Aflac Duck Quacks for Phoenix Children’s Hospital

Aflac and Macy’s Team up to Help Local Children’s Hospitals Across the Nation

For the eighth consecutive year, Aflac will introduce a new plush duck for the holidays. The Aflac Holiday Duck will be available starting November 1 at participating Macy’s department stores and online at www.aflacholidayduck.com.  Proceeds from the sale of the Holiday Duck the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Phoenix Children’s Hospital.

“The Aflac Ducks have become a holiday collectible and our customers and employees love them,” said Ellen Fruchtman, Macy’s divisional vice president of public relations in Atlanta. “We are proud that 212 Macy’s central stores are taking part in an initiative that will support 35 children’s hospitals across the nation.”

This year, as in years past, the Holiday Duck is dressed to thrill even the most finicky shoppers in its wintry garb, and it is likely to soar off of shelves. Since 2001, Aflac has sold thousands of Holiday Ducks, raising more than $2 million for the cure and treatment of pediatric cancer. The proceeds are shared by children’s hospitals across the nation where the ducks are sold including Phoenix Children’s Hospital. The Holiday Duck is available in two sizes. The six-inch model sells for $10 while the larger, 10-inch model costs $15.

About Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix Children’s Hospital is Arizona’s only licensed children’s hospital, providing world-class care in more than 40 pediatric specialties to our state’s sickest kids. Though Phoenix Children’s is one of the ten largest freestanding children’s hospitals in the country, rapid population growth in Arizona means the Hospital must grow as well. Phoenix Children’s recently announced a $588 million expansion plan to bring its special brand of family-centered care to even more patients and families. The plan includes a significant upgrade of the Hospital’s current campus, an aggressive physician recruitment effort, and new satellite centers in high growth areas of the Valley. For more information, visit the Hospital’s Web site at www.phoenixchildrens.com.

About Aflac
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in Japan. Our insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine’s listing of America’s Most Admired Companies for seven years and in Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for ten consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both Fortune magazine’s listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine’s listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit aflac.com.

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