NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. Announces that Former NBA Star Ralph Sampson Will Make a Personal Appearance for the Company at the JDRF’s Spring for a Cure Event
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NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc. (”NXT”) (OTCBB: NXTH) a developer and marketer of proprietary, patent-pending healthy natural sweeteners, food and beverage products, announced today that former NBA Rookie of the Year, Ralph Lee Sampson, Jr. will be making a personal appearance on behalf of NXT at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International’s “Spring for a Cure” event on April 30, 2009. NXT is a sponsor at the event that is being held at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York City. Sampson and the management team of NXT will be presenting to those in attendance its SUSTATM Natural Sweetener, a healthy, minimal calorie, nutritional sweetening system.
Sampson was a 7-foot-4 phenomenon, three-time College Player of the Year, and No. 1 pick in the 1983 NBA Draft with the Houston Rockets; he was also named NBA Rookie of the Year. Sampson finished out his professional playing days at just 32, due to knee injuries he sustained throughout his professional career. His daughter has diabetes and Sampson has actively participated in philanthropic work for Juvenile Diabetes in the past.
The “Spring for a Cure” event is a culinary, wine and spirits tasting event featuring fine cuisine and signature products from some of New York’s most popular restaurants and vendors. The event is dedicated to raising money and awareness for type 1 or juvenile diabetes. Founded in 1970, the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (”JDRF”) is one of the largest non-profit organizations and advocates of type 1 diabetes research, providing more than $1.16 billion in research funding. JDRF’s mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its associated complications through the support of research. Statistics show over 21 million Americans suffer from diabetes, and as many as 3 million Americans have type 1 diabetes. Each year, more than 15,000 children are diagnosed with diabetes in the U.S.1
“We are excited to have Ralph join us at the Spring for a Cure event next week,” said Mike McCarthy, President and CEO of NXT Nutritionals, Inc. “He has been actively supporting the research and the fight for a cure for diabetes, especially since hitting close to home with one of his daughters having the disease. We want to thank him for taking this opportunity to help us educate those attending the event about our SUSTATM Natural Sweetener.”
About NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Holyoke, MA, NXT Nutritionals Holdings, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary NXT Nutritionals, Inc., is a developer and marketer of proprietary, patent-pending healthy alternative sweeteners, food and beverage products. The common ingredient for all of the Company’s products is its SUSTATM Natural Sweetener, a minimal calorie, all-natural, nutritional sweetening system. SUSTATM Natural Sweetener currently serves as an ingredient for the Company’s nonfat all-natural Healthy DairyTM yogurt smoothies and is marketed as a standalone product as well. More information about the Company may be found at www.nxtnutritionals.com.
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1 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. “Type 1 Diabetes Information.” April 17, 2009 http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm?page_id=103498.
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