NFL And Verizon Wireless Sending Linebacker James Laurinaitis To School With One Lucky Winner

ST. LOUIS, MO — Verizon Wireless is offering one young St. Louis-area football fan the chance of a lifetime. The lucky winner of the NFL “Show & Tell” program will get the chance to take St. Louis’s James Laurinaitis to school in a limousine and spend about an hour with the NFL star linebacker. Parents can enter their child into the program through November 11 by visiting http://www.verizoninsider.com/stlouis.

“In a place like St. Louis, sports are a way of life, and that fact makes this program all the more meaningful and exciting,” said Brendan Fallis, president – Kansas/Missouri Region, Verizon Wireless. “Children here are born and bred loyal sports fans. We know that there are a lot of excited kids out there hoping they win this awesome experience.”

Students enrolled in kindergarten through eighth grade are eligible to win, and the contest is open to residents of St. Louis and St. Charles counties in Missouri and Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois. For complete program rules, visit http://bit.ly/Tk5kgK

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