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Tom Dreesen names Hey U G L Y's Laugh It Off CD the CURE FOR ROAD RAGE - "When I get stuck in traffic I play a CD of contagious laughter called 'Laugh It Off',” said Dreesen, who is chronicling his life story in a Broadway-bound play called, ‘Shining Shoes and Sinatra." Dreesen, who opened for Frank Sinatra for 13 years says, "I have 'Laugh It Off' on my CD changer and I found it to be the cure for road rage. It also helps our youth as the CD is a fundraising product for Hey U G L Y, the nonprofit organization dedicated to helping teens with self-esteem-building tools, to help them counter challenges such as eating disorders, bullying, violence, substance abuse and suicide."
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Oprah Inspires NewT-Shirt - Oprah Winfrey told Naomi Judd that her life changed for the better once she came to the realization that she deserved. That Oprah show inspired the teen self-esteem building nonprofit organization, Hey U G L Y, to create a survey to get people in touch with their inner deservedness. The top responses were put on a T-shirt to remind everyone that we all really do DESERVE. more...

National survey finds teens are NOT Stepford Wives - As the Stepford Wives movie graced theatres across America, HeyUGLY.org and CollegeBounds CB Teen magazine were busy surveying teens to see if they were Stepford Teens. The survey sought to find out if young women felt the need to dumb themselves down to be more attractive to men.    more...

Backsides becoming billboards in fashion - Could it be that the new fashion statement will be statements and logos emblazoned across the derriere instead of across the chest? If what were seeing on people like Gwyneth Paltrow, Anouck and film director Rick Erwin, fashion could be taking a turn for the verse.   more...

Teens choose positive lyrics for "Song of the Month" - Since Song of the Month was launched, teens have submitted songs that range from Soar by Christina Aguilera to Can't Take That Away by Mariah Carey, said Betty Hoeffner, president and co-founder of Hey U G L Y. We understand the power of music, and experienced how it helped in ending a war in the seventies. Our hope is that teens will start listening for, and searching out, positive lyrics, and embracing the messages they convey.   more...

Contest asks kids to turn LOSER, STUPID or DORK into positive acronym - In an attempt to get tweens and teens in the practice of turning negatives into positives, Hey U G L Y, Inc. has launched a national contest asking kids, 12 19, to create a positive acronym for Stupid, Loser or Dork. Taking a cue from inspirational speaker Sporty King, who transformed the word ugly to mean Unique Gifted Lovable You, the folks at Hey UGLY will award big prizes for the best entries.   more...

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