{"id":15132,"date":"2012-10-17T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-10-17T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=15132"},"modified":"2012-10-17T11:48:56","modified_gmt":"2012-10-17T15:48:56","slug":"5-admission-to-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-during-gimme-five-food-drive-nov-4-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/17\/5-admission-to-ripleys-believe-it-or-not-during-gimme-five-food-drive-nov-4-8\/","title":{"rendered":"$5 admission to Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! during Gimme Five Food Drive, Nov. 4-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The other day I received this press release via email:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 600px;\" width=\"600\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 0px;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\" width=\"100%\">\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK6\" style=\"display: table;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,Times New Roman,Times,serif; font-size: 24pt;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">\n<div style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: Cambria,Georgia,Times New Roman,serif; text-align: center;\" align=\"center\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs192\/1102353328331\/img\/1458.jpg?resize=434%2C113\" alt=\"\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1458\" width=\"434\" height=\"113\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK1\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 22pt; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 22pt; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;\"><strong>Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual <em>Gimme Five Food Drive<\/em> to Fight Hunger in<br \/>\nthe Niagara Falls Area\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK2\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 16pt; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 16pt;\"><em>Donate 5 cans of food and get a ticket to Ripley&#8217;s Niagara Falls\u00a0 Odditorium for only $5 from November 4-8<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK3\" style=\"display: table;\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #000000;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"left\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong>Niagara Falls, Ont. (Oct. 12, 2012)<\/strong><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>\u00a0<a style=\"color: #c37f14; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001QLSFgAssGdYR1m05vIJb6w6Xkgo1wN3H65fXigpx6v_RgGGBO_wDuMR0-cUrttv7dC5VMP_AH4NTnYr6s9FSGCoab2UyVNk6mpM9AnCcXVylxpSC_Vq1gg==\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!<\/a> is bringing back its <em><strong>Gimme Five Food Drive<\/strong><\/em> campaign to combat hunger in all the cities where it has Believe It or Not! Odditoriums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">This year&#8217;s event will take place from <strong>Sunday, November 4 through Thursday, November 8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">\u00a0 <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ih.constantcontact.com\/fs110\/1102353328331\/img\/1445.jpg?resize=268%2C134\" alt=\"\" name=\"ACCOUNT.IMAGE.1445\" width=\"268\" height=\"134\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Here&#8217;s how it works: guests who bring a donation of five non-perishable food items can get a ticket to Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! <a shape=\"rect\">Niagara Falls Odditorium<\/a> for<strong> just $5<\/strong> (regular adult ticket price is $13.99). All the food collected will go to Project S.H.A.R.E. and be distributed to families throughout the Niagara Region.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">&#8220;This is a win-win situation,&#8221; said Jim Pattison Jr., President of Ripley Entertainment Inc. &#8220;We&#8217;re able to help needy families put food on the table and also offer a great discount when families visit our Odditoriums.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Last year&#8217;s <a style=\"color: #c37f14; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001QLSFgAssGdbP9wkoHRmxr6Vr2026L64xw-4oP_TclJ7Omncj50VE9UznuotrhQ6UTDqltSq1aJ8afcK4YdJtoW9bU5zAhMWZMcZNEzq_N6n_magqNRV4pwrcavZCcCoW_O0vVZJrgHpkpUkKTC4iQ23Cn3qivtL1\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">Gimme Five Food Drive<\/a> netted more than 15,000 donations and helped feed tens of thousands of people across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><strong>Facts on hunger in Ontario: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More than 3,600 people receive emergency food from Project S.H.A.R.E. each month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Over 39% of people receiving food donations are under 16 years of age.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Project S.H.A.R.E provides an average of 60,000 pounds of emergency food each month.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Suggested donations include juice, soup, beans, tuna, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, tomato sauce and baby food.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\">Ripley&#8217;s Niagara Falls Odditorium is located at 4960 Clifton Hill. Hours are from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and 10:00 am to midnight Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><em><strong>Ripley&#8217;s &#8220;Gimme Five&#8221; promotion may not be combined with any other offers. One discount ticket available for every 5 non-perishable food items donated.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"content_LETTER.BLOCK5\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman,Times; color: #000000; text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"1\" colspan=\"1\" align=\"center\" valign=\"bottom\">\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left; font-size: 11pt;\" align=\"left\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Media contacts:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; text-align: left; font-size: 11pt;\" align=\"left\">Madalena Phillips\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Marketing &amp; Public Relations, Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! 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