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Navigating a lakefront property made easy…New improved website reduces Web search of lakefront property from 3-5 hours to 15 seconds.

September 18, 2012 // by admin

MANSFIELD, MA…

When Scott Freerksen started Lakefront Living Realty, LLC, the primary purpose was to save prospective buyers of lakefront property time and energy by providing them with a team of lake experts who also happened to be realtors. Lakefront Living’s new iteration of their website, www.lakefrontliving.com, follows the same thought process, dramatically reducing research time for prospective buyers and sellers by putting specific lakefront property information at the user’s fingertips within seconds.

“We only sell properties that are directly on lakes—not homes that are down the street or within walking distance but right on the water. So by the very nature of our business model, we save people a lot of time and hassle,” said Freerksen, who started Lakefront Living Realty, LLC back in 2003. “By taking the feedback received from both buyers and sellers, we’ve been able to create a website that creates greater time savings, empowering people to conduct research of any lakefront home in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island and have all the pertinent information within seconds.”

Adds Freerksen, “To put that into perspective, many of our clients told us their searches for a particular property could take anywhere from three to five hours. The new website has taken that down to 15 seconds.”

Major changes to www.lakefrontliving.com include:

Addresses for lake properties shown on all inquiries
A mapping feature showing the location of each lake home
Pull-down menu items with easy access to most used links
Scrolling “Featured Listings” for each state
Jump from state to state with one click (MA, RI, NH)
New quick search icons for popular functions
Latest Blog posts on each home page
Improved overall navigation

Each lakefront property includes detailed information on the body of water it abuts, such as things like activities (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing), lake size, depth, water quality and more. The website also provides access to Premier Lakefront Property Specialty Agents who possess specific knowledge about purchasing or selling a home on the lake in question.

“We’re happy to work with anybody who has an interest in purchasing or selling a lakefront home, but the entire process goes much smoother with clients who have done some research coming in,” said Freerksen. “This version of our site makes it easier for people to do the research needed before starting their search or to do some follow up research once they have started.”

For more information on Lakefront Living Realty’s services, you can visit their website at www.lakefrontliving.com. Additionally, Scott Freerksen regularly holds seminars on the keys to buying and selling lakefront property. Please visit the company website or call 508-377-7167 for the date and time of the next seminar.

About Lakefront Living Realty, LLC

Based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, Lakefront Living Realty, LLC is a full service real estate brokerage specializing solely on the purchase and sale of pond and lakefront property in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. Owner Scott “The Lake Guy” Freerksen, a Real Estate Broker and Realtor, founded Lakefrontliving.com in 2003 as way to support his real estate practice and to bring to potential buyers and sellers a website that features direct lakefront homes. All the “riverfront”, “oceanfront”, “across the street”, “within walking distance” homes are taken out of the site.

Lakefront Living Realty has one mission: To passionately unite Buyers and Sellers of lakefront property. For complete information, please visit www.lakefrontliving.com or call Scott at 508-377-7167.

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No hang ups about recycling and returning money to the community. Lapels of Littleton, CO recycles hangers and contributes to worthy causes.

September 17, 2012 // by admin

LITTLETON, CO…

Lapels Dry Cleaning of Littleton, CO is helping to raise the bar on environmentally friendly practices within the dry cleaning industry through their program for recycling hangers. Used steel hangers are collected from customers and reused or sold as scrap metal and those proceeds are then donated to worthy community groups.

By giving where it matters most — education and fighting hunger — Lapels redefines what it means to be green, focusing on sustainability, which is one of the main goals of green practices. Last year Lapels of Littleton received over three thousand pounds of hangers. These efforts resulted in donations in excess of $300.

Lapels has also provided support to many of the schools in the neighborhood as well as the Leawood and Columbine Knolls Community Associations.

Dave Wood, local owner and operator of Lapels of Littleton, noted, “Doing business in the community means a lot more to me than just making a living. It also means making an impact. We are delighted to be in a position to both be a steward of the environment and share recycling revenues with non-profit organizations in our region.”

Lapels has pioneered its eco-friendly dry cleaning experience over the past 10 years. Lapels is committed to using the most advanced environmental practices and technologies not only in the manner in which they clean clothes but also in the build of their Stores and Plants. Their environmentally-friendly cleaning process has no odor, breaks down naturally and is gentler on clothes, thus lengthening the life of clothes. At Lapels you can see, feel and smell the difference.

