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Lonesource Celebrates 10th Anniversary by Initiating Company-Wide Charity Program
CARY, N.C. – Aug. 12, 2010 – Lonesource, a company that helps businesses quickly and easily obtain the everyday products and supplies they rely on to do business, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month by initiating a company-wide charitable partnership with Kingdom Kids, a 501c3 nonprofit organization founded in January 2009 by two of Lonesource’s Atlanta sales managers, Kevin Ford and Justin Hutchinson.
Kingdom Kids’ mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing challenging circumstances such as cancer, blood disorders, neglect and abuse. Ford and Hutchinson work directly with local health care organizations to find out which children and families are in need and identify those needs and wishes.
“What better time than our 10th anniversary to kick off this program. After learning about this admirable organization established by two of our own employees, we felt it would make a significant impact to replicate Kingdom Kids’ mission within each Lonesource office,” said Lonesource CEO Bradley King. “We have always been a community-oriented company, and this initiative will reinforce our core values, ‘Customers First; Company Second; People Always.’”
Kingdom Kids has raised more than $140,000 in the last year and a half. As a 100 percent pass through organization, every dollar donated to Kingdom Kids goes directly to the cause for which it was intended. Lonesource was recently the Presenting Sponsor of Kingdom Kids’ First Annual Golf Tournament in Suwanee, Ga., which raised $12,361, enabling a family whose 9-year-old son is battling leukemia to spend a week at Walt Disney World.
“Justin and I feel blessed to be in the position to enrich the lives of kids who are going through hardships beyond comprehension,” said Ford. “We’re happy that Lonesource has embraced Kingdom Kids through a corporate partnership which will allow us to reach deserving children in other parts of the country,” Hutchinson added.
Lonesource’s Atlanta employees already support the cause by planning and attending fundraising events and giving personal donations. Lonesource will begin replicating Kingdom Kids’ relationship with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) with other local health care organizations in the Raleigh, N.C. and Nashville, Tenn. areas who share this common mission.
Lauren Griffin, program coordinator for CHOA added, “It is an absolute pleasure to work with Kingdom Kids and see the influence the organization has on the Aflac Cancer Center. I continue to be amazed at the level of support we receive from Kevin and Justin and feel fortunate to consider them a partner in the fight against pediatric cancer and blood disorders.”
Lonesource intends to eventually roll out the program into all of its markets.
In August 2000, Lonesource opened its doors in Cary, N.C. Over the past 10 years, Lonesource has made several acquisitions including Internet-based Business Supply, Sunbelt Office Products of Atlanta, Better Business Forms and Products of Greensboro, N.C. and NOI Supply of Nashville and Memphis, Tenn.
To find out more about Kingdom Kids, please visit www.supportkingdomkids.com.
About Lonesource, Inc.
Lonesource sells and delivers more than 200,000 consumables to corporations of all sizes at competitive prices. The company provides consumable categories well beyond office supplies and distinguishes itself in the marketplace by combining its extensive category offerings with business process optimization services and state-of-the-art technology. Lonesource is headquartered in Cary, N.C. and has been serving geographically dispersed companies since 2000. For more information, visit www.lonesource.com.
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