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Heath, Ohio (August 17, 2009) – Indian Mound Mall officials announced today that for the fifth year in a row, the mall will award money to local area schools this fall through their “Earning for Learning” program. Indian Mound Mall drives its commitment to children’s education through Earning for Learning, formerly known as Tools for Your School, a partnership program designed to promote and support education in local school districts. Earning for Learning encourages local residents to shop at Indian Mound Mall over an eight-week promotional period to earn “points,” and ultimately the chance to win cash prizes, for the school of their choice.
“Last year we gave out $7,500, so we are very proud to support our Licking County schools and give out even more money this year,” says Dustin Christensen, General Manager for Indian Mound Mall. “We’ve had parents coming in the past few weeks asking when the program starts, so it makes it even more rewarding to know that are so many individuals in our community striving to make a difference in the school systems and their participation in this program proves just that.”
The program runs August 17th through September 28th and each dollar that customers spend can be turned into points for the school of their choice. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are identified as “Double-Point Days” and receipts from those select days earn the school double points. Triple points are awarded for purchasing an Indian Mound Mall Gift Card!
Shoppers simply redeem their receipts for points at the Mall Office Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm and at the Gift Card Center on Saturday’s from 10 am to 6 pm, located next to Sbarro’s in the Food Court.
Indian Mound Mall will keep an updated results poster in the Food Court with a running total of each school’s points. At the end of the contest, the top three schools will be awarded cash prizes of $3,500.00, $2,500.00, and $1,500.00 respectively. Shoppers have until September 29, 2008 to turn in their receipts at Indian Mound Mall.
A new element in 2009 is that every week a weekly prize of $200 will be awarded to the top school in number of points. For the purpose of this contest, a “week” will be considered Tuesday-Monday, except for week #1, which will be from Monday, August 17th – Monday August, 24. Winners will be chosen each Wednesday, so receipts for each week must be turned in no later than Tuesday. A total of $1,200 will be awarded for the weekly prizes, and schools can win multiple weeks, as well as win the overall prize, giving one school the ability to win $4,700 in 2009, by winning each weekly prize and the $3,500 overall 1st prize.
For both the weekly winners and overall winners, the number of points a school earns is divided by that school’s enrollment. That way it is an even playing field and a small school can compete with large schools with larger enrollments.
At the end of the contest, winning schools will be contacted for notification of their prizes and photo opportunity. The winning schools will be notified by September 30, 2009.
Last year, over 45,000 points were totaled for the Licking County area schools. Blessed Sacrament was last years grand prize winner and was awarded $3,500.00. Liberty Middle School won 2nd place and $2,500. Hebron Elementary won 3rd place and $1,500.
Every school in the Licking County area is eligible to participate in the contest and is not required to sign-up. Indian Mound Mall encourages residents to show their school spirit by participating in the Earning for Learning program and turn their shopping dollars into money for local schools.
About Indian Mound Mall
Indian Mound Mall is anchored by Elder Beerman, Sears, JCPenney, and Hollywood Theaters and is located at St. Rt. 79 and 30th St. It features over 50 specialty shops, a food court and a Garfield’s Pub restaurant. Indian Mound Mall is open from Monday through Saturday 10 am to 9 pm and Sundays from noon to 6 pm. Indian Mound Mall is owned and managed by Glimcher Realty Trust. For more information about Indian Mound Mall or any store or event, please call 740-522-3942 or visit http://www.indianmoundmall.com/.
About the Company
Glimcher Realty Trust, a real estate investment trust, is a recognized leader in the ownership, management, acquisition and development of malls, which includes enclosed regional malls and open-air lifestyle centers, as well as community centers. At March 31, 2009, the Company’s mall portfolio, including assets held through one of the Company’s strategic joint ventures, consisted of 23 properties located in 14 states with gross leasable area totaling approximately 20.2 million square feet. The community center portfolio is comprised of four properties representing approximately 769,000 square feet. Glimcher Realty Trust’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GRT.” Glimcher Realty Trust’s Series F and Series G preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbols “GRT-F” and “GRT-G,” respectively. Glimcher Realty Trust is a component of both the Russell 2000® Index, representing small cap stocks, and the Russell 3000® Index, representing the broader market.
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