Thank You, Dunder Mifflin Infinity

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Thu Jul 31, 2008 12:56pm EDT

Fans of NBC's Top-Rated Show - The Office - Are Raising Funds for the Lymphoma
Research Foundation

NEW YORK, July 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF)
takes this opportunity to thank the many "employees" of the 48 branches of
Dunder Mifflin Infinity (DMI) for selecting LRF as the charity their branch
will support during the DMI's "Summer Splash - United Way Fundraiser."
    Under the direction from their corporate headquarters - NBC.com - each DMI
employee had to select one charity from a corporate-approved list of nine for
their DMI branch to support.  Voting started on July 10th and ended on July
17th.  Out of the 163 DMI branches, 48 selected the Lymphoma Research
Foundation.
    "On behalf of everyone at LRF, I want to thank the employees of those 48
branches for selecting our organization," commented Suzanne Bliss, LRF's
President.  "We wholeheartedly welcome them to the vast network of people
fighting lymphoma."
    In addition to providing DMI branches with a way to support community
needs, the "Summer Splash - United Way Fundraiser" is also a competition.
After the campaign ends on Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 3PM ET / 12 PM PT and
the results are tallied, the DMI branch that raised the most will be crowned
The Most Philanthropic of all Dunder Mifflin Infinity.
    About Dunder Mifflin and Dunder Mifflin Infinity
    Dunder Mifflin, Inc. Paper Company is the fictional paper company featured
in NBC's top-rated show - The Office.  DMI is the online community of
approximately 55,000 fans of The Office that belong to 200 different branches
across the United States, Canada and abroad.
    For more information, visit www.dundermifflininfinity.com
    About the Lymphoma Research Foundation
    The Lymphoma Research Foundation (LRF) is the nation's largest voluntary
health organization devoted exclusively to funding lymphoma research and
providing patients and healthcare professionals with critical information on
the disease. LRF's mission is to eradicate lymphoma and serve those touched by
this disease.
    More than 85 cents of every dollar spent goes to research and programming.
As of the close of FY 2007, LRF has funded over $35 million in lymphoma-
specific research.  LRF also provides a comprehensive series of programs and
services for patients, survivors and loved ones affected by lymphoma,
including our toll-free Lymphoma Helpline and Clinical Trials Information
Service, in-person patient education programs, webcasts/teleconferences and
support services.
    For more information, visit www.lymphoma.org
SOURCE  The Lymphoma Research Foundation

Marion F. Swan, +1-212-349-6435, mswan@lymphoma.org
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