North Carolina Holiday Shoppers Join Aflac in the Fight Against Pediatric Cancer
November 03 2006 - 11:25AM
PR Newswire (US)
Aflac and Macy's partner to raise funds for Duke Cancer Center.
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Duck fans and North
Carolina retail shoppers looking to experience the joys of giving
back to a worthy cause this holiday season are in for a special
treat as collectible plush versions of the popular duck go on sale
at participating Macy's locations throughout the state starting
November 6 with proceeds benefiting the Pediatric BMT at Duke
Cancer Center. This year marks the sixth season that Aflac and the
department store have partnered to sell the Aflac Holiday Ducks
nationwide raising more than $1 million since the program began.
"Our customers and employees love the duck," said Ellen Fruchtman,
Macy's divisional vice president of public relations in Atlanta.
"We're pleased that the sale of these ducks is helping the
hospitals to provide much-needed life-saving services to children
living with cancer." New to this year's Aflac Holiday Duck program
are specially designed gift cards also available for purchase at
participating Macy's locations in North Carolina. Shoppers can
purchase Aflac Holiday Ducks online at macys.com or aflac.com.
Online shoppers can also download an order form from aflac.com to
purchase a Holiday Duck gift card. One hundred percent of the
proceeds from the duck sales and a portion of the proceeds from the
gift cards purchased by North Carolina residents will be donated to
the facility. A total of 32 children's hospitals around the country
will benefit from in-store and online sales with proceeds
designated to the medical centers located in the same markets as
participating Macy's stores. "Aflac remains determined to do
everything we can to raise money toward the cure and treatment of
this illness that impacts so many children and their families,"
said Al Johnson, second vice president of Advertising and Branding
at Aflac. "We are delighted that the Aflac Duck has become known as
a champion for this important cause." The limited-edition 2006
Holiday Ducks will arrive in stores dressed in Santa gear, complete
with rosy-red cheeks, a bushy-white beard and a sack chock-full of
gifts. When squeezed, the duck says, "Aflac, Aflac, Aflac!" The
cost is $10 for a six-inch plush duck and $15 for the 10-inch
version. This season's Holiday Duck Gift Card quacks the same as
it's opened to reveal a snowflake-covered card with the Aflac logo.
The gift cards can be purchased in any denomination over $5 and can
also be used to purchase items at Macy's store locations nationwide
and through macys.com. For more than 50 years, Aflac products have
given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is
needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial
challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of
guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number
one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in
force in Japan. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to
more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in
Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most Admired Companies for
six consecutive years. In January 2006, Aflac was included in
Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for the eighth consecutive year. Aflac was also included in
Fortune magazine's list of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities in
August 2005, and in September 2005, Aflac Japan was named the Life
Insurance Company of the Year at the Asia Insurance Industry
Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance Review. Aflac Incorporated
is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit
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Contacts: Yolonda King Mechell Clark Aflac Incorporated Aflac
Incorporated (706) 243-8547 (706) 243-8004
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Yolonda King, +1-706-243-8547, or , or Mechell Clark,
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