POG(R) Is Back!; Funrise Heads to Hawaii Where It All Began to Re-Introduce the International Collectible Craze of the 90s.OAHU, Hawaii -- To Celebrate Its Hawaiian Heritage Special Edition POG POG Pediatric Oncology Group POG Player of the Game POG Price of Gold POG Paths of Glory (board game) POG Pot of Gold POG Priorities of Government POG Planogram POG Psychological Operations Group POG Piece of Garbage Sets Will Be Distributed Throughout The Islands For A Limited Time Prior To The Nationwide Launch POG, the original STACK 'EM AND SLAM 'EM game is back! Keeping with tradition, Funrise today returns to Waialua Elementary School elementary school: see school. , the birthplace of the 90s craze, to formally announce the return of a Hawaiian phenomenon - the game of POG! The game of flipping milkcaps has been a Hawaiian staple since the early 1930s when the Haeakala Dairy in Maui used the cardboard disks to seal its popular Passion Orange Guava guava (gwä`və), small evergreen tree or shrub of the genus Psidium of the family Myrtaceae (myrtle family), native to tropical America and grown elsewhere for its ornamental flowers and edible fruit. juice. The disks became a treasured collectible for both kids and adults. The late Blossom Galbiso, a 5th grade school teacher at the Waialua Elementary School in Oahu, used the milkcaps and applied the popular game to her math curriculum in 1991. Little did she know that her inventive lesson plans would start an international craze - POG (an acronym acronym: see abbreviation. A word typically made up of the first letters of two or more words; for example, BASIC stands for "Beginners All purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. for the juice itself). Today Funrise, best known for its line of Gazillion ga·zil·lion n. Informal An indefinitely large number: "The crowd cheered wildly . . . as gazillions of balloons poured down from the rafters" Tom Shales. Bubbles, will give the students and teachers at Waialua Elementary a sneak peak at the new collectible game pieces. During the press conference this morning Funrise will reveal the official plans for the new POG collections and present the school with a gift in Mrs. Galbiso's memory. Then the gaming will commence! "We are thrilled to come to Hawaii, where the POG craze began, and tell everyone the exciting news that POG is back," says Arnie Rubin, president of Funrise. "POG is a wonderfully simple and socially interactive game with very strong roots here, and we hope to pass that fun on to the rest of the world." And the fun isn't just limited to Waialua Elementary School. To commemorate its Hawaiian heritage Funrise will conduct a statewide program celebrating the re-launch of POG. One month before product is on-shelf, Funrise will distribute a limited number of special edition POG foil packs at various locations throughout Hawaii leading up to the holidays. So be on the look-out! The kick off is tomorrow at the Ala Moana Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in Oahu from 3 pm to 7 pm in the Center Court. POG will be available in January 2006, for children ages 5 and older, at specialty stores across the nation. POG, POG Games and POG accessories will retail for approximately $3.99 - $14.99 each. For more information visit www.officialpog.com. About Funrise Founded in 1987, Funrise is an adventurous innovator of superior toys and an industry leader in the manufacturing and distribution of the most popular children's toys. Simply put....we create fun! Funrise's core property portfolio includes Gazillion Bubbles(R), Nylint(R), Dr Dreadful(TM), Head Bangers(TM), Battlin' Bass(TM), ZOOOOS(TM), Home Arcade(TM) and leading licensed power brands such as Tonka(R), Disney(C), Scooby-Doo(C), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and more, making our product offerings diverse and full of fun for kids of all ages! Funrise has offices in Woodland Hills, CA, Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. , United Kingdom, and France with additional showrooms in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Bentonville, AR. The company is operated by its founder, Arnie Rubin, who also serves as Chairman of the Toy Industry Association The Toy Industry Association, Inc. (TIA) is the not-for-profit trade association for producers and importers of toys and youth entertainment products sold in North America, representing over 500 companies who account for approximately 85% of domestic toy sales. (T.I.A.). Funrise Toy Corp's success results from its commitment to quality manufacturing, progressive marketing and a values-based corporate culture. POG(R), GPA GPA abbr. grade point average Noun 1. GPA - a measure of a student's academic achievement at a college or university; calculated by dividing the total number of grade points received by the total number attempted (TM) and Global POG Association(TM) are trademarks of POG Unlimited (C)2005 POG Unlimited |
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