Pink Friday® Fundraiser Starts Noon on Black Friday
November 24 2010 - 2:20PM
Business Wire
TigerDirect and CompUSA will celebrate “Pink Friday” - a
charitable fundraiser - for the fourth consecutive year this Black
Friday, November 26th. The consumer electronics and technology
retailers have guaranteed a minimum donation of $100,000 to Susan
G. Komen for the Cure®, the world’s largest breast cancer advocacy
organization.
In collaboration with Universal Music, Cash Money Records and
Young Money Entertainment, Systemax is proud to announce the
support of recording artist Nicki Minaj. Tune in to the 4th Annual
Pink Friday “Live!” webcast to see Nicki Minaj’s video of her hit
single “Right Through Me” from her debut album which was released
on November 22, 2010, and a Skype interview with Nicki during the
webcast.
“I fully support the efforts of Pink Friday and their goal of
raising funds to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure and their
charge to bring an end to breast cancer. I am pleased to be
associated with the PINK FRIDAY initiatives and to raise awareness
amongst fellow African-American women, who are often the hardest
hit by breast cancer.”
Customers can get involved in the following ways:
- Watch “Pink Friday Live!” at Noon EST
at http://www.PinkFriday.org through 8PM EST.
- Make donations directly on the
TigerDirect.com or CompUSA.com website.
- Make donations at TigerDirect and
CompUSA retail stores.
The 8-hour Webcast will feature breast cancer survivor
interviews, informational videos and the sale of products at 50
percent off, with 100 percent of the monies received to be donated
to Komen. The products go “live” at different times during the
Webcast and are sold to the first people who call in. The online
products being offered at 50 percent off will not be available in
stores, but in celebration of Pink Friday, all of CompUSA and
TigerDirect’s 35 US retail locations throughout the country and in
Puerto Rico will go “pink” with décor, newspaper ads and more.
Some of the items which are scheduled for the show include
Samsung 55” LED 3D TVs as well as televisions by Mitsubishi, Sony,
LG and Panasonic; Sony laptops; Brother, Epson, and HP printers;
Hard Drives; Processors; Video Cards and several custom-built
gaming PCs valued at $3000.
In 2010, an estimated 207,090 new cases of invasive breast
cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S.,
along with 54,010 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast
cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. Susan G. Komen
for the Cure, the global leader in funding breast cancer research,
has invested more than $1.5 billion in research and community
health programs with $540 million of it directly dedicated to
research.
For more information on Pink Friday, please visit
www.pinkfriday.org.
About TigerDirect
TigerDirect (http://www.tigerdirect.com) serves the needs of
both personal and business computer users, selling consumer
electronics, computers, digital media technology and peripherals
via retail stores, catalog and Internet channels. TigerDirect is a
subsidiary of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
About CompUSA
The CompUSA companies (www.compusa.com) serve the needs of both
personal and business computer users, selling consumer electronics,
computers, digital media technology and peripherals via retail
stores, catalogs and Internet channels. The CompUSA companies are
subsidiaries of Systemax Inc. (NYSE: SYX).
About Systemax Inc.
Systemax Inc. (http://www.systemax.com), a Fortune 1000 company,
sells personal computers, computer components and supplies,
consumer electronics and industrial products through a system of
branded e-Commerce web sites, retail stores, relationship marketers
and direct mail catalogs in North America and Europe. The primary
brands are TigerDirect, CompUSA, Circuit City, MISCO, WStore and
Global Industrial.
About Susan G. Komen for the Cure®
Nancy G. Brinker promised her dying sister,
Susan G. Komen, she would do everything in her power to end breast
cancer forever. In 1982, that promise became Susan G. Komen for the
Cure, which is now the world’s largest breast cancer organization
and the largest source of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight
against breast cancer with more than $1.5 billion invested to date.
For more information about Susan G. Komen for the Cure, breast
health or breast cancer, visit www.komen.org or call 1-877 GO
KOMEN.
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