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. .     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                               SATELLITE INFORMATION:                                      EUROPE                             Date:  5th March 2008                   Time:  0930-1000 GMT (9:30AM LONDON LOCAL)                        Satellite:  New Skies 7 (KU) Dig                         Transponder:   ENV8/EUH8/Ch 5                         Uplink Frequency:  14474.5 (V)                        Downlink Frequency:  11684.5 (H)                               Symbol Rate:  6.62                                    FEC 3/4                                  Color:  PAL           Trouble#:  +1-404-638-2000 (Up South) or +1-646-336-7977                                    ASIA/PACIFIC                             Date:  5th March 2008                   Time:  0930-1000 GMT (6:30PM TOKYO LOCAL)                            Satellite:  IS 2 (C) Dig                             Transponder:  04-Ch C                          Uplink Frequency:  6007 (H)                         Downlink Frequency:  3782 (H)                               Symbol Rate:  6.62                                   FEC:  3/4                                  Color:  PAL          Trouble#:  +1-800-922-4424 (Steele Valley) or +1-646-336-7977      Press Contact: Elana Gichon; +1-310-450-3884; elana@dogmatic.com  

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