Game Crazy Announces National Gran Turismo 4/PlayStation 2 Tournament to Benefit Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.WILSONVILLE, Ore. -- Game Crazy: --Ten Finalists Compete at Gran Turismo For other uses of "Gran Turismo", see Gran Turismo (disambiguation). Gran Turismo is Italian for Grand Touring or "Grand Tourisme." in reference to the Grand Tour. The GT naming tradition comes from Italy, eg. Alfa Romeo and Ferrari named often their cars as Gran Turismo. (TM) 4 Race Your Way to Vegas! National Championship in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. May 6-8. Grand Prize Winner Receives "Ultimate Racer's" Prize Package Including Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to be Part of Professional Race Crew. Game Crazy, the nation's fastest growing video game retailer, announces a nationwide Gran Tursimo(TM)4 (GT4)/PlayStation(R)2 Race Your Way to Vegas tournament to be held in all Game Crazy stores March 12-27. Proceeds from the nationwide tournament will benefit Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation The Starlight Starbright Children’s Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children with chronic and life-threatening medical conditions. , an international non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. dedicated to improving the quality of life for seriously ill A patient is seriously ill when his or her illness is of such severity that there is cause for immediate concern but there is no imminent danger to life. See also very seriously ill. children and their families. While in-store tournaments and ongoing support for Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation have always been a part of the Game Crazy culture, this is the company's first national tournament to benefit the charity. Gran Turismo 4, the long-awaited racing simulator video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment America exclusively for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, is currently the best selling video game at Game Crazy. The GT4 tournament will begin Saturday, March 12, and continue daily through Sunday, March 27, at all Game Crazy stores. Customers can participate in the tournament at their local Game Crazy store during regular business hours BUSINESS HOURS. The time of the day during which business is transacted. In respect to the time of presentment and demand of bills and notes, business hours generally range through the whole day down to the hours of rest in the evening, except when the paper is payable it a bank or by a ; each lap is $2, or $5 for three laps, with unlimited chances to play (a). One hundred percent of net proceeds Net Proceeds The amount received after all costs are deducted from the sale of a piece of property or security. Notes: In the case of an investor selling a security, net proceeds represent the proceeds from the sale minus any trading costs (i.e. commissions). from the tournament will benefit Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation. At the end of the tournament the 10 fastest times in the country will be determined and finalists will be flown to the GT4 National Championship at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, May 6-8. Here they'll vie for the Ultimate Racer's prize package, including: --A PSP (PlayStation Portable) See PlayStation. (TM) (PlayStation(R) Portable) and six PSP games. --Logitech Surround Sound An audio recording and playback system that uses five or more channels plus a subwoofer channel. See 5.1 channel and 3D audio. Speaker System --Trip for 2 to Fontana, CA to have a once in a lifetime opportunity to be part of a professional race crew. "Gran Turismo 4 for PlayStation(R)2 is one of the most anticipated video games See video game console. of 2005 and we are thrilled to produce such an exciting, charitable event for our customers and our communities," said Randall Baumberger, president of Game Crazy. About Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation is an international non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the lives of seriously ill children and their families through imaginative programs that educate, uplift their spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate the pain and fear of prolonged illness. Starlight Starbright offers an impressive array of in-hospital, outpatient, school and home-based programs and services that touch the lives of more than 180,000 children and families each month. To learn more about the organization, visit their web site at www.slsb.org. About Game Crazy Game Crazy premiered in 1999 and has since become the nation's fastest growing retailer in the history of the video game industry. Game Crazy has grown from 69 stores in 2002 to over 720 stores by the end of 2004. Currently one of the largest specialty game retailers in the U.S., Game Crazy offers the option to buy, sell, and trade new and used video games. In addition, Game Crazy is the only retailer in the industry that allows customers to try any game before buying to ensure complete satisfaction. Game Crazy offers the best value in the industry including the guaranteed highest trade value for games and the highest value membership programs. For more information about Game Crazy, visit www.gamecrazy.com, or call 503-570-1600. Game Crazy is a division of Hollywood Entertainment (HLYW), which also owns and operates over 2,000 Hollywood Video stores. (a) Residents of Colorado, Connecticut and Maryland are exempt from tournament fees and can only enter tournament once, 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. state rules. |
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