Skyn ICELAND raises over $5,000 in the Fight Against Breast Cancer

The commitment continues! For the third year in a row, skyn ICELAND has joined the effort during October's Breast Cancer Awareness month to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. The skyn ICELAND team turned out for the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk in New York's Central Park, and donated $5 from the sale of every Detox Kit (product page link) sold in the month of October to the American Cancer Society. Thanks to all our supporters! In total, we raised $5,175 this year and over $13,000 in the past three years combined. Even our small efforts, will make a huge difference for so many. Our commitment to the fight against breast cancer continues and so should yours.

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Skyn ICELAND and Gabrielle Finn Take the Polar Challenge

I first heard of the Polar Challenge whilst attending an exhibition in London called One Life. I had just reached the mid-life crossroads of 40 and I figured it was time to achieve something extraordinary, and One Life promoted life-changing experiences. The Polar Challenge, I found out, was a 350-mile race to the magnetic North Pole... Now, I was no stranger to adventure, having climbed Kilimanjaro, trekked to Everest Base Camp and cycled from London to Paris. But I knew this challenge was in a different league altogether.

It was important to me that my life-changing experience likewise promote life changes for people who couldn't be there in the arctic. My cousin's little boy has a severe case of Muscular Dystrophy, and my special uncle bravely lost the battle against prostate cancer. I decided to use the Polar Challenge to raise both money and awareness to support the fight against these horrible diseases. So far, I've raised on the order of $14,000 for MD and cancer charities, combined. Full article >>

E.R. nurse Janet Funk shares her experience raising $6,000 for diabetes research by running the Iceland marathon.

Thanks so much Sarah and skyn ICELAND for helping me reach my goal of running a marathon in Reykjavik, Iceland for Team Diabetes.

I am an E.R. Nurse in Vancouver, Canada, and I deal with the devastating effects of diabetes everyday. I wanted to raise money for research and awareness.

My grandparents were born in Iceland many years ago.  My grandfather was born in 1871 and immigrated on the second boat out to Canada.  My grandmother was also born in Iceland and was 30 years younger than my grandfather.  My grandparents passed away long ago, but my mother is very proud of her Icelandic heritage. Last December we found out she had breast cancer.  She was going to go through surgery and radiation therapy.  Since I was going to be with her during her treatment, I wanted something that we could focus on that was fun.  My mother and my grandmother are amazing, wonderful people and I wanted to celebrate them.  I am so grateful for the mother Iceland gave me. 

The next week at my running group a poster went up to run a marathon in Iceland for Team Diabetes.  I had only done 10k running and never even dreamed about doing a marathon but it was the perfect thing to do.  So that is how I got involved in Team Diabetes.  I raised $6,000 for diabetes, and committed to do a marathon. Full article >>