Announcing New Partnership between Young Audiences and Lasting Smiles®

August 11, 2020 | emily@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is excited to share our new partnership with Lasting Smiles® Organic and Sustainable “Lip Care that Cares”. Our partnership will increase accessible and sustainable funding for Young Audiences and support our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts.

Young Audiences is a cause close to the heart of Zoe Mesnik-Greene, the founder of Lasting Smiles®.  From a very young age, Zoe has had a deep love and appreciation for the arts of all kinds – music, theater, dance, spoken word, and visual arts. 

“Art has been the one constant in my life to invigorate my spirit, heal my soul, and connect and learn from different cultures,” said Zoe. “With so many non-profits being hard hit by COVID-19, it has been important to me to ensure there is available funding for the arts. With our Lasting Smiles® partnership with Young Audiences, people can now purchase affordable organic lip balms while at the same time helping Young Audiences Arts for Learning through our products easy built-in giving.”

1.  Go to:  www.lastingsmiles.org

2.  Shop the selection of organic lip balms sold in 4-packs retailing for $19.99

3.  Then select “Young Audiences Arts for Learning” at check-out and 50% of your purchase will be donated to Young Audiences

There are so many artist educators using art as a positive form of activism and healing for both COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Lasting Smiles® welcomes Young Audiences educators, youth, and supporters to share their healing art and activism in all forms for a chance to be featured by Lasting Smiles®. Email your submissions to: partnerships@lastingsmiles.org

About Lasting Smiles®. Lasting Smiles® “Lip Care that Cares” was created to care for people and our planet. Our products are formulated with raw botanical certified organic, and certified fair trade ingredients and sustainable materials. Lasting Smiles lip balm tubes are the first in the industry to be made with 100% repurposed bottle caps. Our packaging is fully recyclable and compostable. Every Lasting Smiles lip care package comes with a secret self-care and empowering message. We’ve curated over a thousand messages sure to make you smile.

We care about our community – In our COVID-19 response, we are donating 50% of all e-commerce sales to the causes consumers choose at check-out.   Select “Young Audiences Arts for Learning” at check-out and 50% of your purchase will be donated to Young Audiences. www.lastingsmiles.org 

About Young Audiences Arts for Learning. Founded in 1952, Young Audiences Arts for Learning is the nation’s largest art in education network, serving more than 5 million young people each year. Young Audiences works to support its diverse network of affiliated organizations that are each dedicated to playing a decisive role in young people’s personal, artistic, and educational development. To learn more about Young Audiences and our mission to inspire young people and expand their learning through the arts, visit: www.youngaudiences.org