PNY Donates $100,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Company Unveils Family Photo Contest
PARSIPPANY, N.J. (PRWEB / Business Wire EON) October 13, 2008 --
PNY Technologies®,
Inc. announced today that they will donate $100,000 to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital®
as part of the 2008 Thanks and Giving®
campaign to help find cures for pediatric cancer and other deadly
diseases. PNY also unveiled a
family photo contest to raise additional money for the hospital.
St. Jude, located in Memphis, Tenn., is the only pediatric cancer
research and treatment facility where no child is ever turned away
because of the family’s inability
to pay. With an average of 5,400 patient visits annually
and research findings shared with doctors and scientists worldwide, the
hospital depends on corporate and public contributions for it to thrive.
PNY is encouraging parents and customers to donate through its “Let
Our Memory Capture Your Memories”
photo contest by including donation and contest information in specially
marked packages of select SD memory cards and USB flash drives. Parents
can submit a favorite photo of their child to the contest at http://www.pny.com/stjude
and encourage their friends and family to vote for the photo. The
program runs through January 31, 2009. PNY will donate
$20,000 to St. Jude in the winner’s
name.
“PNY is extremely proud to join St.
Jude in its efforts to improve the lives of so many families around the
world. We’re also
very thankful for the healthy children in our lives and believe
supporting this outstanding organization is a great way for us to help
further their cause,” said Tony
Gomez, vice president of sales and marketing for PNY. “Our
goal is to raise another $50,000 for St. Jude through the family photo
contest. It is also a fun way for parents to share the
wonderful childhood memories they have captured on PNY SD cards and USB
flash drives.”
"We are thrilled to welcome PNY to the St. Jude Thanks and
Giving family this holiday season," said Marlo Thomas, National
Outreach Director. "PNY's dedication to the campaign will enable us to
carry on our work that impacts the lives of children in every community
in the country."
To help build additional awareness and encourage consumer
donations, PNY’s Attaché
2GB, 4GB, 8GB USB drives and its Optima 2GB, 4GB and 8GB Secure Digital
(SD) flash memory cards will bear the Thanks and Giving logo as
well as include donation and contest information inserts. PNY
products are available at all major electronics retailers.
PNY is also donating five “Stay
Connected” computers equipped
with PNY products, web cams, and Internet access to allow patients
receiving treatment at St. Jude to continue communication with family
and friends back home.
About PNY Technologies
Established in 1985, PNY Technologies®
Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of memory upgrade modules,
high capacity flash memory cards, USB flash drives, portable hard drives
as well as consumer and professional workstation graphics cards. The
company’s photography, mobility,
3D gaming and business solutions are widely available from major retail,
e-tail and wholesale outlets internationally. Headquartered
in Parsippany, N.J., PNY maintains facilities in North America (Santa
Clara and Orange County, Calif., Miami, Fla. and Parsippany, N.J.),
Europe (Benelux, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom,)
Asia (Taiwan and China) and Latin America.
St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital®
St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital is internationally recognized for its pioneering work
in finding cures and saving children with cancer and other catastrophic
diseases. St. Jude is the first and only pediatric cancer center to be
designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer
Institute. Founded by late entertainer Danny Thomas and based in
Memphis, Tenn., St. Jude freely shares its discoveries with scientific
and medical communities around the world. St. Jude is the only pediatric
cancer research center where families never pay for treatment not
covered by insurance. No child is ever denied treatment because of the
family’s inability to pay. St.
Jude is financially supported by ALSAC, its fundraising organization.
For more information, please visit www.stjude.org.
The PNY logo is a registered trademark of PNY Technologies, Inc.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Copyright © 2008 PNY
Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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