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Roger Barnett, CEO and Chairman of Shaklee Corporation announced plans to launch a nationwide campaign to promote the Shaklee business opportunity. The 50 year old company hopes to raise awareness of the potential the company offers for financial freedom. Barnett says that the Shaklee opportunity has the chance to help over a million families throughout 2009. The campaign got underway in Greensboro NC on February 9th.

Shaklee representatives on the tour will tout the benefits of becoming an independent distributor and highlight the chance to become financially independent while taking control of your life and time. Barnett will promote Shaklee’s revolutionary business model that will help those in need even during the economic downturn.

“Families are struggling to make ends meet in this difficult economy,” says Barnett. “While so many others are cutting back, we’re a 50-year-old company with a revolutionary business model that’s seeking to create one million new entrepreneurial opportunities to give people the potential to thrive even during these difficult economic times. Shaklee has actually grown during the past seven economic downturns. Our economic growth, combined with products that make people and the planet healthier, make Shaklee a powerful force for good,” says Barnett.

The tour comes at a perfect time, when millions of Americans have lost their jobs within the last year, and new jobs are scarce, if not impossible to find. The tour will travel to half a dozen cities and expose thousands to the possibility of operating their own independent business. Shaklee hopes to highlight the opportunity the company provides either to supplement income or create a source of full time income.

Shaklee is over 50 years old, and is one of the most well respected companies not only in the Direct Sales Industry but in the world. Shaklee has been a pioneer in the fields of all natural products that are healthy and harmless to the environment.

The nationwide tour will run through Feb. 14 and is free and open to the public. For information on this campaign, call 1-800-SHAKLEE.

Tour dates:
Greensboro, NC — February 9
New York City, NY — February 10 (Spanish translation provided)
Chicago, IL — February 11 (Spanish translation provided)
Dallas, TX — February 12
Denver, CO — February 13
Los Angeles, CA — February 14 (Spanish language provided)
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The Shaklee Corporation, a global leader in environmentally friendly household products, nutritional supplements and beauty products, has just been put on the list of the Top 20 Retail Partners with the United States Environmental Protection Agency Green Power Partnership.

The EPA’s Green Power Partnership is committed to helping consumers as well as companies understand the importance of going green, and its impact on the health of all people and the environment. The Partnership top partner rankings are meant to put a spotlight on companies that emphasize green power purchases to help reduce a negative impact on the environment.

Shaklee has had a longstanding commitment to the environment, becoming the first company in the world to be Climate Neutral Certified in the year 2000. The certification means that Shaklee has found a way to completely offset its greenhouse gas emissions, therefore resulting in zero impact on the environment. In 2002, the EPA presented Shaklee with the EPA Climate Protection Award which recognized the company for its dedication to climate protection and to preserving the environment.

“Our nation is shifting to a ‘green culture,’ with more and more Americans understanding that environmental responsibility is everyone’s responsibility,” said EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. “EPA commends Shaklee Corporation for making a long-term commitment to protecting the environment by purchasing green power.”

Roger Barnett, Shaklee Chairman and CEO, is proud of Shaklee’s addition to this prestigious grouping, “We are pleased to be part of a group of companies that are showing leadership in helping reduce our impact on our planet and we hope that many more join us in the future.”

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Shaklee joined the proud group of Stevie award winners as they received an award for Best Corporate Environmental Responsibility Program.

The award was given in recognition of their eco-friendly initiatives. Shaklee was recognized for numerous “green” projects and partnerships throughout 2007.

Last year, the household products company became the first consumer products company to offset 100 percent of its greenhouse gas emissions through the U.S. EPA Climate Leaders Program and use certified Green e- renewable energy.

“We are honored to be recognized for our deep commitment to protect and preserve the environment. Shaklee was founded with the mission of making people and the planet healthier, values which are more relevant now than ever before,” said Shaklee CEO Roger Barnett. “Our 750,000 members and distributors around the world believe that the right way to do business means doing what is right for people and for the planet. It is this innovative approach to business that has made Shaklee the environmental pioneer that it is today.”

Shaklee’s popularity surged over the last year as the “going green” movement spread around the world like wildfire. The Get Clean Starter Kit had record sales after appearances on Oprah as well as being included in gift baskets at several high profile events including the Grammy’s and Sundance Film Festival.

Shaklee’s commitment to the environment has lasted decades and hasn’t slowed a bit. Just this past year, the company helped villages in Malawi provide sustainable solar energy to their people, developed a video called “Creating Healthy Environments with Children” with Amy Brenneman and was awarded the Global Green USA Organization Design Award for outstanding leadership in promoting healthy, clean natural living around the world with its products.

The American Business Awards, or the “Stevie” awards are the Oscars of the business world and it is an honor to be nominated and an even greater accomplishment to win.

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