OfficeMax's 'Hope Bucks' Campaign Raises Nearly $271,000
ITASCA, Ill., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- OfficeMax(R), one of the nation's
largest office supply retailers, announced today that with the help of its
customers, it has raised nearly $271,000 in its "Hope Bucks" campaign to
benefit City of Hope. City of Hope is one of the world's leading research and
treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening
diseases.
"Hope Bucks" can be purchased at any OfficeMax store checkout nationwide
in increments of $1, $2 or $5. Customers fill in their names or the names of
someone they would like to honor and post them on "Hope Boards" in the store.
Customers have until mid-September, 2004 to make a donation to City of Hope
through the "Hope Bucks" campaign.
"We're proud and excited to be taking part in raising much needed funds
for City of Hope," said Chris Milliken, division president and CEO of Boise
Office Solutions and OfficeMax. "Our associates and customers are helping to
support research and treatment that will lead to finding a cure for cancer and
other life-threatening diseases."
The charitable fundraising effort began on May 1, 2004, as part of
OfficeMax's annual participation in the "Partners in Hope" campaign. In
addition to the "Hope Bucks" effort, the retailer worked with participating
office products' manufacturers who donated funds from the sale of specially
marked items throughout the store from May 1 to June 30, 2004. OfficeMax is
part of an annual effort that includes office supply manufacturers and
resellers across the country.
OfficeMax - A Boise Company is leading City of Hope's Belief in Hope 2003-
2004 fundraising campaign. The campaign involves all contract and retail
OfficeMax associates, the industry and its customers and is tracking toward
its ambitious goal of raising $5 million before the year's end. Milliken is
leading the campaign, and will receive the Spirit of Life Award for
exceptional business and philanthropic leadership in October 2004.
About OfficeMax
OfficeMax is a leader in both business-to-business office product
solutions and retail office products. OfficeMax delivers an unparalleled
customer experience -- in service, in product, in time savings, and in value -
through a relentless focus on its customers. The company provides office
supplies and paper, technology products and solutions, and furniture to large,
medium and small businesses and consumers. OfficeMax customers are served by
more than 40,000 associates through direct sales, catalogs, Internet and
nearly 1,000 superstores. Having joined with Boise Office Solutions, the
company had pro forma revenues of $8.3 billion in 2003. OfficeMax is a
division of Boise Cascade Corporation.
About Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise (NYSE: BCC), headquartered in Boise, Idaho, provides solutions to
help customers work more efficiently, build more effectively, and create new
ways to meet business challenges. We own or control more than 2 million acres
of timberland, primarily in the United States, to support our manufacturing
operations. Boise's annualized first half 2004 sales were $13.9 billion. Visit
the Boise Web site at http://www.bc.com .
OfficeMax Contact Media Contact
Bill Bonner Cari Trayner, Bader Rutter & Associates
630 438 8584 262 784 7200
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