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We're working with Matchbox® to create a buzz around the Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ promotion! It's a really fun contest that calls on parents to celebrate the heroic attributes of their children by submitting a picture of their child dressed as their favorite real-life icon, along with a caption explaining why they are a true Matchbox® hero. Anyone with a child between three and 10 years old can enter the contest now through May 13, 2013. Submissions will be showcased on the Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ Facebook gallery and are automatically entered to win the grand prize - a $60,000 college scholarship! 60 prize pack giveaways will be awarded weekly consisting of a Matchbox® branded gift box, a personalized photo-frame thank you card and four heroic Matchbox® vehicles. The goal is to honor the children who play with, and inspire, Matchbox®. To learn more about the contest and read stories from the heroes that inspired Matchbox® vehicles, we invite you to check out www.Matchbox.com/Heroes.
Do you have a budding hero? Then you may want to check out the Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ promotion. More info is below:
MATCHBOX® CELEBRATES 60 YEARS OF UNSTOPPABLE HEROIC VEHICLE ADVENTURES
Iconic Toy Brand Motors in Anniversary with 60 Cent Toy Cars at Retail and $60,000 “Hero” Scholarship
From fire trucks to dinosaurs to police cars in pursuit, Matchbox® has provided kids with unstoppable adventures and the durable vehicles and playsets to tackle them for six-decades of imaginative play. To commemorate its 60 year anniversary, Matchbox® is kicking off a three-month national campaign to honor heroes-in-training – the children who play with, and inspire, Matchbox®. The campaign includes the Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ Sweepstakes with a hero-sized $60,000 college scholarship and a national retail promotion for fans to purchase Matchbox® diecast vehicles for just 60 cents for a limited time at participating retailers now through March 10th.
“Since its launch, Matchbox has enabled kids to live out their own adventures with inspiration from the many community heroes they see and interact with every day,” said Matt Petersen, vice president of North America boys marketing, Mattel. “Sixty years later, Matchbox continues to fuel the imagination of kids around the world through heroic vehicle play.”
The Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ Sweepstakes calls on parents to celebrate the heroic attributes of their children by submitting a picture and caption of their hero-in-training dressed as their favorite real-life icon. Submissions will be showcased on the Matchbox® Heroes Wanted™ Facebook gallery and are automatically entered to win the grand prize – a $60,000 college scholarship. Parents with children between three and 10 years old can enter the contest now through May 13, 2013. Sixty prize pack giveaways will be awarded weekly consisting of a Matchbox® branded gift box, a personalized photo-frame thank you card and four heroic Matchbox® vehicles. To learn more about the contest and read stories from the heroes that inspired Matchbox® vehicles, visit www.Matchbox.com/Heroes.
Since 1953, detailed Matchbox vehicles have inspired and helped create countless unstoppable adventures all over the world. For fans eager to start or continue building their collection, Matchbox® is hosting a limited-time national retail promotion. A select line of diecast vehicles will be available for 60 cents for one week between March 4 and March 10th at participating retailers and on MattelShop.com.
The brand is also releasing a collectible diecast line of 24 vehicles that harkens back to its roots to celebrate its 60th anniversary. Finally, fans can view the Matchbox’s® 60th anniversary anthem video, which captures the spirit of the brand – unstoppable vehicles for heroic adventures – at www.Matchbox.com/Heroes.
For the hottest in Matchbox® adventures, games, toys and videos, visit www.Matchbox.com.
About Mattel
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAT) is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of toys and family products. The Mattel family is comprised of such best-selling brands as Barbie®, the most popular fashion doll ever introduced, Hot Wheels®, Monster High®, American Girl®, Thomas & Friends®, Fisher-Price® brands, including, Little People®, Power Wheels®, as well as a wide array of entertainment-inspired toy lines. In 2013, Mattel was named as one of FORTUNE Magazine's "100 Best Companies to Work For" for the sixth year in a row. Mattel also is ranked among Corporate Responsibility Magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." With worldwide headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., Mattel employs approximately 30,000 people in 40 countries and territories and sells products in more than 150 nations. At Mattel, we are Creating the Future of Play. Visit us at www.mattel.com, www.facebook.com/mattel or www.twitter.com/mattel
Disclosure: This is a sponsored campaign post with Mom Central. In exchange for this post I will receive 2 Matchbox cars as well as a monetary compensation
My son is over the age limit, and past him Matchbox days, but I have several family members who have children in the right age group (some who have inherited my son's old cars) and will pass this on. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow this is a great campaign from Matchbox. I remember growing up and liking the Matchbox as well as the Hot Wheels cars even though I was a girl. It's great that the contest is about dressing up as a real life hero. Policemen are definitely real heroes in today's world, especially considering current events. It's a very admirable dream to be in that profession. Good luck! The prize will definitely be a great incentive to do well and dream big.
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