Stewart Selected Favorite Photos; Winners Received Prize Package from Hewlett-PackardBOCA RATON, Fla., Oct 23, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Office Depot(R) and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series(TM)
champion Tony Stewart are pleased to announce the winners of the new
Office Depot "Show Us Your 14" online photo contest. Office Depot
(NYSE:ODP) is the Official Office Products Partner of NASCAR(R) and
co-primary sponsor of Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice
Chevrolet Impala SS.
From July 1 to August 31, fans were asked to visit OfficeDepotRacing.com
to upload photos showcasing their most creative display of the number
"14" in support of Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice
team. More than 500 total entries were received, and Stewart personally
selected his favorite photos. Each winner received an HP bundle,
including a computer, all-in-one printer, ink and photo paper.
The winners of the "Show Us Your 14" online photo contest are as follows:
GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Jeff Strangman of Seabrook, New Hampshire
Jeff Strangman never misses a NASCAR race at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway (NHMS), located roughly 65 miles northwest of his home in
Seabrook, N.H., and the loyal Tony Stewart supporter is something of a
celebrity among fans at the 1.508-mile track. Every season since 1996,
Strangman has attended both Sprint Cup Series events at NHMS with his
meticulously branded 1964 camper in tow. He parks in the same spot for
each race and enjoys the enthusiastic response his rig gets from fellow
fans. Last spring, Strangman estimates he spent 80 hours detailing and
repainting the camper from orange to red to match Tony Stewart's new
look with the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice team. "This is as
authentic and old school in NASCAR as you can get," Tony Stewart said
about Strangman's photo.
FIRST PRIZE WINNER: Melanie
Hutchens of Hammond, Oregon
Hutchens' four-year-old black lab, Isabelle, has one of the most
colorful dog houses in the neighborhood. After reading about the Office
Depot "Show Us Your 14" online photo contest, Hutchens - who was in the
process of painting her home red - decided to extend the hue to
Isabelle's house and incorporated the No. 14 "paint scheme" as well. And
if the paint looks a little wet in the shot, well, that's because it
probably was! Hutchens said she finished painting just in time to take
this photo and submitted it three hours before the contest deadline. The
longtime Tony Stewart fan is excited about her HP prize package and
plans to share her winnings with others by donating a laptop to a
charitable organization during the holiday season. "The only person
other than me in the dog house...sit...good boy!" Tony Stewart said about
Hutchens' photo.
SECOND PRIZE WINNER: Diane Cox of
East Alton, Illinois
Dedicated Tony Stewart fan Diane Cox and her four-year-old daughter,
Mackenzie Cox, were inspired to build this replica of Stewart's No. 14
Office Depot/Old Spice Chevy when Mackenzie and her pre-school
classmates at Washington Elementary School in East Alton, Illinois, were
assigned a school project to "build a car out of a box" during National
Transportation Week earlier this year. It took Diane and Mackenzie - who
likes to call her mom's favorite driver "Tony Stewart Little" after her
favorite Disney movie, "Stuart Little" - two days to build the colorful
car. "Somebody call the police; a cute young blond stole my car!"
Tony Stewart said about Cox's photo.
For more information about Office Depot's NASCAR(R) sponsorship, please
visit http://mediarelations.officedepot.cc/racing/.
For photos, videos and other information on Office Depot and NASCAR(R),
visit http://socialpress.officedepot.com.
About Office Depot
Every day, Office Depot is Taking Care of Business for millions of
customers around the globe. For the local corner store as well as
Fortune 500 companies, Office Depot provides products and services to
its customers through 1,593 worldwide retail stores, a dedicated sales
force, top-rated catalogs and a $4.3 billion e-commerce operation.
Office Depot has annual sales of approximately $14.5 billion, and
employs about 42,000 associates around the world. The Company provides
more office products and services to more customers in more countries
than any other company, and currently sells to customers directly or
through affiliates in 47 countries.
Office Depot's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange
under the symbol ODP and is included in the S&P 500 Index. Additional
press information can be found at: http://mediarelations.officedepot.com.
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SOURCE: Office Depot
Office Depot, Boca Raton
Lisa Schmitz, 312-240-2604
Lisa.Schmitz@edelman.com
or
Edelman
Melissa Perlman, 561-438-0704
Melissa.Perlman@officedepot.com
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