Emergen-C

New York, NY (Vocus) September 16, 2010

Brand Connections, one of the largest marketing and media companies in the U.S., has donated more than $ 1,000,000 of in-flight media to create awareness around the efforts to clean-up the wildlife and their habitats affected by the oil spill in the Gulf region.

Alacer Corp., maker of Emergen-C fizzy vitamin drink mix, has joined forces with Brand Connections and the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) to help raise money for this cause. Emergen-C is the proud sponsor of 12,500 trays on 100 airplanes for July through September 2010. The in-flight tray tables are being utilized as a platform to spread awareness and raise money to help animals deeply affected by the oil spill.

The Text2Give media campaign encourages passengers to text the word WILDLIFE to 20222 on any mobile device through any carrier to donate $ 10 to NWFs response efforts. The donations will go directly to the National Wildlife Federation clean-up efforts. This campaign has been extremely successful, the second-fastest growing mobile giving campaign in NWFs history.

Sherry Orel, President of Brand Connections said, We have a vested interest in supporting the travel and tourism industries. Our core venue partners include airlines, hotels, resorts and cruise lines that not only have a strong presence in the southeast, but rely heavily on tourism that may be negatively affected by this disaster. Ms. Orel also noted that, "This is the first time Brand Connections has become involved in an initiative like this and we are pleased to provide such a significant contribution to support the good works that are being done.

We are excited to partner with Brand Connections to bring attention to such an important cause, says Ken Vargha, VP of Sales and Marketing for Alacer Corp. Clean water is essential to life, and to Emergen-C. Naturally, we believe in protecting this vital resource, as well as the animals and people that rely on it.

About Brand Connections

Brand Connections (http://www.brandconnections.com) is one of the largest marketing and media companies in North American focused on reaching consumer in a variety of venues. The companys targeted media, product placement and experiential marketing products connect national advertisers with hundreds of millions of consumers in environments such as airlines, hotels & resorts, outdoor sports & recreation center and colleges & universities. Since 2001, Brand Connections has connected more than 400 national brands with over 1 billion consumers. Brand Connections is backed by one of the largest global media-focused private equity firms, Veronis Suhler Stevenson.

About Alacer Corp

For more than 35 years, Alacer Corp., based in Foothill Ranch, CA, has been an industry leader and innovator in developing, manufacturing, and marketing dietary supplements and nutritionally enhanced products that support an energetic, healthy lifestyle.* It produces almost 500 million packets annually of Emergen-C

HostGator Donates $100,000 to Red Cross for Haiti Relief Efforts

Houston, TX (PRWEB) January 28, 2010

HostGator.com, a leading web hosting provider, announced on Thursday that it has donated $ 100,000 to the American Red Cross Haiti Relief and Development fund.

The donation is the sixth six-digit charitable donation HostGator has made in its eight year history and the third such donation to the American Red Cross. The funds will help the Red Cross provide support for the relief efforts in Haiti, which will likely include mobilizing additional aid workers, sending supplies, and providing financial resources for what is certain to be a long recovery for the government and people of Haiti.

What happened in Haiti is a tragedy, said Brent Oxley, HostGators founder and CEO. Im glad to be in a position where were able to help those in need. Itd be wrong to do nothing in light of what happened to the people. Their lives are going to be forever changed in a way that most Americans can barely fathom.

HostGator is participating in the Hosting for Haiti alliance, an effort in which a number of major web hosting companies united to provide financial and public resources for relief in Haiti. In addition to its financial donation, HostGator will continue to encourage its customers and employees to donate to the efforts in Haiti through Twitter and other company communication channels.

On January 12, a number of earthquakes ranging from 6.5 to 7.3 on the Richter scale, devastated the poor Caribbean nation. Figures released by the Haitian government estimate the death toll to be approximately 200,000, with 80,000 people already buried in mass graves around the country.

About HostGator:

HostGator.com LLC is a world leading provider of shared, reseller, and dedicated web hosting. Privately held and based in Houston, Texas, the company was founded in 2002 by current President and CEO Brent Oxley, who started the company from his dorm room at Florida Atlantic University. Since then, HostGator has grown from a small hosting company with just three servers into a world leading and industry recognized hosting provider with more than 7,000 servers under management. The close to three million domains hosted by HostGator make up approximately 2% of the world's Internet traffic. For more information, please visit HostGator Web Hosting.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies nearly half of the nation's blood; teaches lifesaving skills; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a charitable organization not a government agency and depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org.

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