SPECIAL EVENT (HUNTERSVILLE, NC.) - Carl A. Haas Motorsports/Walgreens Sweepstakes
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The "Racing Against Diabetes" enter-to-win sweepstakes is a unique opportunity combining one of the nationıs fastest growing sports and one of the most serious medical problems facing the country today. November is National Diabetes Awareness month, and in an effort to promote and support diabetes research, Walgreens created the ³Racing Against Diabetes² sweepstakes to help educate those who may be at risk for the disease.
Serving as co-primary sponsors for the Carl A. Haas Motorsports No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens Ford Fusions driven by Kyle Krisiloff, the Lilly/Walgreens' "Racing Against Diabetes" campaign is a driving force in raising awareness about a disease that affects more than 20 million people in the United States. Along with in-store promotions and sponsorship of the No. 14 Lilly/Walgreens NASCAR Busch Series entry, Lilly/Walgreens Motorsports and the "Racing Against Diabetes" campaign have been selected to appear in the November 5 issue of People magazine in the special section, "Heroes Among Us.²
"Nearly six million people in our country are unaware they have diabetes, and we are proud to be part of a program that is doing so much to bring awareness about the disease, as well as leading the search for better treatment options. It is an honor for our team to carry this very important message and it will be our pleasure to hand the winner the keys to a 2008 Ford Fusion,² said Carl A. Haas, President of Carl A. Haas Motorsports, LLC.
Walgreens has partnered with the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, with sponsors such as Ecotrin, Colgate, Roche Accu-Chek and Nature Valley, to build support for the Joslin Diabetes Center and the race to find a cure for diabetes through the cause-marketing program.
As part of the "Racing Against Diabetes" enter-to-win sweepstakes, the grand-prize winner will be presented with the keys to a 2008 Ford Fusion. The second-place winner receives a trip to the 2008 Daytona NASCAR race to serve as an honorary team member, and 100 third-place winners will be given "Racing Against Diabetes" team hats.
To enter, stop by any Walgreens location before November 24th to pick up the EasySaver Catalog, or visit http://www.walgreens.com/or http://www.FordRacing.com/ and click the sweepstakes logo.
Walgreens Co. is the nationıs largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2006 sales of $47.4 billion. The company operates 5,850 stores in 48 states and Puerto Rico, including 77 Happy Harryıs drugstores in Delaware and surrounding states. Walgreens is expanding its patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through Walgreens Health Services, its managed convenient care clinics inside drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives, Inc. (a pharmacy benefits manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens home Care Inc., and Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy. More information about Walgreens is available at http://www.walgreens.com/
Joslin Diabetes Center, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, has helped revolutionize the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of diabetes since itıs founding more than a century ago. Joslin is the worldıs largest diabetes research center, diabetes clinic, and provider of diabetes education, and its staff of renowned physicians, researchers and clinical specialists is dedicated to preventing and curing diabetes. Joslin and Walgreens have a multi-year partnership to develop and deliver awareness, wellness, prevention and education programs to Walgreens customers with diabetes. For more information on Joslin, call 1-800-JOSLIN-1 or visit www.joslin.org
Racing Against Diabetes, a public awareness campaign sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company and Walgreens, is designed to educate people at risk for and living with diabetes. Diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting nearly 21 million Americans; yet, one-third of those affected are unaware they have the disease. Seeking to build diabetes awareness both on and off the track, the Racing Against Diabetes campaign hosts diabetes education programs in NASCAR race markets across the country. The first cause-marketing effort of its kind in the NASCAR Busch Series, Racing Against Diabetes works alongside the Joslin Diabetes Center, the worldıs largest diabetes research center/clinic and provider of diabetes education.