MAY 28: NASCAR Star Tony Stewart To Sign Autographs At Office Depot In Pineville, N.C.

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Jessie Kalin
Edelman for Office Depot Racing
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WHO:                          NASCAR star Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and team owner at Stewart-Haas Racing.


WHAT:                       Stewart will sign autographs for fans at the local Office Depot store in Pineville, North Carolina. Office Depot is the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR and co-primary sponsor of Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy.



                                    The two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will compete in the May 30 Coca-Cola 600 race at Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS). Stewart is still searching for his first Coca-Cola 600 victory, but has two wins - including the 2009 Sprint All-Star Race - under his Cup Series belt at CMS.



                                    Office Depot and Lexmark Partner To Help Military Families

                                    From May 30 through June 5, Office Depot and Lexmark are teaming up for a special program in conjunction with Operation Homefront.*



During this time, Office Depot and Lexmark will donate a new Lexmark printer to Operation Homefront each time a customer purchases a qualifying Lexmark printer at an Office Depot store (regularly priced at $199.99 and above) or online at www.officedepot.com/lexmark/operationhomefront.



Office Depot and Lexmark hope to donate more than 4,000 printers to military families providing them with the much needed technology to help them stay in touch with their loved ones serving in the armed forces.



*Special Promotion for NASCAR Fans:  In celebration of the Tony Stewart appearance on May 28 at the Office Depot store in Pineville, N.C., Office Depot and Lexmark will also donate a new printer to Operation Homefront for every qualifying printer that is purchased at this store on May 28 only.



Fan Alert: Win Tickets To The Coca-Cola 600

To help kick-start the program benefitting Operation Homefront, the first 10 people to purchase a qualifying Lexmark printer at the Office Depot store in Pineville, N.C., on Friday, May 28, will receive two free tickets to the Coca-Cola 600 race!


WHERE:                     Office Depot
                                    9610 Pineville Matthews Road
                                    Pineville, North Carolina 28134

WHEN:                       Friday, May 28, 2010
4 p.m. local time

PHOTO OPS:            -     Stewart signing autographs for fans
-       The No. 14 Office Depot show car
-       Fans trying out the No. 14 Office Depot race car simulator
-       The No. 14 Office Depot show car can be used as a news, weather or race segment backdrop for interested media outlets

NOTE:                        This event is open to the general public, and 700 wristbands will be distributed for autographs (one per person). The wristbands may be obtained on a first-come, first-served basis at the store beginning at 8 a.m. local time on the day of the event only. Fans with a wristband must be in line no later than 5 p.m. local time to receive an autograph.

Media members are also welcome to attend. Please contact Jessie Kalin at (312) 240-2989 or jessie.kalin@edelman.com to schedule an interview with Tony Stewart.