Honda News Advisory: Grand Prize Winner of the ''Natural Treasures of Ohio'' Sweepstakes to be named Wednesday by Honda and The Nature Conservancy
September 11, 2012 – MARYSVILLE, OHIO
WHO:
(To be Announced!) The Grand Prize winner of the “Natural Treasures of Ohio” sweepstakes
Rick Schostek – senior vice president at Honda of America Mfg., Inc.
Josh Knights, executive director, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio
WHAT:
Media event to celebrate the successful conclusion of “Natural Treasures of Ohio,” a statewide sweepstakes aimed at encouraging Ohioans to get outdoors this summer and see the best natural areas Ohio has to offer.
Sponsored by Honda of America Mfg., Inc., “Natural Treasures of Ohio” drew hundreds of Ohioans to 30 different natural areas this summer, from Lake Erie to the Ohio River.
The Grand Prize winner will be introduced at the event and will drive off with the grand prize, a 2012 Honda Insight Hybrid. Other prize winners will be announced as well.
For more info, see nature.org/naturaltreasuresohio
WHEN:
11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12
WHERE:
The Nature Conservancy’s Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve, Middleburg, Ohio (directions below)
VISUALS:
Grand prize winner and spouse accepting the keys to the Honda Insight from Honda’s Rick Shostek
Copy of prize-winning photo entry (available at the event)
Directions to Big Darby Headwaters Preserve:
From Columbus, take US 33 West to the S.R. 287 exit (2nd Honda Parkway exit). Turn left off the ramp and drive approximately 0.3 miles. Turn right onto S.R. 287 and drive approximately 2.5 miles. Follow S.R. 287 by making a left-hand turn at the Middleburg sign and drive approximately 1 mile. Turn right onto Township Road 227. In approximately .2 miles Township Road 227 merges with County Road 152. Continue on County Road 152 for another 0.1 miles until you see a sign for Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve on your right.
MORE INFORMATION:
See www.nature.org/naturaltreasuresohio.org