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Brilliant Ideas 1. 1. eric mower + Associates, a strategic consulting and integrated marketing communications firm, joined together with their office building in new york city to donate toys for the Toys4Tots program during the christmas season. 2. hutchinson consulting announced the launch of a new division, Spa Pro connect, a service designed to further support client needs by sourcing top massage therapists for placement in the finest destination, resort and hotel spas in the country. Led by Diane 2. Trieste, Spa Pro connect will assure hospitality clients that massage therapists presented for employment have the skills required for four and five-star spas. 3. 3. viva Salon & Spa helped collect donations to benefit Project Beauty Share. This mission collects personal hygiene, cosmetics and beauty products and distributes them through nonprofit organizations who serve women and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness and poverty. 4. on December 12, 2018, mandarin oriental hotel group turned down the volume and hosted their annual night of silence. The group’s spas offered their normal treatment menus, but after 5 pm there was no talking and no music within the spa. The event’s purpose was to instill a sense of peace and allow for individuals to experience contemplation and mindfulness. 4. 5. 5. tallgrass Aveda Spa & Salon once again sponsored the Soldier Box Project. now in their ninth year of sponsorship, TallGrass Salon and Spa donates care packages to soldiers serving in the middle East. This year, they shipped 256 care packages, making their total contribution over the past nine years almost 1,400 packages. 6. mirbeau Inn and Spa and Spa mirbeau announced the creation of their mirbeau cares program. This program is designed to support individuals who are facing or have faced a life-threatening illness through the gift of spa and wellness. mirbeau companies will partner with local charities, the first being the american cancer Society northeastern region chapter. 6. march n PULSE 2019 21