Sunday, February 8th 2009
Dell and Susan G. Komen Promise to Fight Breast Cancer Together
Dell announced today a partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure to raise money through Dell's new Promise Pink laptops and Minis for breast cancer research and community-based programs for breast health education and screening.
Starting today, with every purchase of a Promise Pink laptop or Mini, Dell will donate $5.00 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization. The partnership is part of Dell's continued commitment to community involvement.
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"Many of us at Dell and in our communities have been touched by breast cancer and we feel privileged to join the fight with such an impactful organization," said Michael Tatelman, Dell vice president of consumer sales and marketing. "Dell's partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure is another opportunity to make choices in personal technology that reflect passion areas and self-expression."
"With Dell's Promise Pink laptops, people will be able to share their passion for the cause and show their support for those touched by breast cancer," said Katrina McGhee, vice president of marketing at Komen for the Cure. "Dell users are joining the global breast cancer movement and helping us create a world without breast cancer."
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Starting today, with every purchase of a Promise Pink laptop or Mini, Dell will donate $5.00 to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the world's largest breast cancer organization. The partnership is part of Dell's continued commitment to community involvement.
The News
- Dell is committed to making a positive impact on the world and contributing to the fight against breast cancer.
- Dell will donate $5.00 for each Promise Pink Dell PC or Mini purchased to Susan G. Komen for the Cure, with a minimum donation of $250,000 in 2009.
- Already one of Dell's most popular colors, the new Promise Pink PCs and Minis make a style statement while supporting a meaningful cause.
- Promise Pink is available today in the Inspiron Mini 9 & Mini 12, as well as the Inspiron 1525, Studio 15 & Studio 17, Studio Hybrid, XPS M1330, the XPS M1530 and the Latitude E4200.
- Through its Promise Pink offer and as host to one of the busiest retail Web sites in the world, Dell is helping drive awareness of a disease that is diagnosed in more than 1.3 million women worldwide each year.
- Dell actively listens to its users through Dell Communities like IdeaStorm, and Komen for the Cure is a cause those communities support.
- The global leader of the breast cancer movement, Susan G. Komen for the Cure has invested more than $1.3 billion since inception in 1982.
- As the world's largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists, Komen for the Cure promises to save lives and end breast cancer forever.
- Breast cancer research has lead to successful discoveries including personalized treatments for the disease, but there is still much work to be done.
- Early detection is key to increasing the chances of survival because when breast cancer is caught before spreading beyond the breast, the five-year survival rate in the U.S. is 98 percent.
"Many of us at Dell and in our communities have been touched by breast cancer and we feel privileged to join the fight with such an impactful organization," said Michael Tatelman, Dell vice president of consumer sales and marketing. "Dell's partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure is another opportunity to make choices in personal technology that reflect passion areas and self-expression."
"With Dell's Promise Pink laptops, people will be able to share their passion for the cause and show their support for those touched by breast cancer," said Katrina McGhee, vice president of marketing at Komen for the Cure. "Dell users are joining the global breast cancer movement and helping us create a world without breast cancer."
29 Comments on Dell and Susan G. Komen Promise to Fight Breast Cancer Together
I'm not saying this is the best charity ever, but I do think that if everyone is going to denounce it then they should denounce it for it's faults instead of fictional material.
* On December 24, 2008, President Bush appointed her to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a six-year term.[11]
* In 2000, she served on the National Steering Committee for the National Dialogue on Cancer.
* Vice President Dan Quayle invited her to chair a subcommittee monitoring research, progress and development in the fight against breast cancer.
* In 1990, President George H. W. Bush appointed her to chair the President's Cancer Panel and to monitor the progress of the National Cancer Program.
* In 1986, President Ronald Reagan appointed her to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
Not all businesses operate the same, Ford has contributed 95 Million in the past decade or so, and 50,000 of their employees do the Run each year.
Here in Canada women get free mammogram tests, they even drive a portable bus around with the equipment all for free. When I go for my yearly I have to pay $26.00 out of pocket for the blood work to check for prostate cancer. I wish just once women would show some caring for men as we do for women and scream out loud for us.
Maybe Dell can donate some money for prostate cancer research for men.
My favorite radio personality Dr, Dean Edell www.monkeypump.com/edell/ has stated this fact for years. Kinda sad when you think of it, we guys have a bigger chance of dieing of Prostate cancer than a woman does from Breast cancer...