ADVISORY/Nintendo's Pokemon Pikachu Will Run Away With Your Heart and Benefit the Special Olympics!--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998-- WHAT: A 500 mile California Coast run featuring six world-class long-distance runners will raise $10,000 to benefit California's Special Olympics Special Olympics International sports program for people with intellectual disability. It provides year-round training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type summer and winter sports for participants. programs -- and celebrate the national launch event of Pokemon Pikachu. The new Nintendo product is a relationship building game with a unique, built-in pedometer pe·dom·e·ter n. An instrument that gauges the approximate distance traveled on foot by registering the number of steps taken. pedometer Noun that measures user motion. WHO: California Special Olympics Athletes Six world-class long-distance runners Pokemon Pikachu character will be on hand to officiate of·fi·ci·ate v. of·fi·ci·at·ed, of·fi·ci·at·ing, of·fi·ci·ates v.intr. 1. To perform the duties and functions of an office or a position of authority. 2. To serve as an officiant. and cheer on the kids! WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 5, 1998 5 PM WHERE: Hillsdale High School Hillsdale High School may refer to:
3115 Del Monte San Mateo San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , CA Tel: 650/378-8170 MORE INFORMATION: The six-member running team will complete an average of 90 miles per day, concluding their run in San Diego on Thursday, Nov. 12. Each day, the runners will record miles traveled by utilizing the unique pedometer function of Nintendo's new personal companion, Pokemon Pikachu. Pokemon is 150 different, unique, scary, lovable and fanciful monsters that star in a video game, television show, multitude of licensed products and toys. The Pokemon phenomenon has captured the hearts of millions of Japanese fans and captures America in an entirely new way this Fall. |
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