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Amway Global announced it will be the Presenting Sponsor for the NBC Holiday Celebration on Ice event featuring entertainers Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith. National, World and Olympic figure skaters will skate to the music of the season, provide by Grant and Smith. The skating cast is highlighted by Olympic Silver medalist and U.S. National champion Nancy Kerrigan and six-time U.S. champion Todd Eldredge, to name a few.

The ‘NBC Holiday Celebration on Ice, Presented by Amway Global’ is scheduled to air nationally on NBC stations Nov. 30, 2008. The actual event will be taped Nov. 11, 2008 at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

As Presenting Sponsor, the Amway Global name will appear in television advertising surrounding the telecast, print materials, and event signage. ARTISTRY Skin Care and Cosmetics, an Amway Global brand, also will have a special opportunity to share product information and samples with fans in attendance, while the program will showcase Artistry’s ‘Beauty Begins with Heart’ cause marketing program benefiting Easter Seals.

‘We are very excited to be part of this unique holiday event,’ says Steve Lieberman, Managing Director for Amway Global. ‘This event captures the spirit and warmth of the season and we are proud to be associated with the quality of the performers and skaters involved.’

The sponsorship is part of a larger Amway Global investment to help build public awareness of its business opportunity and products in North America. The company, which had operated under the Quixtar brand for most of the past decade, is transitioning to the Amway Global name by 2009.

On the ice, Kerrigan and Eldredge will be joined by Olympic champion Ilia Kulik, World champion Yuka Sato, six-time Canadian National champion Jennifer Robinson, and World ice dancing champion and nine-time Canadian National champion Shae-Lynn Bourne. Two-time World Silver medalist ice dancing champions Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, plus three-time World Silver medalist Surya Bonaly and three-time U.S. champion and World Bronze medalist (with partner Kyoko Ina) John Zimmerman, will make for an incredible holiday celebration.

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The Direct Selling Education Institute (DSEI) is teaming up with Link Viva to hold the first annual Direct Selling Exhibition and Conference. The first annual Global Direct Sales Festival will feature many of the top MLM and Direct Selling companies as well as several prominent guest speakers from the Direct Selling world.

The Direct Selling Festival, scheduled to be held from May 17th to 19th May at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. The organizers of the conference have several goals in mind for the conference. The DSEI would like to raise awareness in the Middle East of the opportunities the Direct Sales industry can provide to advance the peoples lives, especially the lives of woman who are the predominant sellers in the Direct Sales industry. The DSEI is also hoping to raise Government awareness to help promote and legitimize the industry. This Conference is especially important in this region of the world because only recently has the government of many of the Middle Eastern countries eased laws about part time work and about woman running their own businesses. The DSEI conference hopes that this conference will push the Governments of the Middle Eastern countries to recognize and legitimize the industry. The Direct Sales/ Network Marketing industry is a 110 billion dollar industry. In Japan, sales through direct selling reach US$ 22.4 billion annually, while the US holds the record with US$ 30.47 billion.

Some of the biggest names in the Industry will be in attendance at the conference, among them, Forever Living Products, Avon, DXN, Tahitian Noni and Sisel International’s United Arab Emirates branch are joining hands to support this movement.

During the conference industry experts such as Professor Charles King, Tim Sales, Dr. Ellie Drake and Benjamin Tan - Founding member of Direct Selling Association of Singapore will discuss opportunities and will provide sales, marketing & personal development trainings for interested entrepreneurs in the Middle East who want to join this growing industry. Info on the organizers: The Direct Selling Educational Institute is a Dubai-based organization working to create awareness about the direct selling industry in the region and to help more and more people to build a successful career as a Direct Selling professional, aiming to increase professionalism.

Link Viva is a Dubai-based Event Management Company with seven years experience in the ‘Direct Selling’ industry, providing services to different Direct Selling and Network Marketing Companies located in this region.

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Avon is gearing up for its 2008 Walk for Breast Cancer research. The dates have all been announced for this years walk and Avon is expecting 2008 to be its most successful year ever for fundraising.

For 2 days and 39 miles, participants will have the opportunity to be a part of an event that dramatically impacts the lives of millions affected by breast cancer worldwide. The Avon walk allows paricipants to raise money to help fund research and support for woman and men suffering from breast cancer. The money raised during the walk will also go towards helping women and men without adequate insurance receive crucial screening, support, and treatment. Over 95% of funds raised during the walk will go directly to support research, awareness and give critical care to those in need. Since the walk began in 2003, Avon has raised over 150 million dollars to help find a cure.

The Avon Walk takes place over two days—a Saturday and a Sunday—and covers the distance of either a marathon (26.2 miles) or a marathon and a half (39.3 miles) You choose the distance you walk.

Check out our Calendar of Events above to find out when the Avon Walk is coming to a city near you.

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