November 18, 2008
Wolfgang Candy Helps Online Customers to �Give 10% More� this Season
Wolfgang Candy Company, Inc.
Press Contact: Mike Schmid
Managing Partner - Marketing
Phone: 717.843.5536, x140
E-mail: [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wolfgang Candy Helps Online Customers to �Give 10% More� this Season
Donating 10 % of Online Candy Sales to Organizations That Change Lives
York, Pennsylvania. (November 18, 2008) Wolfgang Chocolate holiday gifts are giving more than creamy, rich, melt-in-your-mouth chocolaty decadence. Customers who purchase Wolfgang Chocolates at wolfgangcandy.com have the opportunity to ask Wolfgang Candy Company to donate 10 percent of the price of their purchase to a participating national nonprofit organization of the customers� choice. Organizations currently include: Autism Research Institute, Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research and The Nature Conservancy.
Dona Dellinger, Wolfgang�s Customer Service Representative spearheading the �Give 10% More� program for the 87-year-old, family-run candy factory, is delighted that such important, influential and well-established nonprofit organizations will be the recipients of a portion of Wolfgang�s holiday sales. She said, �We have had a remarkable response from consumers who believe that the holidays should be about giving. Online shoppers can send Wolfgang Chocolates to as many recipients as they wish, and designate the participating organization that will benefit.�
To participate: Wolfgang �Sweet Shoppe� customers shop online at wolfgangcandy.com, add delicious Wolfgang chocolates and special gifts to their cart that they want to send to (themselves and) others, and proceed to checkout. At checkout, customers can type their preferred organization�s CODE (found next to each organization's name below) in the box entitled, �Fundraising Account Number.� Wolfgang Candy enables customers to �Give 10% More� to others by contributing a gift equaling 10 percent of the sales to the organization online customers have selected.
�This season, we wanted to do something special that reaches beyond our continued support of employees and our local community. So, when Dona Dellinger proposed the �Give 10% More� program promoting a more global impact on people�s health, I knew it fit our company Vision.� explained Mike Schmid, Wolfgang Managing Partner. He continued, �Simply by ordering Wolfgang chocolates, like our stunning GOLD BOX filled with all-natural, dark chocolate dipped, plump & juicy BERRIES, Wolfgang online customers can celebrate the season with the satisfaction that their holiday gifts are providing sweet support to organizations that improve the health of people, and even our planet,�
For more information or to �Give 10% More� to friends and family this season, customers can visit www.wolfgangcandy.com/emailers/retail/nonprofit10.html.
Participating Organizations:
Autism Research Institute (ARI)
The ARI, a non-profit organization, was established in 1967. For more than 40 years, ARI has devoted its work to conducting research, and to disseminating the results of research, on the triggers of autism and on methods of diagnosing and treating autism. They provide research-based information to parents and professionals around the world.
Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF)
An international independent medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural and man-made disasters, and exclusion from health care in more than 60 countries. A private, non-profit organization, Doctors Without Borders was founded in 1971 as the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and bear witness publicly to the plight of people it assists.
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, headquartered in White Plains, NY, with 68 chapters in the United States and Canada, is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services. The LLS mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)
The Foundation is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson's disease within the decade through an aggressively funded research agenda and to ensuring the development of improved therapies for those living with Parkinson's today.
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
The mission of TNC is to preserve plants, animals and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. They are dedicated to preserving biological diversity. Their values compel us to find ways to ensure that human activities can be conducted harmoniously with the preservation of natural diversity. They aspire to the vision articulated so wisely more than 50 years ago by Aldo Leopold in his book, A Sand County Almanac: conservation is a state of harmony between man and nature.
About Wolfgang Candy
Founded in 1921, Wolfgang is one of the oldest family-owned and managed confectionery manufacturers in the United States. From peanut brittle to hollow chocolates, Wolfgang offers one of the most extensive arrays of high-quality chocolates and non-chocolate confections available in the marketplace. In addition to the all-natural dark chocolate dipped Raspberries, Blueberries and Cranberries, some of the company�s most popular products include a wide assortment of solid and hollow molded chocolates � bunnies at Easter and Santa at Christmas, and fine boxed chocolates � chocolate-covered pretzels and animal crackers, chocolate-covered peanut butter marshmallow treats (marshmallow and peanut butter covered in milk or dark chocolate), hand-dipped raisin and peanut clusters, and other assorted milk and dark chocolates.
Wolfgang markets and distributes its products through retail, wholesale (private labeling and contract manufacturing), and fundraising sectors. The company is a market leader in the fundraising industry and a trusted name enabling organizations of any size to achieve their financial goals. With a sole focus on and commitment to its customers, Wolfgang demands unparalleled quality in its products, providing its customers with a truly enchanting experience in taste. For more information, visit www.wolfgangcandy.com .
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