TUCSON, AZ -- 10/30/09 --
Anything Brands Online, Inc (PINKSHEETS: ANYT)
announced today that its subsidiary, Anything Green OnLine (AGO)
(www.anythinggreenonline.com), signed a Letter of Understanding with My
Place, a not-for-profit organization located in Hendersonville, NC, whose
mission is to provide housing and positive youth development to homeless
and at-risk youth between the ages of 16 and 24 to develop a produce
business to raise funds, a portion of which will be donated to My Place. My
Place, Inc. was founded by Venerable Pannavati Bhikkhuni, a Buddhist Nun
offering services to homeless and at-risk youth in the Hendersonville,
North Carolina area.
My Place, as part of its Youth Entrepreneur Enterprises component, refers
potential customers to Anything Green Online to purchase produce boxes to
be delivered to a convenient location for pickup. Also, My Place invites
local supermarkets to make fresh produce from Anything Green Online
available in their stores to be sold under the "My Place" label. Using
students and their families nationwide as a marketing base, My Place is
collecting signatures from consumers requesting their local supermarket to
carry the "My Place" label in their stores. Within the first 3 days, over
1,000 local signatures have been collected. My Place will further increase
market awareness by making direct contact with 200 media outlets throughout
the US and contact 100 service providers to homeless students in 50 cities
to encourage them to participate in the program. These organizations and
their constituents would become recipients of a portion of the proceeds
from sales in their respective communities.
It was stated by Tim Norton, a senior executive of the company with
responsibility for the Anything Brands Online Operation, "In early 2009,
with the encouragement of several socially oriented organizations and with
the direct participation of Marc Schechtman, a pioneering force in Organic
Foods, the project embarked on a nationwide effort designed to improve the
lives of less fortunate citizens beginning with its pilot model in North
Carolina. AGO identified marketing opportunities for fresh produce that
offer added value to consumers who understand the benefits of fruits and
vegetables for a healthy diet and lifestyle. With the influence of an
organization such as My Place, AGO will be well positioned to meet the
revenue goal of $360M in the next 18 months."
"I see this as a perfect demonstration model for struggling communities,"
added Ven. Pannavati. "The collaboration between the business and social
services sectors to meet the needs of our citizenry is the wave of the
future. Actually, it is now."
About Anything Brands Online, Inc.
The Anything Green Online division, in addition to its online portal, has
developed a "Green" farming program with the goal of providing funding and
technology to family-owned farms in various regions of the United States.
The program has a charitable component that is based upon consumer
purchases for produce with a formula that rewards charitable organizations
that feed the homeless and assist others in need.
Anything Brands Online in addition to its new Anything Green Online
marketplace sells products and services to the transportation industry that
improve the level of transportation efficiency and safety of its commercial
and recreational customers. Their Tradesman Tool division serves
automotive, construction, industrial tools, and auto body supplies to
consumers and industrial clients. The MyFreightWorld division based in
metropolitan Kansas City supplies technology and expertise to logistics
management companies. The division's core competencies include easily
customizable web applications and services in logistics. Additional
information can be found at (http://3plinabox.net) and
(http://www.anythingbrandsonline.com).
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of U.S. federal securities laws, that involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed or implied in this press release.
For more information contact Investor Relations at Anything Brands Online
(http://www.anythingbrandsonline.com) or call 520-742-1890.
Or contact TEN Associates LLC at Fountain Hills, Arizona. Telephone number
is (480)326-8577.
For more information contact:
Investor Relations
Anything Brands Online
www.anythingbrandsonline.com
520-742-1890
TEN Associates LLC
Fountain Hills, Arizona
480-326-8577