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PhotoAccess' logo. Click here to visit the PhotoAccess website! PhotoAccess 'shares smiles' with charities worldwide!
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(Thursday, September 27, 2001 - 01:06 EDT)

Online photo-finisher announces program aimed at raising funds for charity...

PhotoAccess.com Corp. has announced in a press release that it has founded an initiative to assist charities worldwide, called the 'Sharing Smiles Program'. Any person involved with or attending a charity event can contact PhotoAccess (or local partner retailers) to receive a digital camera by mail on loan, free of charge for up to 10 days. Once the event is over, the camera is returned in a provided mailer, and the pictures are uploaded to an event album on a participating local retailer's Web site.

Once uploaded, the pictures can be viewed by attendees and the public, and prints or photo merchandise can be ordered. For each item ordered, the charity hosting the event receives a donation of $1 from PhotoAccess.

This has to be amongst the most community-minded and worthwhile initiatives of its kind which we've seen, and we really have to commend PhotoAccess for the idea. The company will simultaneously get their corporate 'brand' in people's minds, and do something to help charities raise funds and promote their events - a true win-win situation!

Source: PhotoAccess.com Corp.

Original Source Press Release:

PHOTOACCESS ANNOUNCES SHARING SMILES PROGRAM TO HELP CHARITIES WORLDWIDE RAISE FUNDS

SEATTLE, Wash., September 21, 2001 - PhotoAccess.com Corporation announced the Sharing Smiles Program today, which makes it easy for not-for-profit organizations to raise funds during charity and event drives.

Sharing Smiles enables any person involved with or attending a charity event to obtain a free, easy-to-use digital camera for up to 10 days usage. The camera is mailed to the participant by PhotoAccess and is fully prepared to shoot pictures, which makes it easy for anyone to take candid shots of the event. Once the event is over, the camera is returned back to PhotoAccess in a prepared mailer. The pictures are then made available in an event album on a participating local retailer's Web site for viewing, sharing, and purchasing by the community and event attendees. The charity receives $1.00 for every print or photo merchandise item purchased online, including: t-shirts, mugs, jigsaw puzzles, and more.

Schools, church groups, sports teams, and national charities can all share the fun and memories of an event while earning revenue with this simple, easy, and community-centered fund raising program.

Companies interested in the Sharing Smiles program should contact local retailers first to determine if they are a PhotoAccess partner. They may also contact the company at www.photoaccess.com or [email protected] or by calling (206) 264-2488 for more information.

About PhotoAccess
Founded in 1998, PhotoAccess.com Corporation is the leading Internet retail Applications Service Provider of digital camera photo finishing solutions benefiting retailers, professional photographers and consumers. In three weeks, businesses can have an integrated, flexible, branded, and cost-effective e-commerce Web site, hosted by PhotoAccess.com, that offers consumers exceptional digital photo prints and merchandise, online image management, permanent storage, ordering, and delivery options. PhotoAccess also provides customization and licenses its technologies to a variety of photographic, electronic, Web and software development companies. PhotoAccess.com is privately held, funded through venture capital firms, and has offices in Seattle, Washington, and Tokyo, Japan. For more information visit www.photoaccess.com or the Japanese Web site at www.photoaccess.co.jp.
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