'Monster' of a Grand Prize Fulfills Family Dream; Monstermoving.com Awards Grand Prize of More Than $50,000 to Grove City, Ohio Resident.Business/Technology Editors & Feature Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2001 True to its goal of making life easier for site visitors, Monstermoving.com, a leading online source of relocation information and a division of Monster.com(R), the flagship brand of TMP TMP (thymidine monophosphate): see thymine. Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :TMPW), today awarded $50,000 to the official Grand Prize winner of its "Win a Free Year on the Monster" Sweepstakes. In addition to a check for $50,000, Grand Prize winner Mary Ann Smith Mary Ann Smith is alderman of the 48th ward in Chicago; she was appointed in 1989 by Mayor Richard M. Daley to replace Kathy Osterman; she was first elected in 1991. On February 27th, 2007 she was re-elected to her fifth full term of office. of Grove City, Ohio Grove City, founded in 1852, is a city in Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The population was 27,075 at the 2000 census. It is a suburb of Columbus. In 2006, the population was estimated to be 31,820[1], and Grove City continues to be one of the fastest-growing , will also receive $3,000 in services from a professional "organizational expert" who will help kick-off her "free year" on the right foot. Ms. Smith, a fourteen-year resident of Grove City, Ohio learned of the Sweepstakes when she visited Monstermoving.com to research a Boston-area suburb to which her daughter was moving. She intends to use her winnings on home renovation The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. and remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling projects. "This award couldn't have come at a better time for me and my family. Since we moved into this house three years ago, I have dreamed about a home renovation project that would mean a great deal to all of us - adding on a front porch similar to the one we enjoyed at our previous home. Thanks to Monstermoving.com now I can," said Mary Ann Smith. "I turned to Monstermoving to help me find important information about my daughter's new city, but walked away with much more." Throughout the course of the Sweepstakes, which ran from April 18 to June 15, Monstermoving.com awarded more than 20 weekly winners with exciting home, lifestyle and relocation-related prize packages including a free Penske(R) moving van rental, a free Philips Personal Video Recorder See DVR. with lifetime TiVo(TM) service, and a $500 gift certificate to Circuit City(R). Additionally, every 100th Sweepstakes registrant became an "instant winner," receiving a $10 gift certificate redeemable at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box (R). For more complete information on the winners and prize packages, please visit: http://www.monstermoving.com/win_a_year/ "We're extremely pleased that the Monstermoving.com Grand Prize award is going to as deserving a person as Ms. Smith. Our mission at Monstermoving.com is to save our site visitors time, money, and reduce the stress associated with moving - we're happy that this award will do that and more," said Chip Smith, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Monstermoving.com. "We hope that the $50,000 Grand Prize will go a long way towards making this a memorable year for Ms. Smith and her family." About Monstermoving.com As one of the world's largest online marketplaces of relocation information, services and moving-related decision support tools, Monstermoving.com intends to simplify the way people move by leveraging the power of the Internet to successfully manage all stages of the relocation process. Monstermoving.com provides a comprehensive array of moving-related services and relocation tools, designed to reduce the time, cost and stress associated with moving. Monstermoving.com is the newest product offering of Monster.com, the flagship brand of TMP Worldwide. More information about Monstermoving.com is available at http://www.monstermoving.com/. About TMP Worldwide Founded in 1967, TMP Worldwide Inc., with more than 9,500 employees in 32 countries, is the online recruitment leader, the world's largest Recruitment Advertising You can improve this article by adding links to related material, within the existing text. After links have been created, remove this message. For more information, see the . New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , is also the world's largest Yellow Pages advertising agency and a provider of direct marketing services. The company's clients include more than 90 of the Fortune 100 and more than 480 of the Fortune 500 companies. In June 2001, TMP Worldwide was added to the S&P 500 Index. More information about TMP Worldwide is available at www.tmp.com. Monster.com, headquartered in Maynard, Mass., is the leading global careers website, recording over 25 million unique visits during the month of June 2001 according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. independent research conducted by I/PRO. Monster.com connects the most progressive companies with the most qualified career-minded individuals, offering innovative technology and superior services that give them more control over the recruiting process. The Monster.com global network consists of local content and language sites in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Singapore, Hong Kong, France, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Luxembourg, India, and Italy. More information about Monster.com is available at www.monster.com or by calling 1-800-MONSTER. Special Notes: The sponsor of this sweepstakes is MonsterMoving.com. The Official Prize Supplier is Penske(R). Use of Philips, TiVo, Circuit City and Home Depot names does not constitute an endorsement of this promotion by any of the listed parties. The above statements include forward-looking statements based on current management expectations. Factors that could cause future results to differ from these expectations include the following: risks associated with acquisitions, competition and seasonality. Additional factors are described in TMP Worldwide's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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