Niñas de Mexico
Fuller Cosmetics forges partnership with growing organization for kids
Much like the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Club de Niños y Ninas de Mexico has become ‘the place to go  after school.’ It started out as a grassroots organization with the support of local businessmen who were alarmed at the increasing crime rates among youth. Most often, children who get involved in crime do so during the unstructured hours after school. This small group of businessmen understood the critical need for positive role models and activities for children ages 6-18 and worked tireless to create a unique and productive partnership between the private sector and government.
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Turning Grief into Hope
Jill's House
 Peggy and Bud Howard have proven that regardless of age or circumstance, if you are passionate about your mission, you can fulfill it. Peggy is 78 and Bud is 82. In 1970, they lost their son, Steve, to bone cancer. When Steve was in treatment, Peggy promised her son that they would take up his battle and wage war on cancer. The Howard’s daughter, Peggy Vest, has been a member of the Tupperware Sales Force for 35 years. Five years ago, Peggy and Howard were asked to become involved in a project that would provide a temporary home-like residence for patients undergoing outpatient therapy at the Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute in Bloomington, Indiana. They embraced the chance to help plan and execute the project. In just four years, the Howards raised the $3.5 million needed to create what is now known as Jill’s House.
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"Change for the Better"
Cause-Related Marketing Effort Launched at Jubilee
The Boys and Girls Clubs of America’s SMART Girls program in the U.S. and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada’s Take IT EASY program, will be the beneficiaries of a newly launched initiative to drive change in the lives of young girls. “We know that change for the better doesn’t stop with one young girl alone,” said Kanwar Bhutani, President, Tupperware U.S & Canada. “Change for the better impacts generations to come when that girl goes on to influence her life mate, raise her children, and, in turn, set the direction for her grandchildren. Small change can create big differences.”
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