Pollo Campero Supports the Fight Against Cancer within the Hispanic Community

June 2, 2011 - PRLog -- Nueva Vida, a support network for Latina women with cancer, announced its partnership with Pollo Campero in a cancer awareness campaign to last the month of June.

The main goal of the partnership is to bring the Hispanic community together and increase the community’s awareness about the importance of regular medical check-ups for Latina women, a group with one of the highest risks of cancer mortality, which can help early detection of cancer and ensure timely access to life-saving treatments. To support this campaign, Pollo Campero is making every Monday in the month of June, Nueva Vida Day. Campero will be donating 10% of all sales on Mondays in June from 3pm until closing to Nueva Vida.

“Pollo Campero is thrilled to have this opportunity to support not only a great cause but its Community. We believe that by supporting and educating our community in the importance of taking care of yourself, it will lead to longer lives and a stronger and more unified community,” commented Jose R. Barahona, owner of American Pollo, the developer and operator of seven (7) Pollo Campero restaurants in the Washington DC area, which include: Herndon and Baileys Crossroads in Virginia; Langley Park, Wheaton, Gaithersburg and Laurel in Maryland; and Columbia Heights in Washington, DC.

Nueva Vida’s executive director, Larisa Caicedo, added “At Nueva Vida, we recognized that regular medical check-ups are key factors that play an important role in the early detection for women at risk of the illness and for survivors. One of our main goals is to empower Latina women to make informed decisions that will create a positive impact in their lives and ensure that no Latina experience cancer alone. To achieve this goal, we need the help of organizations such as Pollo Campero, who understand and care about the needs of the Hispanic community. We are proud and honored to initiate this amazing partnership with Pollo Campero.”

About Nueva Vida
Nueva Vida is a survivor-driven cancer care organization, nonprofit, 501(c)3, that provides a variety of culturally sensitive cancer support services for Latina women in the Washington, DC metropolitan areas, Baltimore, and Richmond.
It’s Nueva Vida’s mission to inform, support, and empower Latina women whose lives are affected by cancer, and to advocate for and facilitate the timely access to state of the art cancer care, including screening, diagnosis, treatment, and care for all Hispanic women.

Every year, Nueva Vida services over 3, 500 Latina women and their families and is a resource to countless more as our healthcare partners understand the need for our services in order to provide comprehensive care for Hispanic women.

About American Pollo
American Pollo is the developer, operator and the first franchise of Pollo Campero on the east coast in the United States. American Pollo opened its first restaurant on October3, 2003 in Baileys Crossroads, VA. Pollo Campero’s success at this location was evident during the first 35 days of its openings when it broke sales records of its industry. It has since opened 6 other restaurants in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.

About Pollo Campero
Pollo Campero opened its first store in Guatemala in 1971. Now Pollo Campero is the world’s largest Latin Chicken chain restaurant that has won the title “Latin Chicken Loved Around the World”. Some Pollo Campero offerings include the following menu items: traditional pressure cooked chicken and citrus marinated grilled chicken; Latin infused side items like yucca, black beans and rice and plantains; tropical fruit drinks from Central America; Latin themed desserts such as flan and tres leches.

Pollo Campero now serves over 85 million customers each year at more than 320 restaurants in 12 countries around the globe.  

For more information about American Pollo and Pollo Campero, please visit our website: www.campero.com

For further information, please contact:
Linda M. Perez, Development Manager, development@nueva-vida.org or call 202-223-9100