FEATURE/WHAM-O Helps Parents Bring Back Outdoor Play This Summer; Famous Toy Maker Encourages Parents To Get Their Kids To Engage In Healthy, Interactive Outdoor Play.Feature/Lifestyle Editors FEATURE... EMERYVILLE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--May 22, 2002 Editors Note: A Video News Release Version of this story is also available -- to order, see details below 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. recent 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. Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease reports, the number of overweight and obese Americans is growing at an alarming rate, and the group that we all need to be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout is our youth. Recent studies have shown that there are nearly twice as many overweight children and almost three times as many overweight adolescents today than there were just 20 years ago. Doctors say the solution is simple -- eat lower fat diets, get more exercise and reduce time in front of the TV and computer. With summer vacation Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students are off for 3 months, depending on the country and district. just around the corner for most kids, some experts predict this will be another summer of indoor video games See video game console. and play on the Internet. Wham-O, Inc. the worldwide leader for "fun in the sun" toys suggests that parents and kids can do something to help buck the recent trends, and get kids outdoors to get more exercise. Designed to keep pace with today's active kids and spark imagination, WHAM-O's summer toy line-up includes the Big Splash Big Splash could refer to:
n. 1. A training course filled with obstacles, such as ditches and walls, that must be negotiated speedily by troops undergoing training or participants in an obstacle race. 2. (TM), Water Blast Speedway(TM) and the Pro Classic Frisbee(R) disc. All of WHAM-O's toys and games encourage healthy, good old-fashioned outdoor fun for all kids. With WHAM-O's Big Splash(TM) Slip'N Slide(R), kids can "soak-it-up" this summer with a 22 foot long water slide which features an automatic "splash-and-dump" water tunnel that dumps loads of water on the rider as they zoom through the inflatable tunnel on their way to the splash chamber, ending this colossal ride. Also geared up for this summer is WHAM-O's Slip 'N Slide Asteroid Bowling, which comes with freestanding inflatable asteroids This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. As of late September 2007 there are 164,612 numbered minor planets, and many more not yet numbered. Most asteroids are ordinary and not particularly noteworthy. that stand between you and the end of 18 feet of water sliding excitement. Kids can invite the whole neighborhood to become human bowling balls as riders blast off, slide and collide into "out-of-this-world" asteroids. WHAM-O's Backyard Obstacle Course(TM), allows kids to run, jump and throw their way to the title of "Neighborhood Champion" with your choice of 11 classic games or create your own fun obstacle course and let the healthy competition begin just outside your back door. Water Blast Speedway(TM) transforms any path into a watering speedway. A colorful dragster drag·ster n. 1. An automobile specially built or modified for drag racing. 2. A person who races such an automobile. speeds off the base launcher and sprays a wall of water, leaving everyone behind it dripping wet from head to toe. Perfect for wide-open areas, just fuel up with a garden hose and you have a green light for fun. WHAM-O's most popular Frisbee of all-time is now even cooler thanks to three new designs for 2002: a dart board, a flying pizza and a retro rocket ship; all are available in black, blue or yellow for enhanced backyard and beach fun. And, Pro Classic is still the perfect size and weight (130 grams) for all skill levels, allowing kids of all ages to enjoy the challenges and competition that Frisbee has created for 45 years. "WHAM-O toys provide today's kids with active physical fun. Our products get kids outside and encourage friendly competition and sportsmanship. Our toys get kids moving, while sharpening their athletic, coordination and interactive skills," says Scott Masline, Senior Vice President of WHAM-O. "Kids today, like all kids, love to play outdoors. We've developed fun active toys that can actually entice a child to get up and go play." To order the accompanying Video News Release, please contact William Ostedt (wostedt@ppmgcorp.com) of The Pollack PR Marketing Group at 310-556-4443. ABOUT WHAM-O, INC. Headquartered in Emeryville, California, WHAM-O, Inc. has provided children and adults with innovative, imaginative toys that spark creativity and encourage social interaction for more than 50 years. Founded in 1948, and inheriting its name from the sound that its flagship product, the WHAM-O Slingshot (networking, business, tool, product, protocol) Slingshot - CSK Software's real time financial server for the Internet. Slingshot allows the delivery of real time market data across the Internet and private intranets quickly, cheaply and securely. , made when connecting with its target, WHAM-O, Inc. has continually redefined the concept of fun by remaining simple, uncomplicated and without age boundaries. Led by a diverse group of multi-talented entrepreneurs, WHAM-O, Inc. makes simple, fun, affordable, interactive products for all seasons. WHAM-O, along with its other brands MOREY(R) Boogie(R) boards and CHURCHILL(R) Swimfins, designs and manufactures a core of 70 products that are carried by virtually every toy and sporting goods retailer in the world. For more information please visit www.wham-o.com or call toll free 1-888-942-6650. |
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