Lapels Dry Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners

Each Lapels Dry Cleaning store offers a full slate of services, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage. Lapels Dry Cleaning has stores in Arizona (Gilbert, Phoenix), California (Poway), Colorado (Littleton), Connecticut (Cromwell), Louisiana (Monroe, West Monroe), Massachusetts (Abington, Bedford, Boston, Brighton, Cambridge, Dedham, Easton, Framingham, Hanover, Marshfield, Newtonville, Norton, Walpole, Westford, Westwood and Wilmington), Missouri (Wildwood), New Jersey (Brick, Freehold and Verona), Ohio (Liberty Township), Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), Rhode Island (Lincoln); South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Island); Texas (Arlington). Additional locations coming soon to Chandler, AZ, Boston, MA, Quincy, MA and Brownsville, TX.

Lapels Dry Cleaning has been ranked in Entrepreneur’s 26th Annual “Franchise 500” as well as Entrepreneur’s “Top 50 New Franchises,” identifying Lapels Dry Cleaning as one of today’s top franchise opportunities. Entrepreneur’s “Franchise 500” is the best and most comprehensive rating of franchises in the world and is based on objective, quantifiable measures of a franchise operation.

Lapels Dry Cleaning corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339.

To learn more about franchise opportunities with Lapels Dry Cleaning, call toll free (866) 695-2735 or email sales@lapelsdrycleaning.com. Additional information and up-to-date company news can also be found on the company’s Web site, www.lapelsdrycleaning.com.

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VoiceNation to Provide Stephen Colbert’s “Atonement Hotline” During Rosh Hashanah

September 12, 2012 // by admin

For the fifth consecutive year, VoiceNation, the industry leader in live answering and virtual receptionist services, will be providing Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert show with an “Atonement Hotline” number.
Each year, Stephen Colbert recognizes the Jewish High Holy Days by giving his viewers an opportunity to apologize to him personally during their Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Colbert’s “Atonement Hotline” is 1-888-OOPSJEW, which is a working toll free number supported by VoiceNation, the leading provider of voicemail, Virtual PBX and live answering service. Callers who choose the OOPSJEW option are greeted by Stephen Colbert’s personal pre-recorded message asking them to leave their apology to him stating how they have wronged him in the previous year. Colbert then chooses a handful of messages to play on a future show.
Producers of the Colbert Report selected VoiceNation for their ability to handle high call volumes associated with TV and radio spots. VoiceNation’s proprietary technology allows the hotline to take thousands of calls and voice messages, and essentially handle 40,000 Colbert fans, within a very short time period.
About VoiceNation
VoiceNation is America’s telecommunications leader for virtual PBX, voicemail and innovative Next Generation call centers. Named a “Top Provider in Industry” by PC World, VoiceNation provides live answering service and call center solutions utilizing the latest in proprietary technology to deliver high quality call answering services at the lowest cost to their customers. In this way, VoiceNation enables business of all sizes to compete in the marketplace with 24-hour availability that adapts to any situation.
Founded in 2002, VoiceNation is a privately-held company that serves more than 40,000 customers including FEMA, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Dell, AIG and the U.S. Coast Guard. The company also provides qualified non-profit, tax-exempt charities with access to voicemail, faxmail and other specialized communication services at reduced cost through their Care2Call outreach program.
To learn more about VoiceNation, visit http://www.qualityansweringservice.com.

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Old Colony Elder Services Offers Educational Class for Family Caregivers in October

September 12, 2012 // by admin

Are you a caregiver to a spouse, parent, relative or friend? Old Colony Elder Services (OCES), the Brockton based regional agency serving elders, their families and caregivers throughout greater Brockton and Plymouth County, is offering “Powerful Tools For Caregivers”, a six-week educational program for family caregivers.

The educational program is designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend. The class meets on Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Easton Council on Aging, located at 15 Barrows Street. The classes are from October 3 to November 7, 2012. There is no fee to attend.

Attendees will learn how to: reduce stress; communicate more effectively; take care of themselves; reduce guilt, anger and depression; set goals, problem-solve and relax. Attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the Caregiver Helpbook.

Class size is limited and registration is required. Call Rochelle Sugarman, Family Caregiver Support Program Supervisor and Class Leader, to register (508) 584-1561 ext 312.

