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MEXICO PARTNERS WITH THE CHICAGO RED STARS TO FIND SOCCER MOM OF THE
YEAR
Bridgeview,
IL (March 23rd, 2009) - The Mexico
Tourism Board and the Chicago Red Stars are teaming up to find and recognize
the Soccer Mom of the Year in a new contest launched on the Red Stars website.
Mexico and the Red Stars know that soccer moms work endlessly to create
harmony in the family and always find new ways to show how much they
care. The Chicago Red Stars “Soccer Mom of the Year” contest,
presented by Mexico, allows
families to show their appreciation by nominating their mom to be pampered with
a trip to Mexico.
“Mexicans
share many traditions that bring families and friends together, but soccer
awakens a passion in Mexicans that unites the whole nation,” says Rodrigo
Esponda, Director of the Mexico Tourism Board in Chicago. “The Mexico Tourism
Board is especially excited to be a part of the Chicago Red Stars “Soccer
Mom of the Year” contest because it embraces and highlights family values
by encouraging girls to express why they think their moms deserve to be the
winner of this award.”
Players,
families and friends can log on to the Red Stars’ website (http://www.chicagoredstars.com)
to nominate their mother for the “Chicago Red Stars Soccer Mom of the
Year” award, presented by Mexico.
The winning mom will be honored at halftime of the May 16th Red
Stars game against FC Gold Pride at ToyotaPark and receive an
all-inclusive five night stay at the Grand Xcaret Occidental Resorts in Riviera
Maya for two, courtesy of Mexico Tourism Board and Apple Vacations.
Entries for
the contest must be received by May 8th.
The Red
Stars kick off the 2009 WPS season on April 4th on the road against
St. Louis Athletica at Ralph Korte Stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois
University in Edwardsville. Following a second road game against the
Washington Freedom on April 11th, the Red Stars will play their
historic home-opener at ToyotaPark in Bridgeview,
Illinois on Sunday April 19th
against Sky Blue FC. Season tickets, starting at only $120 for 10 regular
season games plus two bonus games, are on sale now. Call (866) WPS-2009
or log on to www.chicagoredstars.com to reserve
your seats.
About the Mexico Tourism Board
The Mexico Tourism Board (MTB)
brings together the resources of federal and state governments, municipalities
and private companies to promote Mexico’s tourism attractions
and destinations internationally. Created in 1999, the MTB is Mexico’s
tourism promotion agency, and its participants include
members of both the private and
public sectors. The MTB has offices throughout
North America, Europe, Japan and Latin America. For more information on destinations and online trip bookings
please go to www.visitmexico.com
.
FOR PRESS ONLY: For additional
ideas, help with a story or general travel and tourism information about Mexico, please contact the
MTB’s U.S. Press Room directly at 1-800-929-4555, by e-mail
at northamericanpress@visitmexico.com
or visit our press Web site at www.visitmexicopress.com
