LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- In its ongoing
support of the American Red Cross, and to help bring awareness for
the need of blood donors, Herbalife Nutrition (NYSE:HLF), a premier
global nutrition company whose purpose is to make the world
healthier and happier, today announced its support for the American
Red Cross #MissingType campaign.
From June 11th through
July 3rd, Herbalife
Nutrition will join the Red Cross and other organizations,
celebrities and influencers to remove the letters representing the
main blood groups –– A, B and O –– from its logo and
public-facing messaging to illustrate the critical role blood
donations play in patient care. The Company will also help
raise awareness through its social media channels, and among its
employees, independent distributors and customers.
"For more than 20-years, Herbalife Nutrition continues to
proudly and actively support the American Red Cross with local,
national and global disaster relief, emergency preparedness
efforts, local events and blood drives, fostering a partnership
built on the shared principles and values of helping others," said
Dr. John Agwunobi, co-president and
chief health and nutrition officer at Herbalife Nutrition.
In addition to Dr. Kristy
Applehans, MS, NMD and senior director of global post-market
medical surveillance at Herbalife Nutrition serving as a member of
the American Red Cross Los Angeles Regional Board of Directors, the
Company provides an annual $500,000
in-kind donation of Protein Deluxe Bars to 120 Red Cross blood
donation service centers across the U.S. The Company's
independent distributors and employees generously also donate to
support U.S. and international relief efforts, most recently in
support of Hurricane Harvey victims.
"We are so grateful that Herbalife Nutrition has joined the
Missing Types campaign to raise visibility for this critical need
and to help ensure hospital patients receive lifesaving blood,"
said Neal Litvack, chief marketing
officer, Red Cross. "We could not fulfill our mission without the
tremendous support from volunteer blood donors and partners like
Herbalife Nutrition. Together, we can reverse the trend before it's
too late for the many patients who are counting on us."
According to the Red Cross, every two seconds, someone in the
U.S. needs blood. However, for the past four years, new Red
Cross donors have declined by about 80,000 each year. The blood
donor base is shrinking, and more blood donors are needed now to
fill the gaps. This is a challenge faced by blood collection
organizations across the country and around the globe.
Herbalife Nutrition regularly hosts blood collection events at
its offices, with four events scheduled in conjunction with the
Missing Types campaign, as well as a virtual blood drive that
directs employees, distributors and other donors, who are not able
to attend one of the scheduled events, to a donation center nearest
to them. Scheduled events at Herbalife Nutrition facilities
include:
- Tuesday, June 12 at LA
Live in Downtown Los Angeles -
10:00 am-4:00 pm
- Tuesday June 19 at the
Carson Distribution Center in Carson,
CA - 9:30 am-3:30 pm
- Wednesday, June 20 at the
Innovation and Manufacturing facility in Winston Salem, NC - 9:00 am-6:00 pm
- Wednesday, July 25 at the
Innovation and Manufacturing facility in Lake Forest, CA - 6:30
am-4:30 pm
Support for the American Red Cross and those they help extends
beyond financial support with Herbalife Nutrition employees having
participated in more than 50 blood drives held at Herbalife
Innovation and Manufacturing facilities in Lake Forest and Winston Salem, Carson Distribution Center,
Torrance and LA Live
offices. Results from these drives, combined with the
donations collected on the Herbalife Nutrition bloodmobile that
covers Southern California, could
potentially save 25,000 lives.
To learn more about Herbalife Nutrition, visit
herbalife.com. To receive the latest company updates
from Herbalife Nutrition, follow @HerbalifeNews.
About Herbalife Nutrition Ltd.
Herbalife Nutrition is a global nutrition company whose purpose is
to make the world healthier and happier. The Company has been
on a mission for nutrition - changing people's lives with great
nutrition products and programs - since 1980. Together with our
Herbalife Nutrition independent distributors, we are committed to
providing solutions to the worldwide problems of poor nutrition and
obesity, an aging population, skyrocketing public healthcare costs
and a rise in entrepreneurs of all ages. Herbalife Nutrition
offers high-quality, science-backed products, most of which are
produced in Company-operated facilities, one-on-one coaching with
an Herbalife Nutrition independent distributor, and a supportive
community approach that inspires customers to embrace a healthier,
more active lifestyle.
Herbalife Nutrition's targeted nutrition, weight-management,
energy and fitness and personal care products are available
exclusively to and through its independent distributors in more
than 90 countries.
Through its corporate social responsibility efforts, Herbalife
Nutrition supports the Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF) and its
Casa Herbalife programs to help bring good nutrition to children in
need. Herbalife Nutrition is also proud to sponsor more than 190
world-class athletes, teams and events around the globe, including
Cristiano Ronaldo, the LA Galaxy,
and numerous Olympic teams.
Herbalife Nutrition has over 8,300 employees worldwide, and its
shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: HLF) with
net sales of approximately $4.4
billion in 2017. To learn more, visit Herbalife.com or
IAmHerbalife.com.
Herbalife Nutrition also encourages investors to visit its
investor relations website at ir.herbalife.com as financial and
other information is updated and new information is posted.
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