The Best of the Rest

from Chicago Magazine
October 27, 2009

peacespa.org recently launched its namesake skincare line of moisturizers, masks, and more. First-time clients receive half off their first full-service treatment that is longer than 60 minutes. Ten percent of proceeds from PEACESpa skincare line sales go toward Peace Journey (peacejourney.com). Read more...

The Kravitzes keeping eco-busy

Article by Felicia Dechter
From Skyline Newspaper
October 21, 2009
(see the article here)

Once upon a time, River North resident Jeannette Kravitz was an international operations scout who helped open 300 photo studios in major department stores. Yet the more Kravitz traveled, the more concerned she became about how she was being treated as an American. So Kravitz left her job, and she and her husband, Randy, decided to let young people become the spokespersons for America. In 2000, they started a nonprofit program, Peace Journey, which funds global education trips for local kids. Their first excursion was in 2003, to Tanzania, Africa, with Latin, Roberto Clemente and John F. Kennedy High School teams, and subsequent trips have included Hawaii, Mexico and Morocco. Read more...

Cool Charities

from DAYSPA Magazine
(read the article here)

Loving animals is hard work. When the Chicago-area Anti Cruelty Socierty threw its 15th Annual Bark in the Park last May, Juvenesse PEACESpa and Skincare stepped in to give the humans a little TLC too. Read more...

Giving Back

from Skin Inc. Magazine
September 2009
(read the article here)

Chicago's JuvenesseSpa participated in a Bark in the Park event, which helped raise funds and awareness for The Anti-Cruelty Society... Read more...

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Shout Out! for What You Are Thankful for

Wednesday, Nov 25 7:00p
at Landmark Grill and Lounge, Chicago, IL

Unwind before the holidays with Colin Egglesfield from CW's Melrose Place as he presents his Shout Out! t-shirt line and take advantage of absolute vodka deals ($7 cocktails and $175 bottles,) special small bites menu and massages by PEACESpa. From 7 to 8 p.m., guests can attend a meet and greet with Colin while enjoying complimentary passed canapés.

Clean Conscience: Eco- and Kid-Friendly Skin Care

Article by Lisa Shames
From CS Magazine
November 16, 2009
(read the article here)

It wasn’t enough for Randy and Jeannette Kravitz, the husband-and-wife duo behind River North’s PEACESpa, that their new line of skin care products contain the highest quality cosmeceutical-grade botanicals and natural ingredients—in layman’s terms: green tea, aloe extract, orange oil, seaweed, chamomile and a slew of vitamins and antioxidants—but they wanted their moisturizers, cleansers and masks to have healing powers beyond their containers too.

To wit: 10 percent of the products proceeds go to Peace Journey, a not-for-profit organization that sponsors cultural education trips around the world for Chicago kids.

Looking good AND doing good just got a little easier.

Landmark Grill and Lounge Hosts "SHOUT OUT!" with Colin Egglesfield from CW's Melsose Place

On November 25, 2009, Maven, Grace PR, Boka Group, and Absolut have joined forces to bring Chicagoans the most eventful Black Wednesday party in the city: “SHOUT OUT! What You Are Thankful For” at Landmark Grill + Lounge (1633 N. Halsted). Give thanks before the Thanksgiving festivities with special guest host Colin Egglesfield of CW’s Melrose Place, as he presents his SHOUT OUT! T-shirt line. This special evening will also feature an assortment of perks, featuring Absolut bottles for $175 and $7 cocktails, a special contemporary American-style small bites menu, and chair massages by PEACESpa.

From 7 to 8 p.m., guests can attend a meet and greet with Colin while enjoying the Lincoln Park hotspot’s complimentary delectable passed canapés. The party doesn’t stop there, catch a glimpse of the customizable, interactive apparel line with detachable letters, numbers and symbols that can be rearranged on a circle message area to display whatever suits your mood. Guests are encouraged to customize their shirts with “what they’re thankful for.” With fans including Paris Hilton and Ashley Tisdale, guests will have the opportunity to purchase or enter a raffle to win one of these celeb favorite T-shirts, with proceeds to benefit Eco Challenge 2020.

