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Bethpage,
NY – November 20, 2003 – The Lustgarten
Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
announced today that it has been chosen
by Floralplanet.com to be a beneficiary
of its Charity Network, a web-based charity
marketplace that offers consumers a way
to donate proceeds of their purchases to
an organization of their choice. Floralplanet.com
is
a one-stop online destination for the purchase
of floral, garden, gift and décor merchandise.
“We are
so delighted that Floralplanet.com has generously
chosen The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic
Cancer Research as a beneficiary of its
Charity Network. By donating a portion of
purchase proceeds from its web site, Floralplanet.com
is making an important contribution toward
our fight to find a cure for this disease
which affects 31,000 Americans per year
and is the fourth greatest cancer killer
in men and women,” said Enes Carnesecca,
CEO of The Lustgarten Foundation.
Each
time a consumer makes a purchase through
Floralplanet.com's Charity Marketplace,
which is located at www.floralplanet.com,
they will have an opportunity to select
The Lustgarten
Foundation as a charity
of choice from a list of organizations to
receive a percentage of the proceeds from
the purchase.
“We are
very pleased to be able to support the Lustgarten
Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research
in its quest for a cure. By giving
our customers an opportunity to donate a
portion of their purchases to the Foundation,
we are enabling them to contribute toward
Lustgarten’s critical research
funding and support into the diagnosis,
treatment and cure of pancreatic cancer,”
said Bryan Tartus, CEO of Floralplanet.com.
For online
orders placed on Floralplanet.com from $.01
- $49.99, 3% of the purchase amount will
be donated to Lustgarten; for purchases
from $50.00 – 84.99, 4% will be donated;
for $85 or more, 5% of the order will be
donated to The Lustgarten Foundation for
Pancreatic Cancer Research.
About the Lustgarten
Foundation
Founded in 1998, the Lustgarten Foundation
for Pancreatic Cancer Research is the world's
largest not for profit supporter of pancreatic
cancer research. The Lustgarten Foundation
is a tax-exempt philanthropic organization,
incorporated in the state of New York.
Inquires regarding The Foundation, its work,
patient resources and the application process
for research grants can be directed to Ms.
Enes Carnesecca, Executive Director and
Chief Operating Officer, The Lustgarten
Foundation For Pancreatic Cancer Research,
1111 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, N.Y. 11714;
phone: 516-803-2304, fax:
516-803-2303, website:
www.lustgartenfoundation.org.
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