Friends of Mel Foundation Partners with Delta's Global Sales Conference

ROCKLAND, Mass., June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Friends of Mel Foundation announced its participation at the Delta Air Lines' 2015 Global Sales Conference in Boston from June 1-3 at The Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel. This marks a special collaboration between the two organizations since the Friends of Mel Foundation was originated as a way to create a legacy for Mel Simmons, a Delta Air Lines flight attendant for 38 years who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000.

During the conference, Delta Sales professionals will have the opportunity to attend a variety of breakout sessions, including a community service workshop where attendees will learn about the Friends of Mel Foundation and donate their time by making bracelets for the organization.

"Delta is honored to support such an important and caring organization," said Kristen Shovlin, VP – Sales Operations. "We're proud to work with a group that has made a positive difference in the lives of others and we're grateful to partner with them in their outreach efforts."

"Mel loved being a Delta flight attendant and brought her exuberant personality to every flight," said Pauline Alighieri, founder and executive director of the Friends of Mel Foundation. "Mel´s Bracelet continues to symbolize friendship, support, love and community for the hundreds of thousands of women wearing the bracelets to show solidarity against various cancers."

For more information about the Friends of Mel Foundation, visit friendsofmel.org.

About Friends of Mel Foundation
Since 2007, Friends of Mel first started offering bracelets as a way to honor Mel Simmons, who passed due to breast cancer. Since then, over three million dollars have been raised for cancer-related causes.  Recognizing an unmet need in the cancer community, The Friends of Mel Foundation created the 'The Art of Living-Life Beyond Cancer' conference in 2010. With renowned speakers, expert-lead workshops and skill-building seminars, attendees leave with practical tools and techniques to help them tackle some of the toughest issues they face along with feeling empowered to live a life beyond cancer.

About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines serves more than 170 million customers each year. Delta was named to FORTUNE magazine's top 50 World's Most Admired Companies in addition to being named the most admired airline for the fourth time in five years. Additionally, Delta has ranked No.1 in the Business Travel News Annual Airline survey for four consecutive years, a first for any airline. With an industry-leading global network, Delta and the Delta Connection carriers offer service to 327 destinations in 60 countries on six continents. Headquartered in Atlanta, Delta employs nearly 80,000 employees worldwide and operates a mainline fleet of more than 700 aircraft. The airline is a founding member of the SkyTeam global alliance and participates in the industry's leading trans-Atlantic joint venture with Air France-KLM and Alitalia as well as a newly formed joint venture with Virgin Atlantic. Including its worldwide alliance partners, Delta offers customers more than 15,000 daily flights, with key hubs and markets including Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Los Angeles,

Minneapolis/St. Paul, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Tokyo-Narita. Delta has invested billions of dollars in airport facilities, global products, services and technology to enhance the customer experience in the air and on the ground. Additional information is available on delta.com, Twitter @Delta, Google.com/+Delta, Facebook.com/delta and Delta's blog takingoff.delta.com.

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