| Carpet One Floor & Home Continues Nationwide Support for Breast Cancer Research and Awareness
The Flooring Retailer’s Exclusive Pink Ribbon Welcome Mats
have raised $500,000 since 2004
MANCHESTER, NH (October 09, 2007) – Carpet One Floor & Home is continuing its ongoing support for breast cancer research and awareness with the Fall 2007 Carpet One Welcomes Your Support Campaign. Store locations throughout North America raise funds through sales of exclusive pink ribbon welcome mats, specially designed for Carpet One Floor & Home. Twenty-five percent of U.S. sales go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), while 25% of sales in Canada goes to Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) breast cancer research and support programs.
Carpet One Floor & Home is happy to announce that they reached the half-million dollar donation mark with their Spring 2007 campaign.
“I’m so proud to be part of a company that is dedicated to supporting breast cancer awareness and research,” said Carpet One Floor & Home President, Evan Hackel. “This is a cause that affects our families, friends, customers and communities. We look forward to joining BCRF and the CCS each fall and spring in their mission to eradicate this disease.”
"We are truly thankful for Carpet One Floor & Home’s ongoing commitment to BCRF," said Myra Biblowit, BCRF President. "Maintaining strong partnerships with socially responsible organizations allows us to continue to raise funds for breast cancer research and awareness in hopes of eradicating this disease within our lifetime."
Carpet One Floor & Home’s fall 2007 welcome mat collection includes a range of fall and winter-themed mats that make perfect housewarming or holiday gifts.
Carpet One Floor & Home’s indoor/outdoor welcome mats are extremely durable, stain- and water-resistant and machine-washable. The welcome mats are available for national breast cancer awareness month and throughout November and December at Carpet One Floor & Home stores for approximately $21.99 each. Twenty-five percent of the sale of each welcome mat will go to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation in the U.S. and the Canadian Cancer Society in Canada.
About Carpet One Floor & Home
Carpet One Floor & Home (www.CarpetOne.com) is North America’s leading floor covering retailer, with more than 1,000 independently owned and operated locations in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Carpet One Floor & Home stores are known for a broad selection of carpet, wood, laminate, ceramic, vinyl, and area rugs, including exclusive brands like Liz Claiborne Home, Good Housekeeping and Lees.
About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® was founded in 1993 by Evelyn H. Lauder as an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to funding innovative clinical and genetic research. Since its inception, the Foundation has raised over $160 million to support research at medical institutions conducting the most advanced and promising breast cancer research that will help lead to prevention and a cure in our lifetime. BCRF is currently funding 115 researchers across the United States and in Canada, Latin America, Israel, and throughout Europe. BCRF perseveres in directing at least 85 cents of every dollar raised directly to research. And for the sixth consecutive year, BCRF received Charity Navigator’s highest rating, four stars, thus outperforming most other charities in America. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org or call 1.866.FIND.A.CURE.
About the Canadian Cancer Society
The Canadian Cancer Society is a national community based organization of volunteers whose mission is to eradicate cancer and to improve the quality of life for people living with cancer. When you want to know more about cancer, visit our website www.cancer.ca or call our toll-free, bilingual Cancer Information Service at 1 888 939-3333.
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