HAVERHILL, ANDOVER, METHUEN BEAUTY PROFESSIONALS NEEDED TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER

The American Cancer Society will hold its next Look Good Feel Better® volunteer training class for licensed beauty professionals on Monday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Aztra Zenica Hope Lodge, 125 South Huntington Ave., Boston. Locally, volunteer cosmetologists are especially needed in the Haverhill, Andover and Methuen areas. The Society is also seeking Bi-lingual licensed cosmetologists sought to work with Latina community. The four and a half-hour class will train volunteers to teach beauty, skin care and hair techniques to women who are undergoing cancer treatment.

Look Good Feel Better is a free, non-medical, salon and product-neutral program offered through a collaboration between the American Cancer Society, the Personal Care Products Council Foundation and the Professional Beauty Association. The program offers complimentary group, individual and online sessions that teach beauty techniques to help cancer survivors face their diagnosis with greater confidence.

This year, more than 37,000 Massachusetts residents are estimated to be diagnosed with cancer, and Look Good Feel Better is dedicated to improving the quality of life and self-esteem of all women undergoing cancer treatment.

“We see women coming into the Look Good Feel Better sessions with blank expressions, and they leave with smiles on their faces,” said Michele Dilley, the Society’s program manager for mission delivery. “It’s our aim to not only improve their self-image and appearance with Look Good Feel Better’s self-help beauty sessions, but to also create a sense of support, confidence, courage and community.”

Now running more than 25 years, the Look Good Feel Better program annually serves 50,000 women in the U.S. with 15,000 workshops. Sessions currently are offered on an ongoing basis at many locations around Massachusetts. Last year in the state the program helped nearly 900 patients.

To register, participants should call 1-800-227-2345.