LOS ANGELES, May 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Unifi, Inc. (UFI:
NYSE), the makers of REPREVE® and the creators of the #TurnItGreen
initiative, and Feld Entertainment, Inc., producers of Marvel
Universe LIVE!, partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of America
(BGCA) to implement a nationwide program to teach youth the
importance of recycling and taking care of our
environment. To help support the program, the two
organizations donated $100,000 to the
BGCA.
In celebration of the donation, Juliette
Feld, executive vice president of Feld Entertainment and
producer of Marvel Universe LIVE!, and Bett
Anderson, corporate marketing and communications manager at
REPREVE, presented an oversized check to the BGCA this morning at
the Los Angeles VIP Premiere of Marvel Universe LIVE! Forty
members of the local Boys and Girls Club were in attendance along
with two of our favorite Marvel Super Heroes, Spider-Man and
Thor.
"Marvel Universe LIVE! is a great platform to help spread the
word about the power of recycling to our next generation," said
Juliette Feld. "We are
excited to partner with REPREVE to help the Boys and Girls Club of
America and their affiliates across the country spread the message
of recycling education."
"Our ultimate goal in marketing REPREVE has always been to
increase recycling awareness and educate consumers of the cool
stuff that can be made from recycled plastic bottles," said
Roger Berrier, president and chief
operating officer of Unifi. "By working with Marvel Universe LIVE!,
we aim to encourage families to have a conversation about the
importance of recycling and show children the cool stuff their
recycled bottles can create."
Once this super-powered alliance joined forces, kids collected
nearly 300,000 water bottles as part of the #TurnItGreen campaign
in the past year alone. The bottles that have been collected
are enough to produce over 100,000 t-shirts, 8,000 jackets or
25,000 pair of pants made from REPREVE recycled yarns, while
keeping all those bottles out of landfills across America.
"At the Boys and Girls Club we're committed to providing a safe
place for youth to learn and grow. We are excited to have Marvel
Universe LIVE! and REPREVE continue to educate the children in our
chapters across the nation regarding the importance of recycling,"
said Frank Sanchez vice president at
the Boys and Girls Club of America. "This $100,000 donation is going to help us continue to
expand our recycling efforts with the members at our clubs."
To learn more about REPREVE and keep up with the #TurnItGreen
initiative, visit www.REPREVE.com. For more information and
to purchase tickets, visit the Marvel Universe LIVE! website,
www.marveluniverselive.com.
About Feld Entertainment
Feld Entertainment is
the worldwide leader in producing and presenting live touring
family entertainment experiences that lift the human spirit and
create indelible memories, with 30 million people in attendance at
its shows each year. Feld Entertainment's productions have appeared
in more than 75 countries and on six continents to date and include
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®, Monster
Jam®, Monster Energy Supercross, Nuclear
Cowboyz®, AMSOIL Arenacross, Disney On Ice
Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt, Disney Live!
Presented by Stonyfield YoKids Organic Yogurt and Marvel Universe
LIVE! More information about Feld Entertainment is available online
at www.feldentertainment.com.
About Marvel Entertainment, LLC
Marvel
Entertainment, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney
Company, is one of the world's most prominent character-based
entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than
8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years.
Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment,
licensing and publishing. For more information, visit marvel.com.
©MARVEL
About REPREVE:
REPREVE® is Unifi,
Inc.'s (NYSE: UFI) flagship brand of recycled fibers, made from
recycled materials, including plastic bottles. REPREVE can be found
in products ranging from apparel and hosiery to automotive and
industrial applications, and is used by some of the world's leading
brands, including Patagonia, The North Face, Haggar, Quiksilver and
Ford. REPREVE's #TurnItGreen initiative is designed to encourage
recycling and raise awareness among consumers that recycled bottles
can be turned into cool products they use every day. For more
information about REPREVE, visit www.REPREVE.com; like us on
Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram.
About Unifi:
Unifi, Inc. is a multi-national
manufacturing company that produces and sells textured and other
processed yarns designed to meet customer specifications, and
premier value-added ("PVA") yarns with enhanced performance
characteristics. Unifi maintains one of the textile
industry's most comprehensive polyester and nylon product
offerings. Unifi enhances demand for its products, and helps
others in creating a more effective textile industry supply chain,
through the development and introduction of branded yarns that
provide unique performance, comfort and aesthetic advantages.
In addition to its flagship REPREVE® products – a family
of eco-friendly yarns made from recycled materials – key Unifi
brands include: SORBTEK®, REFLEXX®,
AIO® – all-in-one performance yarns, SATURA®,
AUGUSTA®, A.M.Y.®, MYNX® UV and
MICROVISTA®. Unifi's yarns are readily found in
the products of major brands in the apparel, hosiery, automotive,
home furnishings, industrial and other end-use markets. For
more information about Unifi, visit www.unifi.com; to learn more
about REPREVE®, visit www.REPREVE.com.
REPREVE and #TurnItGreen are trademarks of Unifi, Inc.
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