CONDOMANIA AWARDS OVER 30,000 “MADONNA CONDOMS” TO NONPROFITS

Douglas County AIDS Project and Planned Parenthood are the big winners in Condomania’s Madonna Condom Giveaway

LOS ANGELES, October 25, 2004 – Condomania.com, America’s First Condom Store and home to TheyFit™ Sized-to-Fit Condoms, announced today the winners of its Madonna Condom Giveaway. Condomania created the contest to encourage the creative promotion of safer sex awareness. CEO Adam Glickman explains, “Over the last four years the Bush administration has distorted scientific knowledge to further a political and ideological agenda. Consequently, many young people have been denied access to honest sexual education and the information they need to protect themselves. For our part, we wanted to provide a fun way for health agencies to fight back and increase awareness about safer sex, sexually transmitted infections and the important role that condoms can play.”

The contest was open to nonprofit organizations who were interested developing a fun and unique way to use the condoms in their outreach or fundraising activities, and promote safer sex at the same time. Every valid entry received 100 free Condomania-brand Condoms, just for sending in a proposal.

The grand prize of 21,000 Madonna Condoms (7,000 3-packs featuring the pop singer’s licensed image from her early days) went to Douglas County Aids Project (DCAP) of Lawrence, Kansas. They specialize in HIV/AIDS services in a three county area in northeast Kansas. They plan to put the Madonna Condoms to use during Pride Week at the University of Kansas where they will host a Madonna look-alike drag show that will entertain and educate about safer sex and HIV/AIDS prevention.

Upon hearing the news, DCAP’s Executive Director Geri Summer exclaimed, “We are so thrilled! It came at a perfect time, too, as we had to reduce our budget this year due to cuts in funding.” Since the Center for Disease Control reports that over half of all new HIV infections occur in people under 25 years of age, the University of Kansas Drag show is an outstanding way to reach a high-risk population with safer sex education.

The second place prize of 6,000 Madonna Condoms (2,000 3-packs) went to Vox: Voices for Planned Parenthood of Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster Pennsylvania. They plan to throw an 80s Safer Sex Party on campus with plenty of music by Madonna, sexy food, and games that educate about safer sex.

The third place prize of 3,000 Madonna Condoms (1,000 3-packs) went to the Planned Parenthood Association of Pennsylvania. They plan to hand out the Madonna Condoms during a “Pub Crawl” which they use to train their volunteers in the art of grassroots campaigning. They walk the streets and visit bars (where they are welcome), wearing shirts proclaiming their support for safer sex, handing out supplies, and registering supporters to vote and get involved with Planned Parenthood.

About Condomania®

Condomania (http://www.condomania.com), America's first condom store, was established June 1991, by Adam Glickman, who is considered to be one of the nation's foremost experts on condoms and safer sex issues. Both Condomania’s website, Condomania.com and its flagship retail store in New York City assist and educate shoppers of every age, sex, culture and sexual orientation in the purchase of condoms and safer-sex products, making safer sex fun, hip and accessible. Condomania is also home to TheyFit™, the world’s first line of sized-to-fit condoms in 55 custom-fit sizes.