Over US$125,000 in School Supplies Donated to New York City
School
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Avery Dennison set
the Guinness World Record for largest amount of school supplies
donated in a 24-hour period in New York City on August 4. Avery
Dennison donated more than 8,500 pounds of school supplies to an
in-need New York City school, shattering the record requirement of
1,102 lbs, 5 oz.
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To establish the record, students from Adolph S Ochs School and
Academy lined up at about 9 a.m. on August 4 morning to stuff a
full-size school bus with the donated school supplies as part of
the celebration. The feat was witnessed by an official Guinness
World Record Adjudicator, who verified that the attempt adhered to
the strict guidelines of the record category and presented Avery
Dennison with a certificate documenting the new world record.
"I am so proud of what we accomplished here: setting a new record
that enables us not only to support a very deserving school, but
also to help draw attention to the needs of schools throughout the
country," said Tim Bond, Group Vice President, Avery Dennison
Office Products North America. "Avery Dennison is committed to
helping parents and teachers across America provide students with
the highest-quality education possible, and the school supplies are
vital to that success."
Guidelines for the record category stipulate that three elements
must be present in all Guinness World Record proposals: an idea
that is measurable, breakable and verifiable.
"We are very excited about Avery Dennison Guinness World Records
attempt for Largest Amount of School Supplies Donated in 24 Hours.
This is an entirely new record category that was inspired by Avery
Dennison's unique proposal," said Danny Girton, Corporate
Adjudications Manager, Guinness World Records. "This record attempt
is a story with a heart, which is what Guinness World Records is
all about: ordinary people striving to achieve extraordinary
things."
The record setting event is a part of the Avery Dennison Give Back
to Schools program that was created in celebration of the company's
75th anniversary as a way to give back to the communities that have
made the company's success possible. The program will provide 10
very deserving U.S. schools with Avery(R) premium school supplies.
To enter to win, students, families and supporters (ages 18 and
older) can vote for their local K-8 school now at
http://www.AveryDennisonGiveBacktoSchools.com . At the conclusion
of the contest on September 3, the 10 schools with the highest
number of votes will each win Avery-brand school supplies valued at
approximately US$10,000.
About Avery Dennison:
Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) helps make brands more inspiring and the
world more intelligent. For 75 years the company has been a global
leader in pressure-sensitive technology and materials, retail
branding and information solutions, and organization and
identification products for offices and consumers. A FORTUNE 500
company with sales of US$6 billion in 2009, Avery Dennison is based
in Pasadena, California and has employees in over 60 countries. For
more information, visit http://www.averydennison.com or
http://www.averydennison.com.cn.
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