SPINS PARTNERS WITH VITAMIN ANGELS TO SUPPORT THE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN IN BELIZE
SCHAUMBURG, IL December 4, 2007 - SPINS Inc., a leading information and service provider for the Natural Products Industry, has joined Vitamin Angels, a nonprofit organization that has been providing vital nutrition globally for over 13 years and is committed to eradicating childhood blindness, due to vitamin A deficiency (VAD), by the year 2020 through their Operation 20/20 campaign. SPINS’ contributions will lead Vitamin Angels’ Belize Children’s Health Program to address the chronic malnutrition and vitamin deficiency, of 25,000 Mayan children, living in rural Belize.
The Belize Program, scheduled to launch November 27, 2007, is part of Vitamin Angels Operation 20/20, a global initiative to provide basic vitamin A nutritional supplements to tens of millions of children who live in extreme poverty and are at risk of going blind or dying due to VAD. Operation 20/20 started in 2007 and will reach 4.25 million children in 24 countries by yearend.
“SPINS is an instrumental partner in this innovative collaboration to address a major public health concern,” says Howard Schiffer, president of Vitamin Angels. “We have successfully brought together private enterprise, non profit humanitarian aid organizations, and government to launch the Belize Children’s Health Program.”
SPINS teamed up with industry leaders, Barry Perzow, founder of Pharmaca, and Bill Weiland, founder of Presence Marketing, to lead the Belize initiative. “SPINS is honored to be working with Vitamin Angels on this important public health initiative,” said Tony Olson, SPINS’ CEO and President. “With the support of Pharmaca and Presence Marketing our collective contribution will impact tens of thousands of Mayan children’s lives”.
About Vitamin Angels
Vitamin Angels is the only nonprofit in existence solely dedicated providing vital nutrition to those in need internationally and domestically. Since 1994, Vitamin Angels has distributed over 350 million vitamins and other supplements in 82 countries worldwide. To learn more about Vitamin Angels and Operation 20/20 visit www.VitaminAngels.org.
About SPINS
SPINS was founded in 1995 as the first company to offer Natural Products sales data to the industry. Today, it is the premier provider of industry reporting and consulting services for this rapidly expanding sector. SPINS’ comprehensive offering includes retail measurement services, content-based reporting, consumer information and consulting services. Learn more at www.spins.com.