Jiffy Lube® Stores Partner With the Jimmy Fund to Help Change More than Oil

Company kicks-off annual Value Card fundraiser

BOSTON, MA (Wednesday, October 15, 2003) - Drivers rolling into Jiffy Lube for their next oil change can now make a positive change in the lives of everyone battling cancer. From now until Dec. 15, customers making a $2 donation to the Jimmy Fund will receive a Value Card offering more than $50 in savings at participating Jiffy Lube service centers and Taco Bell restaurants in the New England area.
This goal of this year’s Value Card program is to generate $320,000 to benefit cancer research and care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute through its Jimmy Fund. Value Cards entitle customers to $5 off their next four Jiffy Lube Signature Service® oil changes and $1 off Taco Bell combo meal purchases through September 2004. The cards are available now through Dec. 15.

"Those individual two-dollar Value Card donations really add up to tremendous support for our mission," said Mike Andrews, chairman of the Jimmy Fund. "Jiffy Lube and Taco Bell customers get great savings while helping our researchers to develop better treatments that will benefit people around the world – what a great combination!"

Official Patient Partners for this year’s Value Card fundraiser are Jimmy Fund Clinic patients, eight-year-old Chloe Pantano of East Bridgewater and 10-year- old Jonathon Edmond of Mattapan. Both children will appear on point-of-purchase materials at participating Jiffy Lube Service Centers and Taco Bell restaurants across New England and Long Island and will also guest-host ‘Lube-A-Thon’ fundraisers at select Jiffy Lube service centers.

Chloe and Jonathan currently receive treatment at the Jimmy Fund Clinic at Dana-Farber for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or ALL. ALL is commonly referred to as "childhood leukemia." Nearly 75% of children with leukemia have ALL.

"Our New England and Long Island service centers eagerly anticipate our Value Card fundraiser with the Jimmy Fund every year," said Matt Marquez, director of New England Jiffy Lube service centers. "The Jimmy Fund is a quality organization with a critical mission and we are privileged to partner with them to help fight cancer."

The Jiffy Lube Value Card program now enters its seventh year and has raised more than $1 million for The Jimmy Fund.

The Jimmy Fund
The Jimmy Fund supports the fight against cancer at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, which is recognized by the National Cancer Institute as one of the leaders in cancer care and research. Since 1948, millions of people have contributed to the Jimmy Fund and helped raise the chance of survival for children and adults with cancer around the world.

Jiffy Lube
Jiffy Lube, with 2,200 service centers in North America, serves approximately 30 million customers each year. Jiffy Lube pioneered the fast oil change industry in 1979 by establishing the first drive-through service bay, providing customers with faster professional service for their vehicles. Headquartered in Houston, Jiffy Lube International is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Shell Oil Company. Visit www.jiffylube.com to learn more about Jiffy Lube and vehicle care.

For More Infromation Please contact:
Cindy Landers
Jiffy Lube®
Phone: (713) 546-6272

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