DS Waters extends partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure

Nov 12 2010

DS Waters of America, Inc., a leader in home and office bottled water, water filtration and office coffee delivery service, today announced it has extended its current partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure® until January 30, 2016, extending the parties' prior commitment by an additional five years.  The modified agreement also adds water filtration to the list of products associated with Komen for the Cure.

DS Waters was into its second year of a three year agreement with Komen that started in 2009 before extending the agreement for an additional five years.  Under the agreement, DS Waters makes a $30.00 donation to Komen for every new customer who commits to one year of service under the Komen Budget Plan (bottled water delivery) or a Komen water filtration rental plan, with a minimum donation of $100,000 per year.

In an effort to heighten awareness around the campaign, the caps on the DS Waters 5-gallon returnable bottles are pink during the months of September and October.  DS Waters also painted over twenty of their delivery vehicles pink which service customers on a daily basis in various cities throughout the country.

"Extending our partnership with Susan G. Komen for the Cure is very exciting," said Tom Harrington, COO of DS Waters. "Our organization has really rallied behind our corporate cause of finding the cures for breast cancer.  The pink trucks in particular receive positive comments every day and our associates are proud to drive them."

K. Dillon Schickli, CEO of DS Waters added, "We were very pleased with our initial relationship with Susan G. Komen for the Cure and because this is a long term commitment for us, we wanted to formalized the partnership for an even longer period of time."

"When a woman dies of breast cancer every 69 seconds it's imperative that we fund critical research, spread awareness and educate women about breast health and breast cancer," said Margo Lucero, vice president, business development & partnerships for Komen. "We're grateful for the commitment and support DS Waters has shown our organization. They have truly become part of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure family."