FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MEDIA ALERT! MEDIA ALERT! MEDIA ALERT!
Z GALLERIE AND PANCAN
KICK OFF PANCREATIC CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
Ribbon-Cutting on Nov. 4 Includes Wine and Refreshments For Shoppers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. U.S.A.
(Oct. 26, 2004) --- Z
Gallerie, America’s premiere lifestyle home furnishing and
accessory retailer, will join the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
(PanCAN) in launching Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month on Thursday,
Nov. 4 to raise awareness about pancreatic cancer and share that
message and refreshments with shoppers at Z Gallerie’s Sherman
Oaks Fashion Square store. Shirley Zeiden, mother of the Z Gallerie
founders, passed away as a result of pancreatic cancer in 2002.
The Zeiden family is well known in the Sherman Oaks area; in fact,
Z Gallerie began as a small poster shop there and grew to more
than 57 stores in more than 16 states. The local community is welcome
and encouraged to attend. PanCAN is the first national patient
advocacy organization for the pancreatic cancer community. Pancreatic
Cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. for
men and women . November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness
Month.
WHAT:
Z Gallerie, the Pancreatic Cancer Action
Network, and Z Gallerie shoppers share in launching Pancreatic
Cancer Awareness Month in Sherman Oaks, where Z Gallerie began.
The local community is invited to drop by for great shopping and
refreshments. PanCAN volunteers will provide information about
pancreatic cancer and PanCAN’s
message of hope to patients and families experiencing the disease.
WHEN & WHERE:
Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, Z
Gallerie at Sherman Oaks Westfield Fashion Square, Sherman Oaks
, Calif.
5:30 p.m. – Short
presentation by Z Gallerie owners Mike Zeiden, Joseph Zeiden and
Carole Malfatti and PanCAN President Julie Fleshman
5:30
to 7:30 p.m. – Wine and refreshments
will be served
WHO:
Z Gallerie: Founded by Joe Zeiden, Carole Malfatti
and Mike Zeiden in 1979, Z Gallerie began as a small poster shop
in Sherman Oaks, Calif. The siblings operated the store by day
and framed posters by night in the garage of their parents’ home
in Van Nuys, Calif. Much has changed since 1979, however; the siblings,
with the help and dedication of over 1,000 employees, retain a
family culture and remain a privately owned company. Z Gallerie
currently has 57 retail locations in 16 states and is headquartered
in the Los Angeles area. Additional buying offices are located
in Berkeley, Calif.
PanCAN: PanCAN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
founded in 1999 by surviving family members of individuals who
died of pancreatic cancer. Chartered as a grassroots organization
of advocacy for pancreatic cancer patients and their families,
PanCAN currently has volunteers and members throughout the United
States and around the world. PanCAN is the first, national public-benefit
advocacy organization for the pancreatic cancer community. The
organization works to focus national attention on the need to find
a cure for pancreatic cancer, and provides public and professional
education embracing the urgent need for more research, effective
treatments, prevention programs and early detection methods.
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Media Contact for PanCAN:
Jennifer Beaver/ 562-983-8117
/ jbeaver@akprgroup.com, www.pancan.org
Note to Editor: For other news stories relating to pancreatic
cancer awareness month in November, contact Jennifer Beaver.
Media Contact for Z Gallerie:
Jennifer Reeves/310-630-1272/jennifer@zgallerie.com
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