An additional highlight of the evening will include DJ J Rose on the decks providing the soundtrack for the eventful night. With a wide variety of interactive elements, relax and give thanks before the Thanksgiving holiday, with complimentary chair massages by River North’s new intimate destination for rejuvenation, PEACESpa and get a sneak peek preview of its socially conscious PEACESpa product line.

Before Thanksgiving, Black Wednesday Party Near Lincoln Park

Posted on November 20th, 2009 by Drew Van Lahr

By now, plans have been laid out for Turkey Day and, more than likely, the ensuing weekend. Before Thanksgiving holiday gets started, Black Wednesday is the last day of freedom until family obligations put a boy scout’s knot on countless hours.

Landmark Grill hosts a getaway for everyone, whether you have to head out the next day or not. They’re throwing a Black Wednesday Party hosted by the CW’s “Melrose Place” star Colin Egglesfield. Egglesfield will be showing people his new SHOUT OUT! t-shirt line and mingling with the crowd.
Enter the raffle at the party for a chance to win a free shirt, with raffle proceeds going to Eco Challenge 2020.
Landmark will provide canapés and an Absolut Vodka deals (bottles from $175 and $7 cocktails), a small-bites menu and massages from PEACEspa during the event.

Chicago, Ill. – September 22, 2009 – The Founders of Peace Journey (non-profit 501c3) and Juvenesse Spa successfully launched EcoChallenge2020 Peace Journey Brazil 2010 and the PeaceSpa product line on Monday, September 21, 2009 5:30-8:30pm to commence The United Nations International Day of Peace. The event took place at the Juvenesse Spa located at 520 West Erie and highlights included a live musical performance from the children of Mark T. Skinner Classical School, Spanish guitarist Fernandez and spoken word performance from J. WGCI’s J.L. Kirkwood titled “Peace Journey.” The program also included speeches from nutritionist Jessica Marie from CHEW Chicago, Executive Sous Chef and Rooftop Gardener David Dworshak from Carnivale, and Slivia Barretto from Faz Brazil Farms. Special guests included Alderman Robert Fiornetti, Audrey Muslimenta from the African Consolute, philanthropist Jonny Imerman from Imerman Angels, Mark Carter from Networking for A Cause, Skinner Principal Deborah Clark, Patrick Snyder from Steve Kaplan Live, Debra Potter from CityExplore.tv , Taissa Magnius from World Cuisine and Theresa Carter from The Local Tourist and NBC Chicago Street Team.

Guests were able to mingle with philanthropists and nutritionists while enjoying organic wines, healthy food from Carnivale, chocolate-covered strawberries from The Melting Pot, specialty Peace Journey jewelry from Chic Gems and numerous raffle prizes from sponsors. Money and awareness was raised while guests got to witness peace songs performed by children using rainstick props, drums, expressive dance moves and special sound effects adding a rainforest tone to the event.

Feb 16, 2010, Chicago: Flemings Steakhouse and Manager Curtis Nordee hosted our 1st Membership Campaign Party organized by Membership Chairs Patrick Snyder and Randy Kravitz with fine dining healthy food, great drinks and a full information program presented by NANCY LOO Anchor & Reporter from FOXTV!

(Watch our Photo Video Montage)

34 Volunteers signed up to roll-up their sleeves for kids healthy lifestyles at www.ECOChallenge2020.org!

A few of our Special guests included Mary Swopes, Mahogany Scholarship Heritage Foundation, Brian Israel of RNRA, Mathew Sapaula of Chicago Now, Richard Gordon reporter, WGN and Chicago Scene. Corporate leaders included 2 major school food providers from the "3" major companies invited, Sodexo Inc. and Aramark Education as well as Northern Trust, UBS, Juno Schneider, AHD Events, WhiteSpace Marketing, Taste Marketing and more!

