The following was sent to us by B & G Foods, Inc.
A new baseball season is in full swing, and that means the school year is rounding third and headed toward home plate. Now, area students can center an essay contest and have a chance to catch the boys of summer in action.
B&M Baked Beans is sponsoring an essay contest for local school children age 12 and under. Even if a school is not participating, children still have a chance to win. To enter, kids should answer the question, “Who eats the most B&M Baked Beans in my family and why they should eat more,” in 150 words or less.
Nine finalists will receive four tickets to attend a local major league baseball game. One national grand prizewinner will receive a trip for two to Boston, or Beantown as it’s commonly known, to attend a Red Sox game and tour the city’s historic landmarks.
The essays should be no more than 150 words in length and should be unpublished, true stories about the child’s family.
To be eligible, entries must be postmarked no later than June 30 and sent to B&M Baked Beans Contest, 2405 Grand Blvd., Suite 700, Kansas City, MO 64108-2522. For more information or detailed contest rules call (800) 728-0031.
Dept. of “It’s just another Hallmark holiday”
The following was sent to us from the Minneapolis-based Regis Corporation that claims to be the largest owner, operator, franchiser and acquirer of hair and retail product salons in the world.
Hairstylist or therapist?
Regis Corporation conducts nationwide survey about personal information Americans share with their hairstylists
Forget small talk and chit chat! Americans prefer to get downright personal when conversing with their hairstylists, according to a recent nationwide survey commissioned by Regis Corporation in recognition of Hairstylist Appreciation Day. The survey found that a whopping 67 percent of Americans share personal information with their hairstylists.
The Regis Corporation survey questioned 1,000 Americans to find out the types of personal information they share most often with their hairstylists. Of the 67.6 percent who “tell all” while trimming their tresses, 29 percent admit to sharing information about their family most often. Twelve percent share information about their job, 7.1 percent share information about politics, and 4.8 percent share information about their love life.
The survey found that men are more likely than women to share information about their job and about politics (24.5 percent compared to 15.2 percent). Women are more likely than men to share family information (40.3 percent compared to 18.8 percent). For the most part, however, we Americans keep private thoughts about our love lives under wraps – only 4.2 percent of men and 5.4 percent of women admit to proclaiming passions of the heart.
Hairstylist Appreciation Day is Monday, April 30, 2001 (as published in Chase’s Calendar of Annual Events). Regis Corporation celebrates all hairstylists throughout the industry for their hard work, professional talents and strong personal relationships with clients.
Most of all, we celebrate them for being our personal therapists!
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