Nissan & Local Retailers Support a Special Day for Leukemia
19 September 1999
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Sept. 19 / -- Today, Nissan North America's Mid-Atlantic Region and local area Norfolk Nissan retailers donated in excess of $6,000 to the Leukemia Society of America in celebration of Leukemia Society Awareness Month and the 50th anniversary of the Leukemia Society of America. The third annual Patient Day at Busch Gardens Williamsburg will offer a free fun filled day at the park for children affected by leukemia, lymphoma or Hodgkin's disease and their families with lunch and t-shirts provided by Nissan. This is the third year for Nissan and its local area Norfolk retailers to participate in Patient Day. "We are delighted to be able to participate once again in Leukemia Society's mission to find a cure for this tragic disease," said Gary Frigo, Regional Vice President, Nissan North America, Inc. In the United States, Leukemia is the number one disease killer of children ages 2-14. It is curable only through time consuming and expensive treatments, including chemotherapy, bone marrow and/or stem cell transplants. Because of the strain this disease puts on the patient and their family, Patient Day is the only vacation most will have this year. In North America, Nissan's operations include styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan in North America, which includes employees and facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, generates more than 90,000 jobs, approximately 20,000 directly and over 71,000 through approximately 1,500 Nissan and Infiniti retailers across the continent.