$1Million endowment setup to fuel haircare/beauty scholarships… Honors the legacy of Pivot Point founder Leo Passage.
Pivot Point International, Inc. and the
Beauty Changes Lives Foundation, proudly announce the formation ofthe Leo Passage Endowment Fund to benefit competition, scholarships and lifelong learning among students and professionals. The announcement was made during a press conference held during “Beauty Week,” at
Cosmoprof North America in Las Vegas, NV.
The Leo Passage Endowment Fund, established by the Passage family, honors the founder of Pivot Point, an industry leader for more than 50 years, who passed away in 2011. The Fund will be endowed with a $1,000,000 donation from the Passage family, and implemented through the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation.
“My father believed wholeheartedly in providing hair, beauty and wellness professionals a thorough and complete education in their craft, as well as how to be successful.” said Robert Passage, Pivot Point Chairman and CEO. “It gives my mother, Lenie, and me, along with our entire family, immense pleasure that we are able to continue to support his beliefs through the establishment of the Leo Passage Endowment Fund.”
In addition to the establishment of the Leo Passage Endowment Fund, Robert Passage and Lynelle Lynch, president of the Beauty Changes Lives Foundation, announced that the 2015 Legacy Award event would be held in honor of Leo Passage, on Saturday, March 21, 2015 in Chicago, IL, during America’s Beauty Show. Leo Passage is the third recipient of the Legacy of Style award.
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Pivot Point International is the premiere provider of hair, tools and beauty educational solutions for schools, salons, students, individual stylists and distributors. The company’s education can be found in six continents around the world. Since 1962, when Leo Passage founded Pivot Point beauty school in Chicago, Illinois, the company has empowered and embraced salon professionals and students who elevate their skills to a higher level of artistic creativity.
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The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation is a 501(c)(3) created by the American Association of Cosmetology Schools to build awareness of the extraordinary career opportunities available in the beauty, wellness and massage therapy industries through the gift of educational scholarships. The Foundation also organizes and participates in numerous philanthropic fundraisers that shine the spotlight on the charitable initiatives of the beauty and wellness community.
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