G&K Services Ignites Lung Cancer Awareness Through “Maggie’s Light”
November 28 2012 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GKSR) will host
Minnesota’s first ever Lung Cancer Vigil on Thursday, November 29
to honor a beloved member of the community and G&K employee,
Margaret Stenger, who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV lung
cancer. This event will take place at G&K Services’ corporate
office and will not only ignite awareness of lung cancer, but will
also attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest
chain of lit glowsticks.
Maggie was diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer earlier this
month. She is a non-smoker who is very conscientious about her
health. Upon hearing the news, the company set plans into motion
for “Maggie’s Light,” G&K’s version of the National Shine a
Light on Lung Cancer Vigil.
The Lung Cancer Alliance began holding these vigils four years
ago across the country to help build awareness for the number one
cause of cancer deaths in the US. Collectively they are the largest
coordinated lung cancer awareness event in the US and
internationally. Until now, Minnesota has not held a vigil event.
G&K Services, in cooperation with the Lung Cancer Alliance and
the American Lung Association in Minnesota, have partnered to
create such an event. “The Shine a Light on Lung Cancer Vigil is
truly a grassroots effort that reflects the individuals involved,”
said Laurie Fenton Ambrose, Lung Cancer Alliance President and CEO.
“We thank the team at G&K Services for putting together such a
meaningful event to honor a colleague.”
For more information or to sign up for the event, please visit
http://minnetonkavigil.kintera.org.
Event Details
Date: Thursday, November 29, 2012 Time:
5 – 7 pm Location: Outside of G&K Services Corporate
Office 5995 Opus Pkwy Minnetonka, MN 55343
About G&K Services,
Inc.G&K Services, Inc. is a service-focused market
leader of branded rental and purchase uniform and facility services
programs in the United States, and is the largest such provider in
Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services
has over 7,500 employees serving approximately 165,000 customers
from over 160 facilities in North America. G&K Services is a
publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market
under the symbol GKSR and is a component of the Standard &
Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. The company's ticker symbol will change
to GK, effective December 3, 2012. For more information on
G&K Services, visit the company’s web site at
www.gkservices.com.
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