Aflac Duck Helps Holiday Shoppers Support a Worthy Cause
November 15 2007 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Aflac and Macy's reunite during the holiday season to raise funds
for children's hospitals nationwide COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. 15
/PRNewswire/ -- For the seventh consecutive year, Aflac and
participating Macy's stores have teamed up to help holiday shoppers
find the perfect stocking stuffer -- the 2007 Aflac Holiday Duck.
Available in stores today, these collectible plush ducks have been
flying off department store shelves since 2001 and have raised more
than $1.6 million for pediatric cancer treatment and research
centers across the country. "Pediatric cancer affects not only
patients but also their families and the community," said Al
Johnson, second vice president of Marketing Services at Aflac.
"With the help of consumers around the country, this special
program will give back to those patients, families and the
communities that have been impacted by this disease." This year,
the funds generated from the sale of the popular holiday duck will
be donated to 34 children's hospitals. The 2007 limited edition of
the talking duck arrives in stores dressed in holiday-themed
attire, complete with a night shirt, night cap, fuzzy slippers and
holding a candle. When squeezed, the candle lights up and the duck
quacks its famous "Aflac, Aflac, Aflaaaac!" The cost is $10 for a
six-inch plush duck and $15 for the 10-inch version. "The Aflac
Ducks have become a holiday collectible and our customers and
employees love them," said Ellen Fruchtman, Macy's divisional vice
president of public relations in Atlanta. "This program has helped
hospitals to provide much needed life-saving services to children
living with cancer." Shoppers can also visit aflac.com or macys.com
to purchase an Aflac Holiday Duck. The ducks can also be ordered
through Macy's shop by phone option at 1-800-456-2297. One-hundred
percent of the proceeds from in-store and online sales will benefit
the children's hospitals nearest to where the purchase is made. 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. Our 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 and in
Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for nine consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized
three times by both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50
Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of
the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. 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 aflac.com. (Logo:
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Contacts: Yolonda King Mechell Clark Aflac Incorporated Aflac
Incorporated (706) 243-8547 (706) 243-8004
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http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aflac Incorporated CONTACT:
Yolonda King, +1-706-243-8547, , or Mechell Clark, +1-706-243-8004,
, both of Aflac Incorporated Web site: http://www.aflac.com/
http://www.macys.com/
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