New Jersey - The Day Spa Association has completed its first round of spa charities on the associations' website www.dayspaassociation.com.

"The spa industry is very active in helping the less privileged", says Hannelore R. Leavy, DSA's Executive Director. "When we first started to post the charities we are endorsing, we received an outpour of comments and donations for the causes we are involved in. Since then, we have urged our members to let us know about their charity events and have now completed posting the initial list of events taking place around the world on http://www.dayspaassociation.com/mainpages/charities.

"This posting is FREE for everyone involved in the spa industry, DSA members and non-members alike can post their charities with us", says Leavy. "We hope that we can make a difference in many peoples' lives to support the spa industry's effort to raise funds for various causes."

We invite you to read about the many different venues individuals and businesses are employing to help numerous charity organizations and hopefully, this will open up many hearts (and purses) to contribute to one or more of those listed. Or better yet, it may inspire those spas and spa suppliers who do not yet have a fund raising program to start their own efforts on behalf of their favorite charity and/or get involved in those listed … like signing up with AmericaDollars, help us with the Weekends of Hope Foundation or contribute discontinued items to our homeless / battered women shelter.

We are also posting results and pictures, such as completed challenges (climbing mountains, finishing pilgrimages, running marathons and more). So, come back often and cheer those who have taken up the challenge to lend a hand (or feet) in making a difference!

If you are planning a new event we want to hear from you. Remember, this is at no cost to you and may help you reach the goal you set yourself quicker and/or even exceed it beyond your expectations! Make sure you send the information as soon as it becomes available to DaySpaAssn@aol.com, so it can be posted well ahead of schedule to produce the ultimate results.

Spa technicians & body workers are in the unique position to help save lives that may be lost through melanoma. The International Medical Spa Association, in affiliation with The Day Spa Association and in cooperation with Skin Inc. & the Melanoma Research Foundation have designed a colorful poster explaining the ABCs of Melanoma. This poster should be hanging on the wall of every treatment room, in every spa and every esthetician & massage therapist should be familiar with the early signs of this deadly disease. Early detection will help us conquer melanoma! Proceeds from the poster sale benefit The Melanoma Research Foundation.

To order your poster(s) you can click through from the DSA charity page or go to www.medicalspaassociation.com.

The Day Spa Association is committed to promote our members' businesses; to enrich and support the industry and its professionals through information exchange, networking and education events; to preserve and elevate the standards of professionalism and quality in the day spa industry and to increase consumer awareness of and demand for spa services and products.

The Day Spa Association
310 - 17th Street
Union City, NJ 07087
201-865-2065 / FAX 201-865-3961 / EM: DaySpaAssn@aol.com
www.dayspaassociation.com