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Almarome Donations Keep Vitamin Angels Protected in All Corners of the World
| Source: Vitamin Angels
SANTA BARBARA, CA--(Marketwire - June 5, 2008) - Although traveling aboard can have its
perks, you get to see new places and experience new cultures, it can also
be dangerous.
More than the threat of terrorist activity and economic turmoil, the
prevalence of disease is growing worldwide, making it essential for anyone
traveling aboard to take preventative measures to safeguard their health
even before boarding the plane.
"Getting sick is probably one of the biggest setbacks you can encounter
while traveling abroad," says Howard Schiffer, founder and president of
Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit that has been providing vital nutrition and
fighting vitamin A deficiency around the world since 1994. "I make sure to
cover all of my bases before leaving on a distribution trip because I never
know what I may encounter."
In an effort to keep Schiffer and those who travel with him protected,
Almarome, a company that offers essential oils based on the French school
tradition, has started donating The SHIELD Essential Oil Protection Kit.
The kit is designed to promote the therapeutic and medicinal side of
essential oils to help fight against harsh travel conditions. The SHIELD
will become part of the standard travel pack for Vitamin Angels, whose
vitamin distribution trips take Schiffer to some of the most impoverished
areas around the world including India, Malawi and Nepal.
"Vitamin Angels distributes vitamins to places where sanitation and hygiene
are largely non-existent," says Corinne Adrion-Israelsen, founder of
Almarome. "While Howard and Vitamin Angels are saving children around the
world, The SHIELD is saving Howard."
In addition to providing protection to Schiffer and his team, Almarome is
also donating $5 from every purchase of The SHIELD to Vitamin Angels'
"Operation 20/20" campaign to eradicate childhood blindness due to vitamin
A deficiency worldwide by the year 2020.
In the last three years, Vitamin Angels has distributed over 300 million
vitamins and other supplements in over 80 countries worldwide. Last year,
Vitamin Angels distributed vitamins and other supplements to reach over 7
million children, lactating mothers and babies in 40 countries worldwide.
To learn more about Vitamin Angels and "Operation 20/20" visit
www.VitaminAngels.org.