Easter Seals Honors Quixtar with Corporate Leadership Circle Award

[Quixtar News: June 17, 2005] Easter Seals recently presented e- commerce retailer Quixtar Inc. with its Corporate Leadership Circle Award, recognizing more than $800,000 in contributions by Quixtar and Independent Business Owners (IBOs) powered by Quixtar in 2004. These donations have a direct impact on the lives of over a million people served by Easter Seals across the U.S.

Quixtar is a national sponsor of Easter Seals and the presenting sponsor of Walk with Me, Easter Seals' signature fundraising event held in cities across the nation. IBOs powered by Quixtar raised money by participating in Walk With Me events in their communities, through their own fundraising efforts, and through direct contributions. In addition to monetary contributions, Team Quixtar logged more than 27,000 hours of volunteer time in support of Easter Seals.

 

"Easter Seals' mission of helping those with disabilities achieve greater independence mirrors Quixtar's goal of helping people lead better lives with a business of their own," said Jim Payne, Managing Director of Quixtar. "We're proud to join IBOs in making a difference in the lives of children with disabilities across North America through our support of Easter Seals," said Payne.

 

"From New York City and Denver to Charlotte, N.C., and Youngstown, Ohio, IBOs powered by Quixtar have come out in force to support our kids," said Pam Spaeth, Easter Seals Senior Director of Corporate Marketing and Development. "Their enthusiasm and dedication are essential in helping us spread our message of hope to children and adults with disabilities and their families."

 

Quixtar's support of Easter Seals in the U.S. and Canada is part of the award-winning One by One program initiated by Quixtar's parent company, Alticor Inc., focusing global philanthropic efforts on the needs of children.

 

About Quixtar
Quixtar is a business opportunity company, offering entrepreneurs the ability to have a business of their own through the Quixtar I-commerce business model. I-commerce empowers Individuals to market products and manage their own business via the Internet, while being compensated by the low-cost, low-risk Independent Business Ownership Plan, and supported by the full- service Infrastructure of Quixtar.

 

Since 1999, Independent Business Owners powered by Quixtar have generated more than $4.2 billion in sales at Quixtar.com plus nearly $320 million for Partner Stores, earning in excess of $1.37 billion in bonuses and other incentives. Their efforts have propelled Quixtar to be named the number one online retailer in the Health & Beauty category based on sales, and 14th among all e-commerce sites, according to Internet Retailer's "Top 400 Guide".

 

Based near Grand Rapids, Mich., Quixtar currently supports independent business owners in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and various trust territories and independent island nations in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans and Caribbean Sea. Quixtar Canada Corp. headquarters are located in London, Ont., Canada.