Vinyl Saves Lives Project to benefit American Red Cross.
Press Release Summary:
Vinyl (PVC) industry and its leaders have selected American Red Cross International Services to benefit from week-long "Vinyl Saves Lives" project and demonstration during NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase (March 23–37 in Orlando, FL). Project will ask showcase's 60,000 attendees to support American Red Cross in its fight against Ebola and demonstrate how vinyl serves as critical component in manufacture of hundreds of medical products and therefore saving lives.
Original Press Release:
Vinyl Saves Lives' Project at the International Plastics Showcase Will Benefit American Red Cross International Services
WASHINGTON – The vinyl (PVC) industry and its leaders have selected American Red Cross International Services to benefit from a week-long special ‘Vinyl Saves Lives’ project and demonstration during NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase, one of the world’s largest trade shows, being held March 23-37, 2015 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. The project will:
•Â ask the showcase’s 60,000 attendees to support American Red Cross in the fight against Ebola (i.e., all proceeds will be designated to American Red Cross International Services), and
•Â demonstrate to an international audience that vinyl is a critical component in the manufacture of hundreds of medical products and therefore plays a key role in Africa and elsewhere helping to save lives.
The ‘Vinyl Saves Lives’ project will utilize a 40-foot-wide booth to maximize exposure to showcase attendees and offer special demonstrations of dozens of medical products used in the treatment and isolation of Ebola. Included in the booth display will be an actual patient isolation bed field unit and several medical personnel protective garments as broadcast internationally during the Ebola crisis in Africa, plus a chance for attendees to learn how vinyl/PVC, the second most-used plastic materials, have been used to help save lives for decades.
‘Vinyl Saves Lives’ Project To Benefit American Red Cross
The American Red Cross has raised nearly $5.6 million to support Ebola relief efforts in the affected West African countries, and 100 percent of donations collected by the ‘Vinyl Saves Lives’ project sponsors will be designated to support American Red Cross International Services. Sponsors and participants recognize that nearly 24,000 people have been victims in the last year, and the Red Cross plays a vital role in the fight against Ebola with more than 6,000 volunteers leading disease prevention, education and awareness efforts, having reached 39 million people, in addition to providing psychosocial support and assisting in management of the deceased.
Other organizations and firms involved and contributing to this special project include The Vinyl Institute and its members, the Resilient Floor Covering Institute, the Wallcoverings Association, the Vinyl Institute, Lakeland Industries, CPR LifeMask, Qosina Corporation, Czuba Enterprises and large corporations engaged in the manufacture of vinyl/PVC that are members of the SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association and the Flexible Vinyl Alliance.
Join SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association at 11:15 a.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, in the Zero Waste Zone at NPE2015: The International Plastics Showcase for a special announcement.
About the American Red Cross:Â The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit www.redcross.org or follow us on Twitter at @RedCross.
About the SPI and the Flexible Vinyl Alliance (FVA): SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association owns and operates the NPE 2015: the International Plastics Showcase, one of the world’s largest tradeshows. The FVA is a coalition of trade organizations, materials suppliers, compounders, formulators, molders and fabricators.
Founded in 1937, SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association promotes growth in the $373 billion U.S. plastics industry. Representing nearly 900 thousand American workers in the third largest U.S. manufacturing industry, SPI delivers legislative and regulatory advocacy, market research, industry promotion and the fostering of business relationships and zero waste strategies. SPI also owns and produces the international NPE trade show. All profits from NPE are reinvested into SPI’s industry services. Find SPI online at www.plasticsindustry.org and www.inthehopper.org.
"From resin suppliers and equipment makers to processors and brand owners, SPI is proud to represent all facets of the U.S. plastics industry," said William R. Carteaux, president and CEO, SPI. Our most recent economic reports show that the plastics industry as a whole is resilient, and has come through the recession significantly better than other U.S. manufacturing sectors."
Kimberly Coghill
Director - Communications
SPI: The Plastics Industry Trade Association
KCoghill@plasticsindustry.org
(Direct) 202-974-5210 | (Mobile) 202-423-1372
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