Share Your Story of the Breast Cancer 3-Day With KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery; KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery to Donate 10 Percent of Sales from Limited Edition Pink Photo Products to the Breast Cancer 3-Day


KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery (formerly Ofoto), the leading online digital photography service with more than 23 million members, today announced its official photo sponsorship of the 2005 Breast Cancer 3-Day Walks, benefiting the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund. In support of the walks and breast cancer awareness, KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery has created a series of custom, limited edition pink photo products, including Photo Books, Photo T-Shirts, Photo Greeting Cards and frames to help participants share their stories and the memories of these life-changing walks. Ten percent of the proceeds from sales of pink products sold at KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery will be donated to the Breast Cancer 3-Day.

"KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery is proud to make a commitment to support the fight against breast cancer," said David Rich, vice president of online services, KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery. "As the photo sponsor, EASYSHARE Gallery is dedicated to helping people tell their stories and share this amazing experience through pictures."

"The Breast Cancer 3-Day is excited to welcome KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery to our 2005 events," said Howard Sitron, Breast Cancer 3-Day vice president and chief operating officer. "Our sponsors are an important part of this special three-day, 60-mile journey to fight breast cancer, and Kodak will help our walkers keep their memories alive through pictures long after the walks conclude."

KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery will serve as the photo sponsor for all 12 walks, beginning with Dallas/Ft. Worth on June 10 and ending with the October 21 walk in Arizona (Phoenix/Scottsdale area). Kodak photographers will be on-site taking photos of the walkers and those images will be available on KODAK EASYSHARE Gallery at www.kodakgallery.com/3Day. All pink products are now available online at www.kodakgallery.com/pinkribbon. The Gallery's pink products include:

-- Photo Books: Capture all the highlights and create a Gallery pink Photo Book ($29.99, each additional page is $1.99)

-- Photo T-Shirts: Before the walk, create a photo t-shirt acknowledging someone special ($14.99)

-- Photo Greeting/Thank You Cards: Send Photo Greeting cards to supporters and thank them for their contribution ($19.99 for 20 cards with envelopes)

-- Frames: Capture favorite memories from the walk and put them in pink picture frames (pricing to be determined)

About Eastman Kodak Company

Kodak is the leader in helping people take, share, print and view images - for memories, for information, for business, and for entertainment. With sales of $13.5 billion in 2004, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on four businesses: Digital & Film Imaging Systems - providing consumers, professionals and cinematographers with digital and traditional products and services; Health - supplying the medical and dental professions with traditional and digital imaging and information systems, IT solutions and services; Graphic Communications - providing customers with a range of solutions for prepress, traditional and digital printing, and document scanning and multi-vendor IT services; and Display & Components - supplying original equipment manufacturers with imaging sensors as well as intellectual property and materials for the organic light-emitting diode (OLED) and LCD display industries. More information about Kodak (NYSE: EK) is available at www.kodak.com.

About the Breast Cancer 3-Day

Taking place in 12 cities nationwide, the Breast Cancer 3-Day will raise millions for breast cancer research and patient support programs. Net proceeds from the 3-Day will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment programs and the National Philanthropic Trust Breast Cancer Fund to provide an endowment for breast cancer initiatives. Visit http://www.The3Day.org or call (800) 996-3DAY for registration and donation information.

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Posted: Thu - June 9, 2005 at 09:44 AM          

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