“Powerful Tools For Caregivers” is presented by OCES’ Family Caregiver Support Program and is sponsored by the Easton Council on Aging.

About OCES

Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elder Services is a private, non-profit corporation designated as one of 27 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES offers a number of programs to serve elders, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers such as Family Caregiver Support; Adult Family Care; Supportive Housing; Nutrition; Money Management; Protective Services and Home Care.

OCES serves elders, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers in 23 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts: Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, Brockton, Carver, Duxbury, East Bridgewater, Easton, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson, Kingston, Lakeville, Marshfield, Middleboro, Pembroke, Plymouth, Plympton, Rockland, Stoughton, Wareham, West Bridgewater and Whitman.

The organization’s mission is to provide services that support the dignity and independence of elders by helping them maximize their quality of life; live safely and in good health; and, prevent unnecessary or premature institutionalization. For more information call (508) 584-1561 or visit the website at www.oldcolonyelderservices.org.

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Zoomin Groomin Nominated for the 2012 Business Champion of the Year Award

September 11, 2012 // by admin

Zoomin Groomin® Mobile Pet Services of Palm Bay, providers of traditional dog and cat grooming mobile spa services, as well as in-home pet and residential services for the Space Coast area, has been nominated for the 2012 Business Champion of the Year Award.

The Cocoa Beach Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Business Resource Council holds this awards ceremony annually which gives Chamber partners an opportunity to honor outstanding fellow businesses.

Cathy Evans, a resident of Palm Bay, FL and the owner/operator of Zoomin Groomin® Mobile Pet Services said, “We’ve been in business just over a year now and it is such an incredible honor to be recognized as an outstanding business and nominated for the 2012 Business Champion of the Year Award.”

Business Champion of the Year Award winners are divided into categories: Emerging Business, which is the category in which Zoomin Groomin has been nominated; Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business; Non-Profit Business Champion; Minority Business Champion; Service Industry Champion; Hospitality Industry Champion and Professional/Technical Service Champion. The awards ceremony will be held on Friday, September 28th, from 5:30– 8:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Viera at I-95 and Wickham Road.

Ms. Evans caters to mobile pet service clients with team member and head groomer, Pat White of Palm Bay. Ms. White has been in the dog grooming industry for more than 30 years and has been working in grooming management for over 15 years.

Zoomin Groomin of Palm Bay has grown quickly and just recently reached the milestone of 500th pet groomed. The company has participated in a number of community outreach events including: Bark in the Park for the Central Brevard Humane Society; Purina’s Adopt-A-Thon; Whiskers, Wags & Wine for the Central Brevard Humane Society; Mommy & Doggy Day; Paws in the Park and Paws on the Pier for the Central Brevard Humane Society.

About Zoomin Groomin®

Zoomin Groomin® Mobile Pet services, with corporate offices in Hingham, Massachusetts and locations throughout the East Coast, is a mobile pet service company that provides convenient, professional, door-to-door pet grooming, dog walking, and residential services. Zoomin Groomin caters to clients living in single family and town homes, as well as those residing in retirement communities, assisted living communities, apartment and condo complexes.

Owned and operated by a team of professionals with copious experience in sales, marketing, management and pet care, the company is franchising new locations to pet enthusiasts throughout the country.

Zoomin Groomin® is committed to using products that will not harm pets or the environment. By providing traditional dog and cat grooming mobile spa services, as well as in-home pet and residential services in an environmentally responsible manner, Zoomin Groomin can help protect the world for generations of pets and pet parents to come. For more information, please visit www.ZoominGroomin.com.

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The future of dry cleaning has arrived in the East Valley, AZ

September 7, 2012 // by admin

Lapels, East Valley, Arizona — Jeff (far left) and Tanya Kline (far right) in one of their new Lapels Dry Cleaning stores in the East Valley part of Phoenix. Also pictures are the couple’s son Austin and daughter Payton.

AHWATUKEE, AZ, GILBERT, AZ CHANDLER, AZ AND HANOVER, MA…

Lapels Dry Cleaning, an innovative, environmentally friendly dry cleaning company headquartered in Hanover, Massachusetts, recently opened two dry cleaning stores in the East Valley, in Gilbert and Ahwatukee, and will open it’s third store in Chandler in October. The Gilbert store is in the Kohl’s/Sprout’s Shopping Center at 2586 South VaI Vista Drive, while the Ahwatukee store is located in the Trader Joe’s/Safeway Shopping Center at 4025 East Chandler Boulevard.

