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Hope Grows Where Love Is Planted

For Immediate Release:

LIMITED EDITION PRECIOUS MOMENTS FIGURINE AVAILABLE AT ALLELUIA SHOP DURING FOURTH ANNUAL RETAIL EVENT

The Alleluia Shop Offers Exclusive Figurine to Twin Cities Residents

Bloomington, Minnesota, October 1, 2011 – In celebration of breast cancer awareness month, on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., The Alleluia Shop, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, will host a Precious Moments “Hope Grows Where Love Is Planted” event. All who attend will have the exclusive opportunity to purchase the limited edition Precious Moments figurine also titled, “Hope Grows Where Love Is Planted.” This special piece, (item #113023), features a beautifully hand-sculpted porcelain girl watering her flowers of hope. The flowers bloom with pink ribbons in support of breast cancer awareness. It carries a suggested retail price of $45.

Attendees will also have the chance to win one of several valuable Precious Moments Sweepstakes Prizes, one drawn every half hour, and be able to show their support for Precious Moments, Inc.’s philanthropic partner, National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc®. At last year’s retail event, $12,249.99 was raised for NBCF. This year, a combined donation goal of $14,000 has been set for retailers nationwide.

Recognized as one of the leading breast cancer organizations in the world, NBCF’s mission is to save lives through early detection and to provide mammograms for those in need. NBCF provides Help for Today…Hope For Tomorrow® through its National Mammography Program, Early Detection Plan®, mynbcf online social community, and breast cancer research programs.

About Precious Moments

Precious Moments, Inc. is a privately held, family owned business headquartered in Carthage, Mo., home of the renowned Precious Moments Chapel, with offices also in suburban Chicago, Ill. Known the world over, porcelain Precious Moments figurines and coordinating gifts are based on the inspirational artwork of Samuel J. Butcher. These tear-drop eyed children deliver messages of joy, hope, faith and comfort. Principally, PMI is the owner of all Precious Moments artwork and is the exclusive licensor to more than 100 prominent companies. Established in the early 1970s, the company has a long tradition of partnering with worthwhile causes, such as NBCF, giving back to communities across the nation and around the world.

Unable to attend the event, then place your mail order today at Hope Grows Where Love Is Planted.