Ridgefield Park, NJ - Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope, a major national charity benefiting kids and families, and CompUSA, one of the country's leading retailers of computer equipment, are again teaming with golf legend Arnold Palmer via a special retail and online promotion that will benefit children and women in need. From August 1 through September 30, Samsung and CompUSA are encouraging customers to make donations to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women through a variety of purchases and activities. This is the second year for this special charity promotion, which last year raised over $100,000 for the Hospital.
Throughout the eight-week promotion, Samsung and CompUSA are offering customers a number of ways to participate. For every purchase of a Samsung 192N 19" flat-screen monitor, $15 will be donated to the hospital. A 10% (of the cost) contribution will also be made each time a person signs up for either CompUSA's Technology Workshop Classes or Technical Support. Additionally, consumers can make donations directly to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women by purchasing $1, $3 or $5 coupons at the register as they check out.
"We are delighted to work with Samsung & CompUSA again in 2003 to raise money for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women," said Arnold Palmer. "Through Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope program, we can raise valuable funds to further the services & facilities available at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women. This is truly a great program and partnership."
The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women, located in Orlando, Florida, is the only hospital in the southeast - and one of only six in the nation - dedicated to serving the unique needs of children and women. Samsung is providing a significant monetary donation as well as technology products such as computers and TVs to the children's hospital and the new women and infant's hospital under construction.
The CompUSA effort is one leg of Samsung's Four Season's of Hope, an innovative year-round national goodwill program that brings together four of the world's greatest sports legends -- golf's Arnold Palmer, football's Boomer Esiason, baseball's Joe Torre and basketball's Magic Johnson -- for a unique, retail program that aims to improve the quality of life for children and their families who face major challenges.
"The Samsung and CompUSA partnership raised significant funds for the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children & Women over the past year, and we are honored to again support the important work that the hospital is doing to help children and women," explained Peter Weedfald, Senior Vice President, Strategic Marketing, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. "We encourage consumers to join us in benefiting this very special cause."
"Arnold Palmer Hospital does so much for so many people, it is truly a joy for CompUSA to help support such an outstanding organization," said Hal Compton, President, CompUSA.
For more information about Samsung's Four Seasons of Hope, please visit our website at www.fourseasonsofhope.com.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., markets a broad range of award-winning, advanced digital consumer electronics and information systems products. The SEA organization oversees the North American operations of Samsung Telecommunications USA, Samsung Electronics Canada and Samsung Electronics Mexico. Please visit www.samsungusa.com for more information.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunications, flat panel display and digital convergence technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 70,000 people in 87 offices across 47 countries. The company is the world's largest producer of memory chips, TFT-LCDs, CDMA mobile phones, monitors and VCRs. Samsung Electronics consists of four main business units: Digital Media Network, Device Solution Network, Telecommunications Network and Digital Appliance Network Businesses. The company web site is located at http://www.samsung.com.
