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Introducing Cynthia McKay’s Le Gourmet Gift Basket! We are always pleased when we get to help any profit or not for profit type projects that make a such a difference we can tell mom and everyone else about ;) Le Gourmet Gift Basket is such a project. Cynthia McKay of Le Gourmet Gift Basket at Le Gourmet gift basket website - http://www.legift.comtelephoned me the other day to discuss our assisting their team with some Internetrelated public relations and search engine optimization SEO and reverse SEO issues. While a company named Nolan Interactive of New York, New York is doing the on-site SEO and editing the website, we will be working tiogether to reach Le Gourmet Gift Baske Internet traffic goals. Cynthia McKay of Le Gourmet Gift Basket was alawyer who changed careers to help women establish gift basketbusinesses and has become a National media personality for doing so. We are looking forward to working with Le Gourmet GiftBasket and Cynthia McKay to help her expose the quality of herexciting women owned businesses on the Internet, The Le Gourmet Gift Basket about page offers more information about the company Cynthis McKay founded to help benefit women which includes
ABOUT LE GOURMET
LE GOURMET CREDENTIALS
ABOUT CYNTHIA McKAY, LE GOURMET CEO ABOUT LE GOURMET
Cynthia McKay began Le Gourmet Gift Basket, Inc. as a small home-basedbusiness in Denver, Colorado in 1992. Since then, Le Gourmet GiftBasket, Inc. has expanded under Cynthia's direction bothinternationally and domestically with 410 operating distributorships.
The Le Gourmet Corporate Headquarters is a wonderfully colorful andwarm building. Many people wonder why we chose this structure asopposed to an office building. It is our primary interest to teachindividuals all aspects of the gift basket business, especially whenyou are running your business from home. We made the decision to moveout of our office building and renovate a structure that will emulate ahome in many ways. So, when you come visit us in Colorado, kick yourshoes off and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea while we introduce you toyour new adventure. LE GOURMET CREDENTIALS
Le Gourmet is the most recognized and acknowledged company of its kindin the world! Our success is your success. The publicity that wereceive provides you with credibility, respect, reputation (andorders!).
Awards and Media
• Winner of the Association of Mothers Working at Home 2006 Opportunity of the Year
• Voted Top Business to Buy: Entrepreneur Magazine
• Start Your Own Business Magazine's Recommendation for the Top Business to Buy
• Voted one of the top 250 business to buy in the U.S.: Home Business Magazine
• Recipient of the Blue Chip Award: U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Mass Mutual
• Entrepreneur of the Year: Women’s Vision Foundation
• Small Business Advocate of the Year: U.S. Small Business Administration
• Trailblazer Award: American Association of University Women
• Who’s Who in Executives and Business
• Ranked #4 in top 100 fastest growing private companies in Colorado: Denver Business Journal
• 13 television programs including ABC 20/20, The Today Show , LifetimeTelevision, CNN, FOX NEWS, DISCOVERY, AND The Learning Channel.
• 12 Magazine covers including Woman’s World, By Design, and Opportunity World
• 30+ Magazines including, TIME, Entrepreneur, Good Housekeeping,Ladies’ Home Journal, U.S. News and World Report, Woman’s Day, andFIRST For Women.
• Over 80 Newspapers including USA TODAY, NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CHICAGO TIMES, and WALL STREET JOURNAL.
• Featured in 4 International Publications, 3 books, and 3 national web sites. 
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Cynthia’s educational background has given her a great deal ofversatility as she lends a hand in this growing market with studies inart at the University of London, England and a Doctorate Degree fromthe University of Denver College of Law.
Listed in Who's Who Among American Law Students, Cynthia excelledboth locally and nationally as an up and coming entrepreneur andadvisor to those wanting a career as a home based business person.Cynthia's philosophy emphasizes the fact that security is found inself-employment. She has developed the practical economics of ahome-based business so that profit is high, overhead is low, and as aself-employed individual, morale is great! While Cynthia strives for the success of her own company, herefforts to help others succeed in their ventures has won her honors,including Women in Business Advocate of the Year Award from the SmallBusiness Administration for her accomplishments in the development ofbusiness opportunities for women. Cynthia has also received awards such as the Entrepreneurial Womanof the Year, the Blue Chip Enterprise Award by the U.S. Chamber ofCommerce, and the American Associations of University WomenTrailblazer's Award. Cynthia not only receives recognition for her abilities to be aleader in the industry, but hundreds have benefited from Le Gourmet’ssuccess. Since the inception of the war with Iraq, Cynthia alsodeveloped the Treats for Troops organization, which provides snacks,magazines, toiletries, books, and newspapers from home to men and womenstationed overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan. She has received numerousaccolades from military officers thanking her for supporting our troopsduring these difficult times. The Treats for Troops is funded solelythrough personal donations made by Le Gourmet CEO Cynthia McKay. Cynthia has also been nationally recognized in publications such asWoman’s Day, USA Weekend, and Good Housekeeping for her overwhelminglygenerous efforts in charitable donations. She has founded Purses ForPaws and Heels for Hounds, an animal rescue fund that has helpedthousands of animals in need. This organization collects designer bagsand shoes as well as other items to be auctioned off on EBay with allproceeds going to help injured and abandoned animals. In fact, a largepercentage of Le Gourmet distributorship and basket sales are donatedto fund medical care for animals. Cynthia McKay has been an animal lover all of her life. Severalyears ago an experience changed her feelings from caring to intensepassion for animals when she heard on the news that a dog had been hitby a car, left for dead and would in fact die if unless someone wouldcome forward and pay the medical and surgical costs. Cynthia turned hercar around and went to the vet hospital where the payment was made andsurgery commenced immediately. From that time, Cynthia realized theneed for funding to save animals across the country. She provided thecrates necessary for the Humane Society to rescue and transport animalsfrom the Hurricane Katrina site. She paid for the vaccinations andother medical treatment for the feline and canine Katrina victims asthey arrived in Colorado.
 Le Gourmet has a long list of charities who receive specialvolunteer work from Le Gourmet Staff Members as well as significantdonations throughout the year. Some of those organizations include:PAALS FOR LIFE, a non-profit organization providing animalcompanionship to the elderly, The Salvation Army, Big Brothers-BigSisters, ARC, Jerry's Kids, The North Shore Animal League as well as avariety of snimal shelters across the country. Le Gourmet has also beenrecognized for their tireless efforts in food donation for shelters andindigent individuals throughout Colorado. (For those wanting to donate to any of the Le Gourmet charities, a simple call to our 800# or an email to Cynthia at
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