Photo: Charmin(R) Teams Up With Mario Cantone, Mario Lopez, Martina McBride, Sherri Shepherd and 'The Go Team' to Design Toilet
December 17 2009 - 7:04PM
PR Newswire (US)
For each consumer visiting the Charmin Restrooms between December
17 and December 31, Charmin will donate one dollar to the
celebrity's charity of choice up to $50,000 NEW YORK, Dec. 17
/PRNewswire/ -- Visit the Charmin Restrooms this holiday season to
help raise money for charity. In addition to providing tourists and
local New Yorkers with a free, clean and family-friendly place to
"enjoy the go" this holiday season, Charmin® announced today that
visitors to the Charmin Restrooms in Times Square will also "Go for
Good" to help to raise up to $50,000 for charity. (Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091217/NY28343 ) For each
consumer visiting the Charmin Restrooms between December 17 and
December 31, Charmin will donate one dollar to the celebrity's
charity of choice, which includes: Broadway Cares; Boys & Girls
Club of America; loveisrespect, National Teen Dating Abuse
Helpline; The Harlem Children's Zone; and Angels in Waiting.
Charmin will donate up to $10,000 per charity for a total donation
of $50,000. Actor and Stand-up Comedian Mario Cantone and "The Go
Team" - five Charmin Ambassadors selected to work in the Charmin
Restroom this holiday season for a salary of $10,000 each -
unveiled the five toilet seat designs today at the Charmin
Restrooms. Consumers can view the star-studded toilet seats in the
Restrooms through December 31. Each of the designs is unique and
reflects the personal style and interests of the celebrity who
created it. Themes range from boxing to disco, and designs feature
everything from bright, vibrant colors to embellishments such as
feathers, sequins and glitter. Since 2006, approximately 1.5
million visitors have experienced the 20 clean, deluxe, ADA
compliant, family friendly and fully staffed restrooms that offer a
highly engaging and interactive Charmin experience with additional
luxuries like stroller parking, baby changing stations and seating
and family photo areas. Fun new features this year include a giant
toilet for photo-ops, digital graffiti wall, kids' toilet paper pit
and video "can-fessional" booth. The Restrooms are located at 1540
Broadway in Times Square between West 45th and West 46th streets
and are open to the public Sunday - Wednesday from 10AM to 9PM, and
Thursday - Saturday 10AM to 11PM from Monday, November 23 to
Thursday, December 31. They will be open until 6PM on Christmas Eve
but closed on Christmas Day. For more information about the Charmin
Restrooms, visit http://www.enjoythego.com/. About Charmin Charmin
has been America's most popular toilet paper for more than 25
years. In the U.S., P&G offers Charmin Ultra Soft and Charmin
Ultra Strong - super premium two-ply toilet paper; Charmin Basic -
a one-ply toilet paper; Charmin Plus Lotion with Aloe & E; and
Charmin Freshmates - flushable wet wipes. For more information on
Charmin, visit http://www.charmin.com/. About Procter & Gamble
[NYSE: PG] Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives
of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest
portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including
Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®,
Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®,
Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®,
Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes
approximately 135,000 employees working in about 80 countries
worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com/ for the latest news and
in-depth information about P&G and its brands.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091217/NY28343
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: P&G CONTACT: Charlotte
Cavaretta, MS&L, +1-212-468-3590, ; or Laura Lewis, Procter
& Gamble, +1-513-207-3918, Web Site: http://www.enjoythego.com/
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