ExxonMobil Upromise Summer Promotion to Offer 500 $250 Contributions as College Savings.FAIRFAX Fairfax, city (1990 pop. 19,622), historic seat of Fairfax co., NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1892, as a city 1961 (at which time it became independent and no longer included in a county). There is some light manufacturing. , Va. -- ExxonMobil, the official fuel provider of Upromise -- the college savings service -- will award $250 to 500 winners this summer through its "ExxonMobil Upromise Summer Promotion." Upromise is the country's largest non-governmental service helping families save for college through their every-day purchases with hundreds of participating companies. Beginning June 1 through August 31, all Upromise members who make a gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by purchase at an Exxon or Mobil station with a credit or debit card debit card, card that allows the cost of goods or services that are purchased to be deducted directly from the purchaser's checking account. They can also be used at automated teller machines for withdrawing cash from the user's checking account. registered with Upromise will receive one entry into the "ExxonMobil Upromise Summer Promotion;" however, no purchase is necessary to enter the promotion. Anyone who follows the "alternative means of entry" process will also be entered in the promotion. Winners will be selected through a random drawing to be held on or about October 15, 2005. Winners will be notified approximately four weeks following the close of the promotion. Due to state law restrictions, residents of Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). , Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). , Delaware Delaware, state, United States Delaware (dĕl`əwâr, –wər), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States, the country's second smallest state (after Rhode Island). and New Jersey are not eligible for the promotion. Gasoline purchases in those four states will not count as an entry in the promotion. ExxonMobil has been affiliated with Upromise since 2001 and has contributed more than $14 million toward college savings for Upromise members. In addition to this promotion, ExxonMobil also offers customers who are Upromise members the opportunity to save for college year-round when they buy gas at Exxon and Mobil locations. More details are available at www.upromise.com. "The 'ExxonMobil Upromise Summer Promotion' is another indication of ExxonMobil's ongoing support for education," said Mark Shores, U.S. retail sales director, ExxonMobil Fuels Marketing. "We are pleased to play a part in helping our customers and their children save towards a college education. We're also glad that our involvement with Upromise enables us to reward our most loyal customers." "Upromise provides a unique and easy opportunity for families to jumpstart their college savings plans," said David Rochon, senior vice president, Partner Management, Upromise, Inc. "ExxonMobil's participation in Upromise makes the routine purchase of gasoline another means of helping families save for their children's education." Enrollment in Upromise is free and only takes a few minutes at www.upromise.com. To begin receiving college savings from ExxonMobil, simply join Upromise for free at www.upromise.com, register an eligible credit card accepted by Exxon and Mobil stations and begin purchasing gasoline from any of the more than 14,000 Exxon- and Mobil-branded stations across the U.S. ExxonMobil, Exxon and Mobil are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :XOM XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation (stock symbol) XOM X/Open Object Management XOM OSI-Abstract-Data Manipulation API XOM Xml Object Model XOM X/Open Osi Abstract Data Manipulation ) or one of its subsidiaries. Upromise is the country's largest non-government service helping families save for college. Membership is free and allows families to automatically save money for college while making everyday purchases at more than 20,000 grocery and drug stores, 14,000 gas stations, over 8,000 restaurants, thousands of retail stores and 320 online shopping sites. |
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