ADELAIDE, Jan. 7--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
Herbalife Ltd has announced a fundraising goal of US$1 million to donate to
tsunami disaster relief efforts through its Herbalife Family Foundation.
Herbalife Family Foundation (HFF), a non-profit organisation established by
the company to provide a brighter future for "at-risk" children in need, has
set up a special fund to accept donations, which will be donated to two
international relief organisations that focus on the needs of children and are
already well-established in the regions affected: Save the Children and SOS
Children's Villages.
"Herbalife has operations throughout the region, including Indonesia,
Thailand and India," says Tim Sanson, General Manager Herbalife Australasia.
"We have had a long and close association with the tsunami affected region,
having offices and thousands of distributors and customers there - so this
fundraising effort has a very personal meaning for us."
"With some 4000 independent Herbalife Distributors throughout Australia,
our phones have been ringing hot with them keen for the company to be involved
a soon as possible,” he said. “We have already had a staff contribution – and
we are implementing a payroll deduction process so they can further contribute.
We also have a special contribution process for our distributors - and their
customers, should they want to participate to donate to the HFF Appeal through
their Herbalife Distributor.”
The company will champion donations from employees and Herbalife
Distributors by giving ten cents to every dollar donated to the HFF Appeal
earmarked for the "Tsunami Relief" fund - until the goal is reached.
Herbalife's partnership with Save the Children dates back to the first HFF
donation to help in Kosovo in 1999. Save the Children has met the emergency and
long-term needs of some of the region's poorest children and families for over
30 years. They currently have teams on-the-ground in many of the hardest hit
areas, including Aceh Province in Indonesia delivering fuel, supplies,
temporary shelter materials and food, especially for children under five.
SOS Children's Villages has been the HFF focus in India for six years. SOS
staff are already in Nagapattinam, India, which was heavily affected, working
in tents providing first aid and moving in additional resources to help the
children, many of whom lost their parents in the tsunamis.
For Australian contributions via Herbalife Distributors, Save the Children
Australia will forward tax deductible receipts to the donors. Herbalife
Distributors donating to the HFF Appeal will utilize a special HFF relief
appeal item number.
For more information call: Tim Sanson – General Manager
Herbalife Australasia
+61 8 8301 6090
Issued by on behalf of Herbalife Family Foundation by:
Whiteworks Public Relations +61 2 9557 1433 – or – +61 418 284036 Stewart White
About Herbalife
Herbalife Ltd (NYSE:HLF) is a global network marketing company offering a
range of science-based weight management products, nutritional supplements and
personal care products intended to support weight loss and a healthy lifestyle.
It conducts business in 59 countries in the Asia/Pacific Rim, Europe and the
Americas and has operated in Australia since 1983.
Source: Herbalife
--Distributed by AsiaNet (www.asianetnews.net)--
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