Press Release
Goodyear Blimp Rides for Kids Depart from Pizza Hut
09/11/96
Pizza Hut, Goodyear Announce Blimp Ride Sweepstakes CLEVELAND, Sept., 9 -- Pizza Hut(R) and Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. announced today a cooperative sweepstakes which rewards winning youngsters with a ride on the Goodyear blimp. Each participating Pizza Hut(R) will give away a ride for two on the Goodyear Blimp. Over 100 blimp rides for two will be awarded to kids 12 and under. Entry deadline is October 13, 1996. "We've combined two things kids really love, Pizza Hut(R) pizza and the Goodyear blimp," said Stacy Baker, marketing and public relations supervisor for Hallrich Incorporated, a Pizza Hut franchisee. "The Pizza Hut(R) franchisees in the Cleveland, Akron and Youngstown areas decided we wanted this to be the biggest Pizza Hut promotion ever, so we got the biggest prize ever -- the Goodyear Blimp," said Tracy Parker, marketing manager of Midland Food Services L.L.C., also a Pizza Hut(R) franchisee. "We invite kids 12 and under to hurry and register to win a ride on the Goodyear blimp. While they're at Pizza Hut(R) they can also get information about Goodyear's new kid's club, BlimpForce," added Ms. Baker. Pizza Hut(R) restaurants participating in this promotion include those located in Ashland, Ashtabula, Carroll, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Erie, Geauga, Holmes, Huron, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Ottawa, Portage, Stark, Summit, Tuscarawas, Trumbull and Wayne counties.