Released on: June 25, 2008, 10:32 am

Press Release Author: Ray Merenstein

Industry: Food & Beverage

Press Release Summary: Excell Foundation provides much-needed kitchen equipment,
supplies and scholarships for non-profit organizations nationwide.

Press Release Body: Denver, Colo., - June 23, 2008 - Colorado-based Excell
Foodservice Equipment Dealer Network, a national group of industry vendors and
dealers, has created a foundation collecting "wish lists" of foodservice equipment
and supplies needed by non-profit organizations from children's homes to summer
camps. Just granted 501(c)(3) non-profit status earlier this year, The Foundation
is off and running with its impact across the country.

On an ongoing basis, The Foundation's board reviews nominations of non-profits in
need of equipment and supplies. Those organizations lucky enough to be chosen are
the beneficiary of a philanthropic Excell Foundation membership as partners in
securing, shipping and installing the equipment.

"Already, the foundation has been able to donate equipment to a summer camp for
children with developmental disabilities in the Midwest, a homeless shelter in the
Rockies, and a children's home in the Deep South," said Randy Brunschwig, President
of The Excell Foundation. "And we've awarded scholarship funds to a culinary
student attending a nationally respected institution."

The Excell Foundation announced its first donations in front of 250+ dealers and
vendors at its official kickoff in Hilton Head, SC. Arnaldo Torres, owner of
Savannah Restaurant Equipment, nominated St. Mary's Children's Home. Two of the
Sisters that run the home were representatives at the inaugural dinner, receiving
the gift to replace the dishwasher last installed when President Nixon was in
office. Insinger Machine Company donated the dishwasher along with freight. Mr.
Torres donated dining room tables and chairs alongside John Boos, the company that
donated an industrial sink for the home's kitchen.

Touched by the evening's presentations, the vendors then chose to donate all the
floor items from the Excell Foodservice Equipment dealer Network trade show to the
children's home as well. According to Mr. Torres, "when the truck pulled up to the
home and the kids came running out, it was as though Santa just pulled up in his
sleigh."

Present at the kickoff was a board member of another beneficiary, Shane Cloud of D
Cloud and Company. He nominated Camp Barnabas, a camp for kids and teens with
life-threatening illnesses and disabilities including his own child. The
scholarship money for a Johnson and Wales University student will be dispersed later
this month. In all, more than $15,000 worth of equipment and scholarship money top
off the first month of distributions from The Excell Foundation, a new organization
with a powerful tagline, "cooking up better lives."

About The Excell Foundation
As an industry leader in procurement and marketing of foodservice equipment and
supplies, Excell Foodservice Equipment Dealer Network - in collaboration with its
vendors and dealers - seeks to improve the functionality, efficiency and value of
community-based non-profit programs through the Excell Foundation. It is the
vision that shelters, homes, hospitals and other community-based entities in need of
foodservice products or funds - capital, academic or programmatic - have the
opportunity to receive and leverage such contributions.



Web Site: http://www.theexcellfoundation.org

Contact Details: Ray Merenstein
303.226.5486 (O)
720.560.5069 (M)
ray@TheExcellFoundation.org