Coinstar to Collect Donations On Behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society; Organization Becomes Coinstar's Third National Nonprofit Partner.Business Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001 Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR CSTR Centre for Speech Technology Research CSTR Canister CSTR Continually Stirred Tank Reactor CSTR Center for Software Testing Research (Florida Tech) CSTR Combat System Trial Rehearsal (US DoD) ) today announced The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will join the U.S. Fund for UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. to become Coinstar's third national nonprofit partner. As a part of this new partnership, Coinstar will program its network of supermarket-based machines to accept monetary donations on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Coinstar will also work with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to process change collected during the Society's annual Pasta for Pennies and Pennies for Patients fundraising drives, in which students at schools throughout the country collect pennies and other coins for the Society. "This new partnership with Coinstar will make it easier for our organization to collect donations," said Dwayne Howell, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. "In addition, it will enable us to have a presence in thousands of Coinstar supermarkets nationwide." "Coinstar realizes the enormous value of small change," said Rich Stillman, COO of Coinstar. "We know that in working together, we can collect enough money to assist The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in its efforts to find a cure for blood-related cancers." The agreement with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is part of Coinstar's Coins that Count(R), a program that has so far collected more than $2.5 million for nonprofit organizations. In addition to partnering with national organizations such as the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, American Red Cross, and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Coinstar also works with its retail partners to support their own nonprofit causes. About The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, based in White Plaines, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , is the world's fastest growing nonprofit voluntary private health organization concerned solely with funding research for cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease Hodgkin's disease, a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. First identified in 1832 in England by Thomas Hodgkin, it is a type of malignant lymphoma. Incidence peaks in young adults and the elderly. , myeloma myeloma /my·elo·ma/ (mi?e-lo´mah) a tumor composed of cells of the type normally found in the bone marrow. giant cell myeloma see under tumor (1). , and improving the quality of life for patients and their families. Since the society's founding in 1949, over $200 million has been raised for research specifically targeted to the blood-related cancers. For additional information, contact the Society at 800/955-4522 or visit www.leukemia-lymphoma.org. About Coinstar Inc. Coinstar Inc. (Nasdaq:CSTR) owns and operates the only nationwide network of supermarket-based machines that offer coin counting and other electronic services. Linked by a sophisticated interactive network, the company has more than 8,500 machines throughout North America as well as in the United Kingdom. Meals.com, the company's majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. , is an infrastructure provider that helps supermarket retailers and packaged goods manufacturers communicate directly to consumers through the use of online and in-store technologies. |
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