The three new Lapels Dry Cleaning stores are locally owned and operated by Gilbert residents Jeff and Tanya Kline. Store hours at all locations are Monday through Friday, 7 am to 7 pm; Saturday 8 am to 5 pm; and Sunday, 12 pm to 3 pm. Both the Gilbert and Ahwatukee stores will hold grand opening celebrations on September 15.

“We are delighted to bring Lapels’ standard of high quality dry cleaning and superior customer service to our friends, neighbors and fellow East Valley residents,” said Jeff Kline.

Prior to opening the Lapels stores, Jeff worked as an aerospace engineer at Orbital Sciences Corporation in Gilbert. Tanya continues her work as a homemaker and active community volunteer, in addition to her role in their new business. Jeff and Tanya live in Gilbert with their son Austin and daughter Payton.

“What we especially like about Lapels”, says Tanya, “is how it’s ‘green’ process produces such a nice finished product.”

Lapels has pioneered its eco-friendly dry cleaning experience for the past 10 years. Using the latest technology in equipment and cleaning solution, Lapels is the only cleaner in the East Valley able to boast no hazardous waste in their process. Their environmentally-friendly cleaning process has no odor and is gentler on clothes, thus lengthening the life of clothes. At Lapels you can see, feel and smell the difference.

Lapels customers are greeted to a warm and inviting reception area, with friendly customer service representatives, and a full service on-site tailor.

“There were so many reasons why we chose to purchase a Lapels franchise. The environmental piece was certainly up there on our list, but it was an overall commitment to a high quality customer experience that truly sold us,” said Tanya Kline. “We’re hoping to make Lapels ‘the neighborhood dry cleaner in the East Valley.”

Lapels offers it’s customers Automatic Rewards earning them credit towards free dry cleaning for every dollar they spend, Loyalty Programs, a VIP Program which eliminates the need to wait in line and the use of a 24 Hour Drop Off Service. Same day service is also available with pick-up after 5 pm.

“We want to congratulate Jeff and Tanya on joining the Lapels Dry Cleaning family and we look forward to an ongoing relationship as we continue to provide guidance and support at the corporate level to help ensure the success of their new dry cleaning stores in the East Valley,” remarked Lapels Dry Cleaning CEO Kevin Dubois.

For complete information on the Lapels Dry Cleaning stores in the East Valley, please visit www.mylapels.com/ev. Or, you can call the Ahwatukee store at 480-706-1032 or the Gilbert store at 480-855-2000.
Lapels Dry Cleaning – Environmentally Friendly Cleaners
Each Lapels Dry Cleaning store offers a full slate of services, including: same-day dry cleaning; shirt service; tailoring; shoe repair; wedding gown preservation; suede and leather processing; box storage and fur storage. Lapels Dry Cleaning has stores in Arizona (Gilbert, Phoenix), California (Poway), Colorado (Littleton), Connecticut (Cromwell), Louisiana (Monroe, West Monroe), Massachusetts (Abington, Bedford, Boston, Brighton, Cambridge, Dedham, Easton, Framingham, Hanover, Marshfield, Newtonville, Norton, Walpole, Westford, Westwood and Wilmington), Missouri (Wildwood), New Jersey (Brick, Freehold and Verona), Ohio (Liberty Towns), Pennsylvania (Bloomsburg), Rhode Island (Lincoln); South Carolina (Myrtle Beach, Pawleys Forest); Texas (Arlington). Additional locations coming soon to Chandler, AZ, Boston, MA, Quincy, MA and Brownsville, TX.

Lapels Dry Cleaning corporate offices are located at 962 Washington Street, Hanover, MA 02339.

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International Computerware, Inc. secures position on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 60%

September 7, 2012 // by admin

MARLBORO, MA and NEW YORK

Inc. magazine included International Computerware, Inc. (ICI) on its sixth annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. ICI joins Yelp, yogurt maker Chobani, Giftcards.com, KIND and famed hatmaker Tilly’s, among other prominent brands featured on this year’s list.

