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3.31.2008 - 11:55am ET
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Jiffy Lube(R) Raises $1 Million for American Heart Association's Go Red For Women(TM) Movement to Fight Heart Disease
Donation Presented at Annual Jiffy Lube International Convention
(CSRwire) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiffy Lube presented Lyn
Hughes from the American Heart Association with a $1 million check
benefiting the Go Red For Women(TM) movement at the Jiffy Lube
International 2008 Convention and Trade Show. More than 1,750 Jiffy Lube
service centers participated in the Jiffy Lube Maintenance Partners for
Life campaign, which raised awareness and funds for heart disease
prevention. The two-month program ends March 31.
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Jiffy Lube Maintenance Partners for Life leverages the strong
parallels between properly maintaining both heart health and vehicle
health, and educates people on smart preventive maintenance for their
bodies and vehicles. The campaign is the first-ever Jiffy Lube national
cause campaign. One hundred percent of the funds raised will benefit the
local communities in which they are raised, and these funds will
contribute to the fight against heart disease -- the number one killer of
women and men in the United States.
"The generous support of our customers and the passion of our
franchisees and their employees made it possible for us to present this
check today to the American Heart Association," said Lisa Carlson, global
director of marketing for Jiffy Lube International. "Together, we've
succeeded in meeting our fundraising goal, and we're honored that we can
contribute to important research and development toward wiping out this
deadly disease."
The campaign raised funds through Maintenance Partners for Life
savings books, which were given to customers in appreciation for a $3
donation to Go Red For Women. Many service centers raised additional
funds by hosting local events and visiting local businesses in their
communities.
"This is the first time ever in the 80 years of the American Heart
Association's history that a corporate partner has raised $1 million in
the first year," said Lyn Hughes, vice president of national corporate
relations for the American Heart Association. "We extend our deepest
thanks to Jiffy Lube for this phenomenal achievement. The Maintenance
Partners for Life campaign clearly made a distinct connection with
consumers, and the efforts of Jiffy Lube help fight heart disease in our
local communities where we all work, play, and raise families."
To find a Jiffy Lube in your area, please visit http://locations.jiffylube.com.
About Go Red For Women
Since 2004, Go Red For Women has captured the energy, passion, and
intelligence of women to work collectively to wipe out heart disease --
the No. 1 killer of women. Today, we want millions of women across America
to take heart disease personally. Using the simple platform "Love Your
Heart," Go Red For Women engages these women -- and the men who love them
-- to embrace the cause. Healthcare providers, celebrities, and
politicians also elevate the cause and spread the word about women and
heart disease. For more information about Go Red For Women, please call
1-888-MY-HEART (1-888-694-3278) or visit GoRedForWomen.org.
About Jiffy Lube
Jiffy Lube, with more than 2,200 franchised and company-owned service
centers in North America, serves approximately 27.5 million customers each
year. Jiffy Lube pioneered the fast oil change industry in 1979 by
establishing the first drive-through service bay, providing customers with
fast, professional service for their vehicles. Headquartered in Houston,
Jiffy Lube International Inc. is a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of
Shell Oil Company. Visit www.JiffyLube.com to learn more about
Jiffy Lube and vehicle care.
Disclaimer statement:
This announcement contains forward-looking statements, that are
subject to risk factors associated with the oil, gas, power, chemicals and
renewables business. It is believed that the expectations reflected in
these statements are reasonable, but may be affected by a variety of
variables which could cause actual results, trends or reserves replacement
to differ materially, including, but not limited to: price fluctuations,
actual demand, currency fluctuations, drilling and production results,
reserve estimates, loss of market, industry competition, environmental
risks, physical risks, risks associated with the identification of
suitable potential acquisition properties and targets and the successful
negotiation and consummation of transactions, the risk of doing business
in developing countries, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments
including potential litigation and regulatory effects arising from
recategorisation of reserves, economic and financial market conditions in
various countries and regions, political risks, project delay or
advancement, approvals and cost estimates.
Please refer to the Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2004 (as amended) for a description of certain important
factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect the Shell Group's
businesses. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor any member of the Shell
Group undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any of these
forward-looking statements, whether to reflect new information, future
events or other information.
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oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to disclose only
proved reserves that a company has demonstrated by actual production or
conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under
existing economic and operating conditions. We use certain terms in this
presentation, such as "expected producible resources" and "amount of
reserves we expect to produce", that the SEC's guidelines strictly
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