The Perfect Pair: Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos Team Up to Fight Ovarian Cancer

Mon Jul 13, 2009 3:51pm EDT
 
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Couple to Appear in Public Service Announcements for QVC Presents Super
Saturday Live, Benefitting The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund



WEST CHESTER, Pa., July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- From A-list parties and red carpet
events to school trips and PTA meetings, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos are
certainly one of the busiest celebrity couples. Yet, even with three children
and two successful careers, the dynamic duo are about to take on one more role
as the stars of the new public service announcements to promote QVC Presents
Super Saturday Live to benefit the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF). 

The couple is scheduled to appear in both print and television public service
announcements promoting QVCPresents Super Saturday Live on QVC Saturday,
August 1,2 PM - 4 PM (ET), with net proceeds benefitting OCRF. The exclusive
sale, which was previously only available to Hamptons' tastemakers and
celebrities, will reach QVC's 95 million U.S. households, allowing shoppers
throughout the country to get designer styles at a fraction of the
manufacturer's suggested retail price. 

Ripa, a longtime supporter of OCRF, has hosted Super Saturday for the past
five years, and will once again host the event in the Hamptons. Currently in
its 12(th) year, Super Saturday will be broadcast live for the third
consecutive year on leading multimedia retailer QVC. 

"It's an honor for Mark and me to serve as the faces of QVC's public service
announcement campaign, as well as to co-host Super Saturday -- it's a
wonderful event that raises money for such an important cause," said Ripa. "It
truly will be a super Saturday for me -- I get to spend the day with my
husband, while shopping for a cure. What could be better than that?"

"QVC is thrilled to work with Kelly once again in championing such an
important cause, and we're so excited that Mark is joining the team this
year," said Claire Watts, president of U.S. Commerce for QVC. "We are grateful
to both Kelly and Mark for helping QVC and OCRF generate much-needed awareness
to such a critical issue."

"We're excited to work with our friends at QVC again for the 12(th) Annual
Super Saturday," said Faith Kates Kogan, president of OCRF. "Together with
QVC, Kelly and Mark, we will raise funds and awareness in support of the fight
against ovarian cancer."

About QVC
QVC, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Media Corporation attributed
to the Liberty Interactive Group (Nasdaq: LINTA), is one of the largest
multimedia retailers in the world. QVC is committed to providing its customers
with thousands of the most innovative and contemporary beauty, fashion,
jewelry and home products. Its programming is distributed to more than 167
million homes worldwide. The company's Web site, QVC.com, is ranked among the
top general merchant Internet sites. With subsidiaries in the United Kingdom,
Germany and Japan, West Chester, Pa.-based QVC has shipped more than a billion
packages in its 23-year history. QVC, Q, and the Q Ribbon Logo are registered
service marks of ER Marks, Inc.

About The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF) is the leading independent, non-profit
organization in the United States dedicated to advancing research and finding
a cure for ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer takes the lives of over 15,000 women
in the United States each year, with over 20,000 new cases being diagnosed
annually. There is currently no method of early detection, leading to late
diagnosis in the majority of cases.  OCRF is committed to funding the best and
 brightest scientific investigators whose work focuses on new tools for
detection and better treatment options. To date, OCRF has funded researchers
at 40 leading institutions nationwide. For more information, go to
www.ocrf.org.

SOURCE  QVC, Inc.

Denise Kovalevich, +1-484-701-8823, Denise.Kovalevich@QVC.com, or Tara Hunter,
+1-484-701-8163, Tara.Hunter@QVC.com, both of QVC

 

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