AARP The Magazine's 2008 Road Show Kicks Off June 6th in Charlotte, NC With 3rd Annual 'Faces of 50+ Real People Model Search'
-8-City Interactive Tour to Feature Health Screenings, Samples, Savings Coupons, Massages, Games, and More- NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with more than 34 million readers, is gearing up for its seventh annual Road Show (www.aarpmagazine.org/roadshow), targeting 50+ adults at festivals, fairs and other unique lifestyle events around the country. Beginning June 6, 2008, with The Lowes Foods Taste of Charlotte (NC) food festival and concluding at the GrapeFest in Grapevine, TX on September 13, 2008, this 8-city tour offers fun, interactive events including sweepstakes, product sampling, prize giveaways, free health screenings and massages, games, and the popular Faces of 50+ Real People Model Search, in which AARP The Magazine looks for vivacious, active men and women, in age groups 50-59, 60-69, and 70+, who reflect the magazine's belief that beauty and style don't expire as you age.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO ) "We've had an overwhelming response to this contest with over 13,000 entries submitted last year alone," said Steve Slon, editor of AARP The Magazine. "We're thrilled to bring back the Model Search this year as it continues to get bigger and better; it's a unique opportunity to showcase people across the country who embrace age in a healthy, vibrant way."
The 2008 AARP The Magazine Road Show stops include: -- Lowes Foods Taste of Charlotte: June 6-8 in Charlotte, NC Applicants for the Faces of 50+ Real People Model Search can enter either in person at AARP The Magazine's Road Show stops across the country or online at www.aarpmagazine.org/modelsearch, where applicants can nominate themselves or someone else beginning June 6, 2008. Additionally, readers will be able to vote for their favorite Face of 50+ in the "Readers' Choice" program, which last year generated more than 31,000 votes online. The Readers' Choice and editor-selected "Faces" will participate in a photo shoot and appear in a 2009 issue of AARP The Magazine. The 2008 AARP The Magazine Road Show boasts 32 sponsors, including Kraft, Amtrak, Hertz, Pringles, Smucker's and Perillo Tours. Additional information can be found online at www.aarpmagazine.org/roadshow.
ABOUT AARP AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. AARP does not endorse candidates for public office or make contributions to either political campaigns or candidates. We produce AARP The Magazine, the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with over 34 million readers; AARP Bulletin, the go-to news source for AARP's 39 million members and Americans 50+; AARP Segunda Juventud, the only bilingual U.S. publication dedicated exclusively to the 50+ Hispanic community; and our website, AARP.org. AARP Foundation is an affiliated charity that provides security, protection, and empowerment to older persons in need with support from thousands of volunteers, donors, and sponsors. We have staffed offices in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. About AARP Services, Incorporated (ASI) AARP Services, Inc., founded in 1999, is a wholly owned subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the wide range of products and services that are offered as benefits to AARP's 38+ million members. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services; legal services; and long-term care insurance. AARP Services founded AARP Financial Incorporated, a subsidiary that manages AARP-endorsed financial products including AARP Funds; AARP Services develops new products, manages and markets products and services, creates and maintains partnership and sponsorship relationships, and develops and manages AARP's award-winning Web site, AARP.org. First Call Analyst: Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO CONTACT: Michelle Alvarez, AARP, +1-202-434-2555, malvarez@aarp.org; or Web Site: http://www.aarp.org/
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