Quill.com Turns to Facebook to Boost Breast Cancer Awareness

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- To boost breast cancer awareness, Quill.com is inviting Facebook users to create a virtual name tag to honor both survivors and victims of the disease. The familiar "Hello My Name Is" stickers take on new meaning with personalized messages of hope and support shared across the Facebook community.

As part of a new campaign from Quill.com, a leading business-to-business online and direct marketer of office products, the application will let Facebook users post and personalize virtual "Hello My Name is Hope" stickers on their profiles.

For every sticker shared, Quill.com will donate $1 - up to $20,000 - to City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center dedicated to research, treatment and education.

"Quill.com is committed to supporting breast cancer research and City of Hope. We're excited to introduce a new campaign that gives everyone involved a voice and helps spread a powerful message of hope and community," said Mike Patriarca, president of Quill.com.

During September and October, every sticker created will be displayed in a community gallery on the Quill.com Facebook page, creating a virtual wall of breast cancer messages and images.

To create a sticker and share a message of hope, visit the Quill.com Facebook page at: www.facebook.com/Quill

For a complete selection of pink products and an overview of Quill.com's breast cancer campaign, consumers may visit www.quill.com/thinkpink.

About Quill.com

Founded in 1956 and headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL, Quill Corporation is the nation's premier business-to-business direct marketer of office products, custom printing, furniture and technology supplies. Quill maintains 11 regional distribution centers, located strategically throughout the United States, to facilitate fast delivery. Renowned for its outstanding customer service, Quill serves customers through direct marketing, telemarketing, outside sales and online at www.quill.com. Quill.com offers 24-hour-a-day access to more than 50,000 business essentials. Introduced in 1996, Quill.com was one of the first successful Web sites launched in the office products industry and is consistently ranked as one of the best online merchants by Bizrate.com. Quill Corporation has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Staples, Inc., since 1998.

Quill.com is committed to supporting breast cancer research. In addition to raising money during the month of October, they also offer a full assortment of pink products all year long, with a percentage of those product sales being donated to this cause. In the fight against Breast Cancer, Quill Corporation has raised more than $325,000.

About City of Hope

City of Hope's breast cancer program is dedicated to improving the health of women through innovative research, prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment.  The organization also provides supportive care and long-term follow-up programs to help women and their families manage the process of treatment and recovery.

SOURCE Quill.com