{"id":15366,"date":"2012-11-06T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/?p=15366"},"modified":"2012-11-06T07:08:39","modified_gmt":"2012-11-06T12:08:39","slug":"ripleys-believe-it-or-not-food-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/accessniagara.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/06\/ripleys-believe-it-or-not-food-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! food drive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past Sunday <a href=\"http:\/\/ripleysniagara.com\/\">Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!<\/a>\u00a0museums\/odditoriums in North America started their food drive for local food banks. In Niagara Falls they are raising money for Project Share. Until Thursday you can get admission for $5.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div 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 align=\"center\"><strong>Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Holds 2nd Annual <em>Gimme Five Food Drive<\/em> to Fight Hunger in the Niagara Falls Area <\/strong><br \/>\n<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><\/div>\n<p><strong>Niagara Falls, Ont. (Oct. 12, 2012)<\/strong><strong> &#8211; <\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001QLSFgAssGdYR1m05vIJb6w6Xkgo1wN3H65fXigpx6v_lWogu6IsFZ-NBlNWqbVeTQBImTZ_hA1gmyHKlyWxG74nIFxpNaBm0m4d0JPZv8JQ=\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!<\/a> is bringing back its <em><strong>Gimme Five Food Drive<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0campaign to combat hunger in all the cities where it has Believe It or Not! Odditoriums.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s event will take place from <strong>Sunday, November 4 through Thursday, November 8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><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\" \/>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 rel=\"nofollow\" 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>&#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>Last year&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001QLSFgAssGdbP9wkoHRmxr6Vr2026L64xw-4oP_TclJ7zH9dMqQ32KRn4eqg-DMeHHNl0Y-0Y5TZjrXs0wEQLWT5BP4seX0n3RaZ2xJAj7U6v7zqkTK0cq3VzSedf9XrfW72pxcBWVf5fxXYDT6DRScxLjnMHyG50\" rel=\"nofollow\" 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><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>Suggested donations include juice, soup, beans, tuna, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, tomato sauce and baby food.<\/p>\n<p>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><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<p><strong>Media contacts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Madalena Phillips<br \/>\nMarketing &amp; Public Relations, Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! Niagara Falls<br \/>\n905-356-2238 office<br \/>\n647-231-3321 cell<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mphillips@ripleys.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">mphillips@ripleys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tim O&#8217;Brien<br \/>\nVP Communications Ripley Entertainment<br \/>\n615-646-7465 &#8211; office<br \/>\n615-496-5949 &#8211; cell<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:Obrien@ripleys.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">Obrien@ripleys.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Ripley Entertainment <\/strong><br \/>\nRipley Entertainment Inc. (<a href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001QLSFgAssGdYR1m05vIJb6w6Xkgo1wN3H65fXigpx6v_lWogu6IsFZ-NBlNWqbVeTQBImTZ_hA1gmyHKlyWxG74nIFxpNaBm0m4d0JPZv8JQ=\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">www.ripleys.com<\/a>), keepers of the venerable Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment, entertaining more than 12 million annually at its 80-plus attractions in 10 countries. In addition to its 32 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past Sunday Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not!\u00a0museums\/odditoriums in North America started their food drive for local food banks. In Niagara Falls they are raising money for Project Share. Until Thursday you can get admission for $5. Ripley&#8217;s Believe It or Not! 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