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B U S I N E S S P RO F I L E S 72 B U S I N E S S P R O F I L E S S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N I n 1 9 8 8 , d u r i n g t h e w e e k e n d l e a d i n g into Labor Day, CN Brown held its first fundraiser, a 48-hour car wash to support a team member who recently lost their child to muscle disease. Although the weather shortened their event to 36 hours, the event raised $700. Pon Yantakosol, then marketing manager called then-President of CN Brown, Harold Jones, requesting he chip in a donation of $300 in order to bring the check presentation for the annual MDA telethon to $1,000. From that moment, the fundraising efforts for the MDA in Maine took off within CN Brown Company. irty years forward, Pon Yantakosol, CN Brown Company's Purchasing & Category Manager, is the committee chair for the annual MDA Miracle Ball. In March, the 27th annual Vintage Vegas themed Gala raised over $125,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. CN Brown Above: Kurt Jones, President of CN Brown Company, and Jeff Jones, COO of CN Brown Company, with MDA in Maine State Ambassador Evan Riley. Right: Ashley King, Executive Director MDA Maine, and Pon Yantakosol, CN Brown, at the 27th Annual Miracle Ball. A special relationship with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Maine P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F C N B R O W N P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F M D A Together with the year-round canister campaign and Shamrock and Apple Pinups that are sold twice per year in the Big Apple Stores and CN Brown Service Stations, CN Brown Company has raised over $6 million for MDA and the families it serves. Karen Lewis Alexander, MDA's Executive Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer, speaks enthusiastically about the partnership with CN Brown. "In my first months with MDA, I traveled out to meet Kurt Jones and the CN Brown team. I came away inspired by their longstanding and determined commitment to our families. rough their generosity, MDA is able to provide vitally needed funds in support of research for better treatments and cures for those living with neuromuscular disease. With the CN Brown team's support, we can provide multidisciplinary care through a network of care centers, and we can offer best-in-class programs that support MDA families in a multitude of ways. CN Brown has truly embraced our families and our mission. For that, I, personally, will always be truly grateful." " CN Brown has truly embraced our families and our mission. For that, I, personally, will always be truly grateful. " — Karen Lewis Alexander MDA's Executive Vice President and Chief Philanthropy Officer