SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 11, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Overstock.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: OSTK) today announced that it has teamed up celebrity designer Angelo Surmelis to celebrate Veterans Day. Overstock.com will be selling the "angelo:HOME Hero Chair" designed by Angelo Surmelis. In addition, through the end of the year, every time an Overstock.com customer purchases the "angelo:HOME Hero Chair", $50 dollars of that purchase will go directly to the Wounded Warrior Project. To learn more about the chair visit www.overstock.com/woundedwarriorproject
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"Finding the right organization to partner with was really important, so when my retail partner Overstock.com told me about the Wounded Warrior Project, it took all of five seconds for me to say, 'Yes!' " said Angelo Surmelis. "WWP truly believes in not only healing the physical scars but also the emotional and psychological ones as well. They believe in hope and I do too."
Overstock.com has been a strong supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project since November of 2009 and has raised over $250,000 for U.S. veterans. To learn more about the partnership and to hear the stories of wounded warriors visit www.overstock.com/woundedwarriorproject
"We are proud to support our veterans," said Overstock.com SVP of Marketing and Customer Care Stormy Simon. "The Wounded Warrior Project is focused on making this generation of wounded warriors the most successful and well-adjusted in our nation's history.
About Overstock.com
Overstock.com, Inc. is an online retailer offering brand-name merchandise at discount prices. The company offers its customers an opportunity to shop for bargains conveniently, while offering its suppliers an alternative inventory distribution channel. Overstock.com, headquartered in Salt Lake City, is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Global Market System and can be found online at http://www.overstock.com. Overstock.com regularly posts information about the company and other related matters on its website under the heading "Investor Relations."
Overstock.com® is a registered trademark of Overstock.com, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the length of the promotion and the amount of the donation. Our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, or any amendments thereto, and our other subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections, estimates or forward-looking statements.
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