ADVISORY/NYTimes.com Announces Winner of Porsche Giveaway; Car to be Delivered to St. Petersburg Resident on Friday, December 1st.Business Editors ADVISORY ... for Friday (Dec. 1) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Nov. 30, 2000 NYTimes.com announced today that Nancy Barr, a resident of St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. , is the winner of the Porsche sweepstakes sponsored by New York New York, state, United States 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 Times Digital (NYTD NYTD New York Times Digital ) this fall. The online contest was offered across various NYTD properties including NYTimes.com, Boston.com, newyorktoday.com, GolfDigest.com and Abuzz. Ms. Barr, who registered for the contest on NYTimes.com, was selected from a field of almost 200,000 entries. NYTD worked with ePrize Inc., an online sweepstakes, direct-marketing and promotions company, to organize the contest. Thomas Jozefacki, marketing manager for NYTimes.com, will deliver the keys and the silver Porsche Boxster The Porsche Boxster is a mid-engined roadster built by Porsche. The Boxster is Porsche's first vehicle designed from the beginning as a roadster; all previous Porsche convertibles were based on hardtop coupes. to Ms. Barr at 1 p.m. on Friday, December 1st at the St. Petersburg Pier The St. Petersburg Pier, simply called "The Pier" by locals, is a major tourist destination in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. Some of the activities and sights include: fishing, boat rentals, weekly festivals, and the pier aquarium. Shopping and dining are other features. . They will be available for photos at that time. WHO: Nancy Barr, Porsche winner and St. Petersburg resident WHEN: 1 p.m. EST, Friday, December 1, 2000 WHERE: St. Petersburg Pier, 800 2 Ave. N.E., St. Petersburg CONTACT: Lisa Carparelli at 212-597-8212, carpall@nytimes.com About New York Times Digital New York Times Digital (NYTD) is the premier news and information network for individuals who want a unique perspective on their world. By bringing together the industry's most trusted editorial content, a high-quality, knowledge-hungry audience, and proprietary filtering technology, NYTD and its properties comprise one of the world's most powerful environments for news, information and interaction. By leveraging the vast and legendary resources of The New York Times Company, NYTD aims to redefine traditional notions of media and marketing by using digital channels to transform content into experience. New York Times Digital is comprised of NYTimes.com, Boston.com, newyorktoday.com, Golf Digest.com, WineToday.com and Abuzz, an online knowledge-sharing network. NYTD is a division of The New York Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ). |
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