PLEASANTON- Look Good...Feel Better is a public service program that teaches beauty techniques to cancer patients to help them cope with the appearance related side effects of cancer treatment. The American Cancer Society is proud to introduce new classes for cancer patients in the Atascosa County area!

Classes will be held at:

522 Commerce St.

Pleasanton, TX 78064

Session times will be at 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Upcoming dates are: Feb. 27, April 23, May 28, March 26 and June 25.

Please call (210) 595-0227 to RSVP.

Look Good…Feel Better group programs are open to all women with cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy, radiation, or other forms of treatment. Offered through a collaboration of the Personal Care Products Council Foundation, the American Cancer Society and the Professional Beauty Association National Cosmetology Association, the program serves 50,000 women annually across the country.

Patients are given a complimentary make up kit worth upwards of $250 in value of donated cosmetic products to use during the workshop and to take home following the class. “I like to refer to it as a make-over for the soul” says Aracely Torres, Community Manager for the American Cancer Society. “We’re dedicated to improving the self-esteem and quality of life of people undergoing cancer treatment!”

Enclosed is a schedule of Look Good…Feel Better sessions now taking place in Atascosa County. We hope you can help us get this message across, and by doing so you too will be making a difference in the lives of those touched by cancer! For information about the Look Good…Feel Better program, call toll-free anytime 1-800- ACS-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society’s web site at www.cancer.org.

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

To register or obtain information about the Look Good, Feel Better program, please call your local American Cancer Society office at (210) 595-0227 or 1-800-ACS-2345. Patient’s name, phone number, cancer diagnosis, date of diagnosis, and skin tone will be needed in order to register.

Licensed cosmetologists are needed to volunteer and share their expertise with cancer patients.

For volunteer opportunities with the Look Good, Feel Better program, please call (210) 595-0227.