Ummm, Panda Express, arrghhhh

Panda Express Supports Charities With Plush Panda Bear Sales

"Panda Express, the nation's largest and fastest growing Asian restaurant concept, is selling plush panda bears in February and March to raise funds that will be split equally between the American Red Cross, for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles."

Hmmm, now this is confusing:
The sub-title reads: "American Red Cross and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Receive 100 Percent of Proceeds" while Peggy Cherng, PhD, and Co-Chair of Panda Express is quoted as saying "Our guests and their loved ones will adore receiving these Panda bears, and can feel pleased that nearly 60 percent of the $4.99 purchase price will benefit deserving charities."

I attempted to verify this at the Panda Restaurant Group, Inc.'s website, but they unfortunately had no mention of the panda fundraiser on the site as of Tuesday AM. They do however have links to other fund raising events and charities they have sponsored in the past. PRG Inc. & the World Vision Foundation of Thailand sponsored a village in Thailand that was ravaged by the 2005 tsunami. Acording to this site, PRG Inc. claims to have raised upwards of $200,000 for both hurricane Katrina relief efforts and tsunami relief efforts! I am in no way involved with PRG Inc. and so can only go by what I read, but you have to love a company that shows that it cares about the global community, finds creative ways to raise funds, AND has an awesome panda logo. Not a commercial, just a thought!

Two panda thumbs up for Panda Express!
One panda thumb down for Primezone Newswire & Multimedia for confusing me!