Coldwater Creek Employees Give $100,000 to Susan G. Komen Foundation
04 Oktober 2006 - 11:15PM
PR Newswire (US)
Komen Founder Nancy Brinker Makes Surprise Appearance at Company's
Passionately Pink Event in Sandpoint, Idaho SANDPOINT, Idaho, Oct.
4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The employees of Coldwater Creek
presented a check for $100,000 to Nancy Brinker, founder of the
Susan G. Komen Foundation, at the company's Passionately Pink Day
event on Wednesday, October 4. More than 700 Coldwater Creek
employees, dressed in pink T-shirts adorned with the signature
Komen Foundation pink ribbon logo, celebrated their first- ever
Passionately Pink Day during the company's national managers'
meeting in Sandpoint. The $100,000 donation comes on the heels of
the company's own National Series Sponsorship of the Komen Race for
the Cure events held across the country. In addition, Coldwater
Creek presented each of their local Komen affiliates in Spokane,
WA, and Coeur d'Alene, ID, with $10,000 checks on Wednesday.
Brinker, sister of Susan Komen, flew to the company's headquarters
in Sandpoint on Wednesday to praise Coldwater Creek and their
efforts in supporting the Komen Foundation. "At Coldwater Creek,
your support of Komen reflects your abiding sense of social
responsibility," she said. Four employees also addressed the
audience, each sharing their own unique experience with breast
cancer, the impact it made on their lives, and what Coldwater
Creek's involvement with the Komen Foundation means to them. Ann
Johnson, one of the speakers at Wednesday's event, works at
Coldwater Creek's corporate office and spearheads the company's
affiliation with Komen. She learned just seven weeks ago that she
was diagnosed with breast cancer, and faces a tough battle ahead.
"I was aware of this disease, but I was not immune," said Johnson.
"But thanks to the efforts of the Komen Foundation and Coldwater
Creek's committed sponsorship, the awareness I gained from my job
led me to find the cancer early and increased my chances of
survival." For more information on the company's involvement with
Komen, go to: http://www.coldwatercreek.com/cure For a 3-minute
video feed of the event: 3:00 - 4:00 PM (Pacific) Satellite -
Galaxy 11 Transponder - 16 A Downlink Frequency: 12005.0 Vertical
CONTACT: David Gunter Divisional Vice President of Corporate
Communications & Investor Relations COLDWATER CREEK INC.
208-263-2266 DATASOURCE: Coldwater Creek CONTACT: David Gunter,
Divisional Vice President of Corporate Communications &
Investor Relations of COLDWATER CREEK INC., +1-208-263-2266 Web
site: http://www.coldwatercreek.com/
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