Century 21 Real Estate LLC Announces: 2005 CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) All-Star Sweepstakes Finalists |
~ Eight Finalists Will Travel to Detroit for Chance to Win $250,000 Toward
Purchase of a Home ~
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Eight lucky finalists will be
heading to the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby competition in Detroit for the chance
to win $250,000 toward the purchase of a home during 2005 Major League
Baseball(R) All-Star Week. This is the seventh consecutive year that Century
21 Real Estate LLC -- the "Official Real Estate Organization of Major League
Baseball" -- has hosted the grand slam sweepstakes in conjunction with the
CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby competition.
Randomly selected from entries received through http://www.century21.com ,
http://www.century21espanol.com , in-office displays and mail-in entry forms,
the finalists will be matched with a 2005 Major League Baseball player
competing in the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby competition on Monday, July 11, at
8 p.m. (EDT) in Detroit. The finalist paired with the Major League Baseball
player who captures the 2005 CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby title will win the
grand prize.
In addition to the opportunity to win $250,000 toward a home purchase, the
sweepstakes finalists have been awarded a trip for two to 2005 Major League
Baseball All-Star Week, July 8-12, courtesy of Century 21 Real Estate LLC. The
finalists include:
NAME HOMETOWN
Juan Cervera Hollywood, Fla.
Mark Connally Durham, N.C.
Reenie Erwin Montrose, Colo.
Kay Jones Mt. Juliet, Tenn.
Johnha Milks Honor, Mich.
Edwin Molina Long Pond, Pa.
Jennifer M. Prince Greenville, S.C.
Fay Ziegler North Wales, Pa.
Last year, Paula Bowen of Renton, WA, won the $250,000 sweepstakes grand-
prize when Baltimore Orioles shortstop Miguel Tejada launched 27 home runs to
win the 2004 CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) title.
The 2005 CENTURY 21(R) Home Run Derby(R) will be televised nationally by
ESPN beginning at 8 p.m. (EDT) on Monday, July 11. ESPN Radio will provide
exclusive, national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive
online coverage and MLB.com Radio will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage
of the game on the Internet.
About Century 21 Real Estate LLC:
Century 21 Real Estate LLC (http://www.century21.com ) is the franchisor
of the world's largest residential real estate sales organization, providing
comprehensive training, management, administrative and marketing support for
the CENTURY 21 System. The System is comprised of more than 7,300
independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 38 countries and
territories worldwide. Century 21 Real Estate LLC is a subsidiary of Cendant
Corporation (NYSE: CD). For more information on Cendant's Real Estate Services
Division as well as expert commentary on emerging trends in the real estate
industry, visit the Cendant Media Resource Center at
http://www.cendant.com/media .
About Major League Baseball Properties:
The Major League Baseball Clubs formed Major League Baseball Properties
(MLBP) in 1966 as the Club's agent for marketing and trademark licensing and
protection. Major League Baseball Properties is responsible for managing
consumer licensing activities, developing national advertising campaigns,
cultivating sponsorship opportunities with major consumer brands and
corporations, growing the game and the business of baseball outside the United
States and creating national marketing programs in conjunction with Clubs,
broadcast rightsholders and national sponsors. MLBP also operates a full-
service video and audio production unit (Major League Baseball Productions), a
publishing division and stock photo licensing agency, and manages logistics
for the All-Star Game and World Series as well as all other special events.
For more information on Major League Baseball, log on to http://www.MLB.com .
2005 Century 21 Real Estate LLC CENTURY 21 (R) is a registered trademark
licensed to Century 21 Real Estate LLC An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal
Housing Opportunity. Each CENTURY 21 Office is Independently Owned and
Operated. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights (including Home Run
Derby) are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc.
CENTURY 21 is the official real estate organization of Major League Baseball.
This program is available through participating CENTURY 21 offices and
does not require the listing or purchase of real estate through a CENTURY 21
office as a condition of participation. Sweepstakes promotions and promotions
which offer or advertise benefits to consumers are currently unavailable under
the anti-sweepstakes laws of Fla., Washington, D.C., and Puerto Rico and the
anti-inducement/anti-sweepstakes regulations of Ky., and W.Va., and the real
estate commission interpretations of the laws of Mo. and Okla. Sweepstakes
entries could be considered consumer benefits under such laws. In addition,
consumer benefits may not be conditioned upon doing business, that is, listing
with or purchasing through a particular real estate office in the states of
Kan., N.J., Ohio and R.I. and in Md., in connection with lotteries/games of
chance.
SOURCE Century 21 Real Estate LLC
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CONTACT:
Corey Thomas, of Century 21, +1-973-496-7575,
corey.thomas@century21.com; Ofer Erenfeld, of Weber Shandwick,
+1-212-445-8172, oerenfeld@webershandwick.com, for Century 21;
Carmine N. Tiso, of Major League Baseball, +1-212-931-7878,
carmine.tiso@mlb.com
