Schlotzsky's Deli Coca-Cola Bun Run 5K Is Drawing Running Elite From America and Abroad; New Running Eyes For The Blind Group Also Joining This Year's Field.Business/Entertainment/Lifestyle/Sports Editors AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 16, 2002 Elite runners, as well as more than a dozen runners who are visually impaired, will join the city's oldest 5K when the starting gun fires at 8 a.m. on Sunday, April 21, for the 20th annual Bun Run(R), originated by Schlotzsky's(R) (Nasdaq:BUNZ BUNZ Schlotzsky's Delie (stock symbol) ) Deli. The serious runners coming to compete in Austin include Kenyans Sammy Ng'eno, Naomi Wangui, David Njuguna, Grace Njoki, Ben Kapsoiya, Simon Sawe, Sammy Nyamongo, Vincent Temu, Paul Mwangi, Kibet Cherop and Simon Karori Simon Karori (born 28 August 1959) is a retired Kenyan long-distance runner. At the 1991 World Cross Country Championships he won a silver medal in the long race. This was good enough to help Kenya win a gold medal in the team competition. ; American Laura Baker; Burundian Gilbert Tuhabonye; and Moroccan Elarbi Khattabi. Marking the 20th Schlotzsky's(R) Deli Coca-Cola(R) Bun Run(R) 5K and Family Fun Run is a new, faster race course and the race's biggest prize purse for competitive runners ever -- cash prizes and speed incentives totaling $20,000. Two new prize categories have just been added for Austin runners: The top local male and top local female finishers will each receive $1,000. The serious runners will be sharing the roadways with fun runners, walkers and the families with strollers and pets that have made the Bun Run 5K their own springtime tradition. For this year's race, 16 visually impaired runners will partner with sighted runners of Running Eyes for the Blind, a support network of volunteers who act as guides for a variety of athletic events. The group chose this race as its first public event. "Schlotzsky's hopes that their joining the Bun Run brings the Austin community and other cities an awareness of this new program and the new opportunities it promises for blind and visually impaired runners," said John C. Wooley, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Schlotzsky's Inc. (Nasdaq:BUNZ) In addition to a special edition of the long-sleeve white race T-shirt for participants that has become a Bun Run signature, a short-sleeve tie-dye T-shirt (available in limited supply) was created to further commemorate the occasion. While the design of the race T-shirt changes annually, the Bun Run's beneficiary remains the same. Since it began in 1982, Austin Sunshine Camps, a program of the Young Men's Business League, has received more than $1 million. Last year, almost 5,000 Bun Run entrants helped generate more than $55,000 to fund year-round scholarship, adventure, leadership and team-building programs. This year's Bun Run Expo at Butler Shores, the southwest corner of South Lamar and Riverside Drive A number of cities around the world have a Riverside Drive. In the United States:
n. Clouds of fine solid particles of matter in interstellar space. Noun 1. cosmic dust - clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space Devils, Lucky Strikes, Master T & the Funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. Jam, Shelley King, FarCry, among others. The Expo will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 19 and 20. Austin singer-songwriter and multiple Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards) are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the record industry. The current President of the Academy is Neil Portnow. winner Shawn Colvin Shawn Colvin (born January 10, 1956 in Vermillion, South Dakota) is a Grammy Award-winning American musician. Childhood and early career Colvin's formative years were spent in the town of Carbondale, Illinois, where she attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale. will sing the national anthem before the race on Sunday and serve as celebrity starter. In addition to the cash prizes for competitive runners, Bun Run 5K winners in age-group, wheelchair, K-9, and Clydesdale and Athena divisions will receive awards. Pets on leashes will get limited-edition bandanas. Children in the Kids 1K Fun Run (which starts at 9 a.m.) will receive official race numbers and finisher ribbons. Visit www.bunrun.com for race details and a link to race registration. Entry forms are also available at Schlotzsky's(R) Deli locations in Austin and at RunTex store locations (www.runtex.com). Schlotzsky's Inc., founded in Austin, Texas, in 1971, is a franchisor and operator of quick-service restaurants featuring made-to-order hot sandwiches served on distinctive sourdough bread, along with sourdough crust pizzas, salads and soups. As of Dec. 31, 2001, there were 674 Schlotzsky's(R) Deli restaurants open and operating in 38 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and 8 foreign countries. Visit www.cooldeli.com or www.schlotzskys.com for more information and e-coupons. This news release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. ," as defined under the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include those regarding the business plans and prospects of Schlotzsky's Inc. (the "Company"). Forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations based on current information. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. Shareholders and prospective investors are cautioned that actual future results may be materially different because of various risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to factors identified in the Company's Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. under the heading "Risk Factors." |
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