Want to join in the fun and receive invites to our next VIP events? Simple, just register at www.ecochallenge2020.org or for $20 or more you can choose to become a member and get all the updates each month!

Become a member! Become a Volunteer! Become a Corporate Sponsor and you and your friends and associates can help us to grow gardens and advocate to fight obesity and Type 2 diabetes. Growing edible gardens in schools and in food-desert areas is where we start -- and greening up and better handling waste is next!

All Events are co-sponsored by www.peacespa.org where 10% of all proceeds help us help the world

Chicago, Ill. – September 22, 2009 – The Founders of Peace Journey (non-profit 501c3) and Juvenesse Spa successfully launched EcoChallenge2020 Peace Journey Brazil 2010 and the PeaceSpa product line on Monday, September 21, 2009 5:30-8:30pm to commence The United Nations International Day of Peace. The event took place at the Juvenesse Spa located at 520 West Erie and highlights included a live musical performance from the children of Mark T. Skinner Classical School, Spanish guitarist Fernandez and spoken word performance from J. WGCI’s J.L. Kirkwood titled “Peace Journey.” The program also included speeches from nutritionist Jessica Marie from CHEW Chicago, Executive Sous Chef and Rooftop Gardener David Dworshak from Carnivale, and Slivia Barretto from Faz Brazil Farms. Special guests included Alderman Robert Fiornetti, Audrey Muslimenta from the African Consolute, philanthropist Jonny Imerman from Imerman Angels, Mark Carter from Networking for A Cause, Skinner Principal Deborah Clark, Patrick Snyder from Steve Kaplan Live, Debra Potter from CityExplore.tv , Taissa Magnius from World Cuisine and Theresa Carter from The Local Tourist and NBC Chicago Street Team.

Guests were able to mingle with philanthropists and nutritionists while enjoying organic wines, healthy food from Carnivale, chocolate-covered strawberries from The Melting Pot, specialty Peace Journey jewelry from Chic Gems and numerous raffle prizes from sponsors. Money and awareness was raised while guests got to witness peace songs performed by children using rainstick props, drums, expressive dance moves and special sound effects adding a rainforest tone to the event.

PEACE JOURNEY TO LAUNCH ECOChallenge2020 AND PeaceSPA PRODUCT LINE IN HONOR OF ITS
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

EcoChallenge2020 to Create a Balance between ECOnomics and ECOlogy

CHICAGO, IL (September 9, 2009) sponsorKIDS Peace Journey (nonprofit 501c3) will celebrate its 10 Year Anniversary on The United Nations International Day of Peace by launching ECOChallenge2020 sponsored, in part by PeaceSPA product line to make a positive impact on youth and health care in America. ECOChallenge2020 is a 10 year series that will take youth on journeys to all parts of the world to create a culture of healthy kids by learning the best practices for eating and growing healthy foods in America, and sharing the best ways to care for our planet. Healthy lifestyle chefs, eco-farmers, caterers, restaurateurs, schools, corporate partners, foundations and individuals will also participate in ECOChallenge2020 to teach youth to respect and be mindful of what they put in their bodies. Further information for ECOChallenge2020 can be found at www.ecochallenge2020.org.

Juvenesse Spa, originators of the PeaceSPA product line, located at 520 West Erie, Suite 340 on The United Nations International Day of Peace on Monday, September 21, 2009 launches ECOChallenge2020 Peace Journey Brazil 2010 and PeaceSPA products. The Program & School Garden fundraising event will be held from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and will include organic wines by Mionetto USA, healthy treats, a silent auction, raffle, donations by Chic Gems Etc, music & more. Celebrity Chefs, Educators, SuperGreen Sponsors, Master Gardeners, and Social MediaGurus and ECOChallenge2020 rooftop garden participant, Mark T. of the Skinner Classical School will also be in attendance. Donations for the event are $15.00 per person, by 5:00p.m. on Sept. 20th, or $20.00 at the door. Visit www.ecochallenge2020.org for further information, to make donations, or purchase tickets for the event.