"The Cruise for the Cure" is our annual Award & Charity Event coming up Sunday, May 22 in New York during the Spa and Resort Expo. This year we are taking you aboard The Temptress, for an unforgettable night of dining and dancing while you catch breathtaking views of the Manhattan cityscape.

Meet and mingle with your industry peers and contribute to the fight against cancer for the Melanoma Research Foundation and Weekends of Hope. We will have many exciting raffle prizes from our generous sponsors and will be awarding The Distinguished Day Spa of the Year Award to one of our accredited day spa members.

Reserve your tickets early so you are assured space on the yacht! (You will also be able to park on the peer for the entire day for as little as $20)

Returning from a very lively panel discussion at LifeTime Congress in Frankfurt, Germany, at which I presented "The Merging of Old and New and East and West", I had the pleasure of meeting many old friends from around the world, going back to the first Spa Symposium I coordinated in 1990!

I also made new friends and will be reporting on this and my post conference spa trips to Wiesbaden and Baden-Baden in the DSA monthly column in Spa Management Journal.

C&R Media have arranged again this year for SpaWeek - a highly successful event in New York City.

This year a portion of C&R Media's proceeds is being donated to Cancer and Careers, a charity created by Cosmetic Executive Women. Cancer and Careers helps women in the beauty industry, as well as their employers, coworkers and caregivers deal with the effects of cancer and treatments through a community of patients and survivors, allowing women to continue their careers and lives throughout their treatment.

Stay tuned for Spa Week Los Angeles expected to launch in September 2005!

For more information regarding Spa Week 2005 as well as all the participating spas, please visit www.spaweek.org or contact C&R Media at 212.362.3050 or info@crmediainc.com.

Nicole Sommers of Gents LLC conducted a workshop -
"THE PRICE OF BEING CLEAN SHOULDN'T BE YOUR HEALTH!!!
Do you realize that many chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects and other health problems are getting into your bodies, your breast milk and your children? These chemicals are in the products you shower and bathe with, rub, spray and dab on your bodies, unknowingly, day-in and day-out. Did you know that major loopholes in federal law allow the multibillion dollar cosmetics industry to basically police itself with an internally-funded safety panel? Unlimited amounts of chemicals are allowed into personal care products with no required testing and inadequate labeling requirements.

If you missed the event on April 20th in NYC to learn about Natural Alternatives, which took place in NYC, contact Nicole Sommers @ 212 734-8348 and learn that contrary to popular perception, the FDA does not evaluate products for safety before they are brought to market. Read about the steps being taken by the European Union to protect its 450 million people with laws prohibiting the use of many ingredients in personal care products. ACT: Sign the petition found at the website so that we can make companies accountable for our and our clients' safety.