PanCAN’s National Headquarters:

2141 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 7000

El Segundo, CA 90245

(310) 725-0025

FAX: (310) 725-0029

www.pancan.org

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

z Gallerie and panCAN team up to fight Pancreatic cancer

 

Make Your Home a Haven and Make a Difference Nov. 14 - 20

 

EL SEGUNDO and LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Oct. 18, 2005)―Get ready to beautify and update your home while battling pancreatic cancer from Nov. 14 to 20. That’s when Z Gallerie will donate a portion of sales from its 678 stores and from its website to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN). Proceeds will benefit pancreatic cancer research and awareness. Z Gallerie is America’s premiere lifestyle home furnishing and accessory retailer. PanCAN is the first national public-benefit advocacy organization for the pancreatic cancer community.

This is the third year that Z Gallerie has partnered with PanCAN to raise awareness about the devastating disease and to contribute money for much-needed research. Shirley Zeiden, mother of the Z Gallerie founders, passed away as a result of pancreatic cancer in 2002.

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“If you’re thinking about updating your home with a great new piece of furniture or a few stylish accessories, your dollars will do double duty when you shop at Z Gallerie from Nov. 14 through 20,” said Julie Fleshman, president and CEO of PanCAN. “You can also join the fight against pancreatic cancer while crossing off all the names on your holiday shopping list.”

            With its wide selection of furniture, artwork, lighting, tabletop, textiles and decorative accessories,

Z Gallerie offers everything today’s home enthusiast needs to welcome family and friends during the busy holiday entertaining season and all year long. Visit www.zgallerie.com for store locations.


About 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 678 retail locations in 17 states and is headquartered in the Los Angeles area.  Additional buying offices are located in Berkeley, Calif.

 

About 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.  Visit www.pancan.org to obtain more information, e-mail info@pancan.org, or call 1-877-272-6226.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

 

Z Gallerie                                                       Pancreatic Cancer Action Network

Jennifer Reeves                                            Jennifer Beaver

310-630-1272                                               562-983-8117

jennifer@zgallerie.com                                 jbeaver@akprgroup.com