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PRESS RELEASES:
National Kidney Foundation



DONATIONS:
St. Madeline Sophie Catholic Church -
Gift donation made to St. Madeline Sophie in Bellevue, WA for its second annual Parish Auction- November 12, 2004.

American Diabetes Association -
Gift donated to the Gala Auction - a benefit for the American Diabetes Association- November 6, 2004.

National Kidney Foundation -
Is participating in a year long campaign to raise money to

• Support Research and Research Training
• Continue Education and Community Resources
• Educate the Public
• Raise Funds


• Promote Organ and Tissue Donation

“Now, more than ever, people want to give back to their communities,” said Susan Baumgardner, chief executive officer of the NKF-ORWA. “This holiday season and thru 2005, the NKF-ORWA will offer a healthy approach to raising money thru our organizations website. Interested consumers simply go to the NKF-ORWA website (www.kidneyorwa.org) and click on the banner that states “Make Your Gift a Healthy Gift.” When they click on this link, they will go direct to Premium Fruit’s website for their gift selection options, with 10% of each purchase they make from this banner link going directly to the NKF-ORWA, which helps support the foundations goals.



FUNDRAISING:
We currently have two fundraisers going on.

Columbia Christian School -
20 seniors participating in selling Premium Fruit in order to raise money for the senior class trip.

NW Tae Kwon Do-
150 participants selling Premium Fruit in order to raise money for the NW Tykondo fund.



WHAT's GOING ON:
     Premium Fruit is now a member of the Better Business Bureau® The BBBOnLine Reliability seal lets potential customers know that Premium Fruitmakes a commitment to high levels of ethical business practices and customer satisfaction.

     The BBBonline Seal also informs potential customers that the company has been in business for more than a year, has a satisfactory record with the Better Business Bureau and is also committed to working with its customers and the Better Business Bureau to resolve disputes that might arise.

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     Prentice Hall - Example of customizing a gift to a clients or customers needs. Prentice Hall a publication company in New Jersey asked us to customize our corporate success package to include 6 granny smith apples and the new release of there book. The book has a green apple on the cover and there for we included the granny smith apples to give the presentation an overall apple feel. A specialized company card and stickers were add for extra appeal.

     We have launched our new holiday gift packaging for the upcoming holiday season. Packaging consists of gift boxes beautifully hand-tied in holiday colors, a wonderful holiday card, and fruit hand wrapped in holiday tissue.

     Now offering the Grapple! The Grapple is a Washington State Extra Fancy Fuji apple. This is the only apple that currently meets the strict Grapple standards. The Fuji is bathed through a patented process and in a few days the entire apple takes on the essence and mouth-watering taste of Concord grapes. The combination is outstanding. Grapple a unique product combined with our premium presentation packaging could only result in a magnificent gift experience.

     Premium Fruit featured in gift guide in the Idaho Statesman Gift Guide for 2005.
To view this article on The Idaho Statesman website, go to:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/