Causes: Health, Specifically Named Diseases, Voluntary Health Associations & Medical Disciplines

Mission: We're stopping the shame and stigma of being bald in a world that prizes pretty hair. Bald Girls Do Lunch (BGDL) helps women and girls with alopecia areata live full and fulfilling lives, and it’s all centered around the idea of getting together for “lunch”. 'Virtual Lunch' is now online launching in 2021.Our lunches and other events are fun, friendly, educational, relaxing and, most of all, totally empowering. By being with people who experience the same things as, your self-esteem and self-confidence grow. Bald Girls Do Lunch (BGDL) creates a powerful sense of community. BGDL is the only non-profit specifically created specifically for women with alopecia areata, the autoimmune skin disease that stops the normal growth of hair on the scalp, brows, lashes and body. Alopecia can have a devastating effect on a woman’s self-image — but sitting around and wishing for a cure or treatment is NOT what we’re about! In addition to our lunches and events, we have an active blog and newsletter including updates on AA research and clinical trials. The BGBrows cosmetic line donates a portion of all sales to our non-profit. You can check them out at https://www. BGBrows. com.

Results: Over 4000 women with alopecia areata receive e-newsletter. . . . . One-on-One makeup sessions with professional artists at BGDL Beauty Workshops in NY, IL, CT and RI. . . . . . Infographic: "Understanding the Lives of Women with Alopecia Areata". . . . . 3-time Gold Triangle Award winner from the American Academy of Dermatology. . . . . "Virtual Lunch" - the only e-newsletter created for women with alopecia areata. Comprehensive educational blog at blog. baldgirlsdolunch. org

Target demographics: Women and teen girls with any type and any duration of the autoimmune skin disorder, alopecia areata. We also assist women with scarring alopecias.

Geographic areas served: Nationwide USA, and Canada

Programs: In-person workshops, meet-ups , social and educational activities to conquer the isolation experienced by women with alopecia areata. Our global communications, superb e-newsletter and in-person events for women bring true life changes. Care packages for the newly diagnosed include our very own Sleep-hat. . . . . both a real and a virtual hug from the women in our network to our newly diagnosed "sisters".