Julie's Journal

The winner of the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace Giveaway is Sadie!

Sadie posted the contest on her Twitter account and she also wrote a very moving story about her Aunt Martha’s Battle.

Congrats Sadie!

I’m sure you’ve all heard the phrase “Because I’m Worth It” from the L’Oreal Paris company. They’ve been using it in their campaign ads for more than 30 years. In 1997, L’Oreal Paris began raising money and awareness in the fight against ovarian cancer. In those eleven years they have helped raise over $18 million dollars for advance research, increasing awareness, and ultimately finding a cure.

Ovarian cancer affects more than 22,000 women each year, and the five-year survival rate for women diagnosed with the disease is less than 50 percent. More than 15,000 of these women lose their battle with ovarian cancer every year.

Starting last September (Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month) L’Oreal Paris ran it’s returning campaign called L’Oreal Color of Hope. One of the main features of the campaign is the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace. The necklace was designed by 2008 Swarovski Award for Accessory Design recipient Philip Crangi and features a double eternity ring design of cubic zirconia set in sterling silver. One ring is worn for remembrance and one ring is worn as a symbol of hope for the future.

The Hope Necklace is available for $29.95 at L’Oreal Color of Hope or by calling 888.270.7743. With every purchase of the L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace, $5.00 will be donated to OCRF (Ovarian Cancer Research Fund) to support life saving research to fight this deadly disease.

The kind people at L’Oreal Paris sent me a Hope Necklace and it is absolutely beautiful.

They’ve also reserved a Hope Necklace for me to giveaway to one of my readers. All we ask is that you help bring awareness to this devastating disease by writing a post on your blog. All the blog post, and extra entries, will then be eligible to win the Hope Necklace in a random drawing held on December 19, 2008 at 3:00PM PST.

L’Oreal Paris Hope Necklace Giveaway Rules

Required for contest eligibility:

1. Write about ovarian cancer and the L’Oreal Color of Hope campaign including how/where to purchase the Hope Necklace on your blog. Also include in your blog post details about this contest with a link to Julie’s Journal – L’Oreal Color of Hope Necklace Giveaway
2. Make a new comment below with a link to your blog post.

Extra entries for contest eligibility:

1. Receive one extra entry by Twittering the following “RT: @JustJulie-win a L’Oreal Color of Hope Necklace for ovarian cancer awareness at http://spedr.com/5vsam”
2. Make a new comment below with a link to your Twitter RT.
3. Receive one extra entry by Stumbling this blog post.
4. Make a new comment below with a link to your StumbleUpon profile page.

You must write a post on your blog first to be eligible for the extra entries. A random drawing will be held on December 19, 2008 at 3:00PM PST from all the entries received. I will contact you at the email you provide in the comment field if you are selected as the winner, and you will then have three days to email me back with your mailing address.

Good luck to all of you, and remember L’Oreal Paris’ commitment to the ovarian cancer cause is unwavering because they believe women everywhere are “Worth It.”

[tags] L’Oreal Paris, Color of Hope, Hope Necklace, ovarian cancer, women[/tags]