Company donates 2,500
pole night tickets to
Fort Bragg and XVIII
Airborne Corps
Release Date: May 13,
2008
MATTHEWS, N.C. –
Windstream Corp.(NYSE:
WIN), a phone, broadband
and digital TV provider,
announced that it will
host 2,500 soldiers and
military families from
Fort Bragg and the XVIII
Airborne Corps at the
upcoming Windstream Pole
Night qualifier for the
NASCAR Cup Series Coca
Cola 600 on Thursday,
May 22 at Lowe’s Motor
Speedway.
“The soldiers and
families in Fort Bragg
and of the XVIII
Airborne Corps have made
enormous personal
sacrifices for our
country and it is our
privilege to thank them
for their service,” said
Stacy Hale, vice
president of Windstream
operations for the
Carolinas. “We hope they
take this time to enjoy
a night with their
families and experience
all the excitement
Windstream Pole Night
brings.”
Additionally, Windstream
is partnering with
NASCAR legend and Lowe’s
Motor Speedway race
winner Bobby Allison on
its Green Truck Tour for
two events leading up to
Windstream Pole Night.
On Tuesday, May 20,
Allison will be at the
Chik-Fil-A in Matthews
from 6:30 to 8 a.m. and
on Wednesday, May 21, at
Concord Mills Mall from
2 to 4 p.m. for a
special autograph
session celebrating
Windstream Pole Night.
Consumers and race fans
are encouraged to stop
by either of these free
events to meet one of
NASCAR’s greatest
drivers and to pick up a
free family four-pack of
tickets for Windstream
Pole Night. Limit one
four-pack of tickets per
person while supplies
last.
The
Green Truck
Tour is designed to give
back to the local
communities that
Windstream serves and
educate the public about
landline safety. The
tour, which promotes
Windstream’s phone,
broadband and digital TV
products and services,
runs through November
with more than 90 stops
in 14 states and donates
more than $200,000
before concluding in
November. For additional
information about the
Green Truck Tour and its
scheduled stops, visit
www.greentrucktour.com.
About Windstream
Windstream Corporation
is an S&P 500 company
that provides voice,
broadband and
entertainment services
to customers in 16
states. The company has
approximately 3.2
million access lines and
about $3.3 billion in
annual revenues. For
more information, visit
www.windstream.com.
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