“It’s a tribute to all at ICI to have been named to this very prestigious list of entrepreneurial companies,” said ICI EVP and Partner, Jamie Shepard. “I’m proud to have been such a strong part of ICI’s evolution over the past 18 years, leading the transformation of ICI into one of the nation’s strongest and most recognized leaders for technical innovation and excellence. Our business model and history of infrastructure consulting and services, as well as our award winning nCubed methodology, has been at the forefront of our growth and success. Our alignment with our strategic technology partners has provided ICI with a go-to-market strategy that is properly aligned with the objectives and requirements of the global clientele that we service.”

International Computerware, Inc.’s placement on the Inc.500|5000 list is the only latest accolade the Marlborough, MA based infrastructure consulting firm has earned this year, having earlier been named both EMC’s Services Partner of the Year for the Americas and VMware’s Business Continuity Partner of the Year for the Americas. ICI has also earned the EMC’s Quality Services award for the 5th consecutive year.

In a stagnant economic environment, ICI’s year-over-year growth remains an impressive 60% percent. Leveraging their foundation as an infrastructure consulting firm, their robust experience in helping customers adopt new ways of providing compute and data to end users, and their nCubed methodology has enabled ICI to properly address customers’ goals and aspirations. This model positions ICI for insulated growth during all economic times. Coupling this consistent model with innovative leaders such as ICI’s CTO Brad Maltz – who, along with EVP Jamie Shepard, is a well-known pioneer in this industry — provides ICI and its customers with unseen stabilization and growth in infrastructure consumption and cloud computing.

“Now, more than ever, we depend on Inc. 500/5000 companies to spur innovation, provide jobs, and drive the economy forward. Growth companies, not large corporations, are where the action is,” says Inc. Editor Eric Schurenberg. Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at http://www.inc.com/inc5000/list/2012.

About ICI

International Computerware, Inc. (ICI) is a global infrastructure consulting, cloud enablement and integration firm founded in 1985. ICI’s focus is customer enablement through process driven technology solutions and methodology. Utilizing its proven consulting methodology nCubedTM (Now, Next, Nirvana), ICI provides clients with solutions to infrastructure challenges designed around ICI’s intellectual capital as consultants and vast integration experience built on best-of-breed technologies. As a leader and innovator in Infrastructure Consumption modeling,

ICI further enables clients to realize a consumption/service based computing model with its vCcubedTM offerings – a flexible, cost effective, and highly leveraged approach to actualizing the private, public, and hosted cloud computing models. For more information, visit www.iciamerica.com and follow @ICIAmerica on Twitter.

Please direct all media inquiries to bizteam@iciamerica.com.

Methodology

The 2012 Inc. 500|5000 is ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2008 to 2011. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2008. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2011. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2008 is $100,000; the minimum for 2011 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons. Companies on the Inc. 500 are featured in Inc.’s September issue. They represent the top tier of the Inc. 5000, which can be found at www.inc.com/500.

About Inc.

Founded in 1979 and acquired in 2005 by Mansueto Ventures, Inc. is the only major brand dedicated exclusively to owners and managers of growing private companies, with the aim to deliver real solutions for today’s innovative company builders. Total monthly audience reach for the brand has grown significantly from 2,000,000 in 2010 to over 6,000,000 today. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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Patrick Administration Proposes $2.1 Million Cut In Elderly Home Care Rates

September 6, 2012 // by admin

A statewide elder advocacy group will testify this Friday that the Patrick Administration has proposed “unreasonable” rate cuts that will cut $2.1 million in support for home care for low-income seniors—at a time when more than 2,200 elders are on a wait list for care.

Al Norman, the Executive Director of Mass Home Care, will testify on Friday, September 7th before the Division of Health Care Finance and Policy in Boston, that its proposed rates are “unreasonable and inadequate.”

“We should be investing more money to keep elders at home,” Norman said, “not less.”

According to Mass Home Care, there are currently roughly 2,200 elders on home care waiting lists due to insufficient funding. This year, home care accounts are $15 million lower than in FY 2009. Old Colony Elder Services, the regional Aging Services Access Point covering Brockton and 22 surrounding communities, currently has 173 people on wait lists who cannot access needed services per Diana DiGiorgi, Executive Director.

The rate hearing Friday is part of the implementation of Chapter 257 of the Acts of 2008, which requires the Administration to pay human services agencies rates which are “reasonable and adequate to meet the costs which are incurred by efficiently and economically operated social service program providers.” Mass Home Care says the Administration’s proposal “undermines the purpose of upgrading rates for human services programs.”

