The Amway corporate jet carried a medical team and supplies to Haiti Monday on a flight of mercy. It returned with 10 Americans who were on a medical mission trip when the earthquake struck.
North Dakota nurse practitioner Sarah Kaspari Baker recalls, "I was holding the baby and grabbed the young mom. And it just rolled under our feet. It felt like being on a ship. The roar was amazing." She was working with a Haitian interpreter at the time, and says, "A young medical student whose university collapsed. And all his friends were killed. And he would have been there if he wouldn't have been on the island helping us."

Avon Products, Inc. (NYSE: AVP) today announced that it has committed $1 million to support relief efforts in Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake in that country. The company said that the money will be donated through the Avon Foundation for Women, and will be distributed to the American Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, two organizations that are deeply involved in efforts to aid victims of the January 12 earthquake.

USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: USNA) announced today it has received two bronze OMNI Awards for education and programming for the company’s new online training program, BDS:eApprentice. The OMNI Awards recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower and enlighten in the fields of film, television, video, interactive, animation and Web. “These awards are a testament to the hard work and dedication of a team committed to providing the best learning tools for our Associates,” said Roy Truett, USANA Chief Information Officer. “We are honored to be recognized with these awards and believe Associates will take full advantage of the benefits of this new and innovative training program.”

Brian Slobodow, President and COO of Neways International, takes pride in his company and team. As President and COO of Neways international, nothing has given him as much satisfaction as working with a team of dedicated managers and equally dedicated and passionate Distributors to develop Neways in a burgeoning European market. “In my homeland, we sing about the American Dream. It’s about time the people of Europe started to shout about the European Way of Life,” he said.

Amway is donating $100,000 to disaster relief efforts in Haiti -- as well as matching contributions its employees and distributors make through its Web site. The Ada-based direct seller says according to press reports its initial $100,000 donation will be split between the American Red Cross and SOS Children's Village. "We are fully committed to offering assistance quickly and meaningfully," said Jim Hunking, managing director of Amway operations in the Caribbean.

You may not have recognized her as the 10-foot, bright-blue warrior princess Na'vi in James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar," but statuesque Hollywood starlet Zoe Saldana is otherwise hard to miss.
And come April, she'll be even more visible -- as the face of Avon’s newest fragrance, Eternal Magic, which, according to the company press release, “takes inspiration from the rare Princess Monaco Rose.”

At the most recent “I Am Agel” event in Bangkok, Thailand, the local Agel leadership had a little surprise planned for Agel CEO Glen Jensen: a sitting with Her Royal Highness, Princess Soamsawali, of the Thai Royal Family. Agel Regional General Manager Banchar Haemintakun and Thailand General Manager Chaiwat Chaijindawat wanted a way to commemorate the Grand Opening of the new Bangkok Agel Office. Through connections to the Royal Family with a local Team Member, they succeeded in setting up the meeting with the Thai Princess.

The US direct selling company Immunotec Inc. announced the enrollment of the first patient in the US Cancer trial of IMN 1207. The goal of the study is to determine the effect of IMN 1207 in preventing additional weight loss in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Patients with cancer often struggle with severe cancer-related weight loss and the associated decline in their general health. This study proposes that the use of IMN 1207 could potentially maintain or increase weight in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The study will compare the use of IMN 1207 with casein, another protein that is derived from Milk.