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Home & Garden Party Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Colon Cancer

Home & Garden Party Leads the Nation in the Fight Against Colon Cancer

Published 08-21-06

Submitted by Home & Garden Party

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 2006--The American Cancer Society has named Home & Garden Party, headquartered in Marshall, Texas, the nation's leading corporate sponsor in the fight against colon cancer. This announcement came at the company's annual sales meeting, held in Dallas this week.

With the new Give Hope campaign, Home & Garden Party's 25,000 independent Designers will take the company's commitment to fighting colon cancer into the living rooms of thousands of people. During hosted, private parties showcasing Home & Garden Party products, guests will be given the option to add a dollar -- or more -- to their orders. Each extra dollar benefits the American Cancer Society. Home & Garden Party founders Penny and Steve Carlile have pledged to match the first $50,000 raised by their company's independent Designers.

The result is corporate support that makes a big difference. But there is more to the Give Hope campaign than just fundraising. One of the most important goals of the campaign is to create an open dialogue about an often uncomfortable subject.

"We talk about breast cancer," says Home & Garden Party President Penny Carlile. "We've become comfortable talking about prostate cancer, but our discomfort in talking about colon cancer is costing the needless deaths of thousands of men and women."

The American Cancer Society estimates that 106,680 new colon cancer cases will be diagnosed in 2006. However, when colon cancer is found in the earliest stages, the 5-year survival rate is 90 percent, according to American Cancer Society data. Colon cancer almost always starts with a polyp -- a small growth on the lining of the colon or rectum. Finding -- and removing -- polyps before they become cancerous is crucial. Ninety percent of all colon cancer cases are diagnosed in people older than 50 years.

"At Home & Garden Party, we want to wake people up to the reality that colon cancer testing and screening will save the lives of those they love," Penny says.

Home & Garden Party began its partnership with the American Cancer Society in 2001. The direct seller has raised over $600,000 for breast cancer research, cancer awareness and education, college scholarships for cancer victims, transportation grants and Hurricane Katrina relief.

"Two of the most outstanding organizations in this country are Home & Garden Party and the American Cancer Society," says Leighanne Hart, ACS Development Officer, of the partnership with the direct seller. "As our friendship has grown, so has the important relationship between our two 'families.'"

Home & Garden Party is a premier direct seller of quality home products, with decor items that include stoneware, candle collections, framed artwork and other quality home accessories. Founded in May 1996, by Penny and Steve Carlile, Home & Garden Party provides others the opportunity to succeed in business. The Carliles' goal is the same today as it was ten years ago: provide independent Designers, hostesses and customers with outstanding service and beautiful, quality products that make a house a warm and inviting home. Home & Garden Party has free shipping on all products.

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