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CONTACT: Mary Ellen Pahlka-Hudicka
October 4, 2007
800-877-9911 ext. 1014
CUSTOMERS CELEBRATE BODEK AND RHODES BREAST CANCER SURVIVOR
Anna May Burns, front, fourth from right, celebrates her triumph over breast cancer with her Bodek and Rhodes family. (click to enlarge)
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Customers, coworkers and company owners joined forces to celebrate one account representative's successful battle of breast cancer. Anna May Burns, who works at one of the nation's leading imprintable wearables companies, Bodek and Rhodes, recently finished her treatment for the disease and received a clean bill of health, prompting not just her co-workers to celebrate, but also her customers.
"I'm just so fortunate," said Anna May, who ended her therapy for breast cancer this summer. "Everyone here was so supportive. And not just people I work with, it was also the customers. If I wasn't in the office, customers would ask if it was ok if they called me at home! All the flowers and calls from customers were so sweet."
As coworkers, including two of Anna May's sisters, planned a surprise celebration, one customer, Michael LoNigro at Port Jefferson Sporting Goods, volunteered to donate pink t-shirts with a custom design that read, "Way to go Anna May! You kicked its butt!"
Of Burns, LoNigro said, "We work with her very closely and she's amazing to work with. She's very special to us and we wanted to be there for her. Every day I talked to her I'd tell her she was going to kick its butt, so that's naturally what we put on the t-shirt."
Said Mike Rhodes, President, "It's no surprise we've gotten such an outpouring of support for Anna May. It really says a lot about her, that so many people, including customers, really care. She's just a sweet, sweet lady who's loved by our family here, as well as her family of customers and I'm very thankful that she's doing so well."
Bodek and Rhodes is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA with distribution centers in Philadelphia, PA, Niles, MI, Fresno, CA, Orlando, FL, and Norton, MA. More information on Bodek and Rhodes and their full line of wearables is available online at www.BodekandRhodes.com.