“Chapter 257 was written by human services advocates,” Norman said. “The whole point of the law was to give programs the money needed to run an efficient program. These proposed rates are not based on any analysis of the true cost of providing care to the elderly.”

The cuts to home care are based on a DHCFP methodology that uses expenses from fiscal year 2010. But such expenditures are backed into based on an annual appropriation level—not on an actual build-up of what it costs to run a program.

According to Mass Home Care’s own calculations, the home care Case Management rates should be increased by 8.6 percent over current levels—not cut by 4.5 percent.

Norman said the Patrick Administration has presided over one of the largest cuts in home care appropriations in the history of the program.

“For a state that touts its ‘community first’ approach to senior care,” Norman concluded, “seniors have lost millions of dollars in state support—at a time the population in need is growing faster than the rest of the population. The Governor should commit to growing these community programs—not shrinking them.”

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About OCES
Incorporated in 1974, Old Colony Elder Services is a private, non-profit corporation designated as one of 27 Aging Services Access Points (ASAPs) in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. OCES offers a number of programs to serve seniors, individuals with disabilities, their families and caregivers such as Family Caregiver Support; Adult Family Care; Supportive Housing; Nutrition; Money Management; Protective Services and Home Care.

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Plymouth Turkey Trot turns up the heat on battle for best Thanksgiving Day road race in America’s hometown

September 4, 2012 // by admin

Plymouth Turkey Trot logo PLYMOUTH, MA…

When you think of Thanksgiving Day rivalries, it’s usually a discussion about high school football. In Plymouth, Mass, the birthplace of Thanksgiving Day tradition, a new rivalry has begun with the announcement of the Plymouth Turkey Trot, a 4.77 mile run on Thanksgiving morning. The new race represents the fourth road race that takes within Thanksgiving week in the town where the Thanksgiving holiday began.

In addition to the new Plymouth Turkey Trot, three other road races will take place in Plymouth. Those include the Plymouth Turkey Trot’s sister race, the third annual Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5k on Thanksgiving morning, the Turkey Chase for Charity and America’s Hometown’s Thanksgiving Race the latter two taking place during the weekend prior to Thanksgiving.

“I don’t know of any city or town in the country that has more Thanksgiving road races than the town of Plymouth, which is probably fitting considering the origins of the holiday,” said Steve Dubin, spokesperson for the Plymouth Turkey Trot and Thanksgiving Day 5k, as well as the Old Sandwich Road Race, which is held in June. “While you certainly don’t wish ill will towards fellow local road races, there is a competition to put on the race that’s going to attract the most local runners as well as folks looking for a getaway over the holidays.”

The Plymouth Turkey Trot starts at Memorial Park on the Waterfront at Plymouth Rock at 7:30am. The 4.77 mile course offers scenic views of the Plymouth’s picturesque oceanfront, and passes several historical sites including Plymouth Rock, Burial Hill and The Mayflower. The cost to register is $20 before November 1. Prizes will be awarded to men’s and women’s winners in several age groups.

“The Turkey Trot gives runners who might have some traveling to do for Thanksgiving an early start so they can get their run in and then head on over to Grandma’s house or wherever they’re going for a guilt-free Thanksgiving-Day dinner,” said Dubin.

For complete information, on the Plymouth Turkey Trot, visit www.plymouthturkeytrot.com.

The third annual Thanksgiving Day Pilgrim 5k kicks off from the Village Racquet and Fitness Center, at Pine Hills, 30 Gold Drive, Plymouth at 9:30 a.m. rain or shine on Thanksgiving morning. The course includes the oldest road in America, Old Sandwich Road. This race site was the original trail used by Pilgrims and Native Americans in the 1600’s as they traveled from Plymouth to Sandwich, Mass. Cost is $20 online until November 1.

All participants will receive a custom finishers’ medal. T-Shirts, designed by professional graphic artists, will be given to all 1,000 runners.

For complete information visit http://thanksgivingdaypilgrim5k.yolasite.com.

If you or your company is interested in sponsoring either the Plymouth Turkey Trot or the Thanksgiving Day Turkey 5k, please contact Steve Dubin at 781-582-1061 or sdubin@prworkzone.com.

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