Final: Press Release 4

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 26, 2009

Aflac, Cache Valley Branch

Brett G. Bullock, Regional Manager
654 N. Main St. Suite # 101
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 753-4416
brett_bullock@us.aflac.com

Aflac Cache Valley Branch Expanded their Walls and Policies
New Building Along with Insurance Plans Announced

LOGAN, Utah – The Aflac Cache Valley branch has opened a new building and announced new plans affiliated with the national and international company to better assist clients. Although Aflac agents have been using the facility since June 1, clients will now be able to meet and discuss insurance topics and concerns within the building.

Darrell Rawlins, Aflac associate, has been working for the Cache Valley branch for almost 2 years and currently owns 19 accounts with individuals and businesses. Rawlins said the difference between the previous and new building is the individual work space each agent has. “It gives us a better working environment to plan and be with clients,” Rawlins said. The new building has an elegant décor, a conference room for meetings and a closing office where before, agents had to borrow an area for finalizing accounts.

Rawlins said the underlying goal of the new building is sales. “We thought, if we spend this money to get this new building and location, it will generate sales,” Rawlins said. “And hopefully it will.”

Rawlins said the building allows immediate street access on ground level and will attract the community by a larger sign and direct access off Main Street. “Hopefully this will bring in more off the street sales and get people interested in Aflac,” Rawlins said. “It will let the community and business owners know that Aflac is here.”

Barbi Harrington, Aflac associate since 2000, said new policies include a Lump Sum Cancer plan, a Lump Sum Critical Illness plan, and a new accident plan. The Lump Sum Cancer insurance policy may help with the treatment costs of cancer and the new accident plan now includes x-ray benefits and increased benefits for hazardous activities such as piloting and scuba diving. Upon diagnosis of a critical illness, such as paralysis, stroke, heart attack, or major human organ transplant, the Lump Sum Critical Illness plan may provide cash benefits to use for medical care.

For 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash benefits where they are needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States. Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. The Cache Valley Aflac branch, in business since 1989, currently serves 400 to 500 businesses and individuals. To find out more about Aflac, visit http://www.aflac.com/.

Media Contact:
Mackenzie LovePR Specialist
558-9658
mackenzie.love@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Press Release 4 Draft

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 12, 2009

Aflac, Cache Valley Branch

Brett G. Bullock, Regional Manager
654 N. Main St. Suite # 101
Logan, UT 84321
(435) 753-4416
brett_bullock@us.aflac.com

Aflac Cache Valley Branch will be expanding their Walls and Policies

New Building and Insurance Plans Announced

LOGAN, UT – The Aflac Cache Valley branch will be opening a new building have announced new plans affiliated with the national and international company to better assist clients. Although Aflac agents have been using the facility since June 1, clients will now be able to meet and discuss insurance topics and concerns within the building starting Monday of next week.

Darrell Rawlins, Aflac associate, has been working for the Cache Valley branch since November 2008 and currently owns 19 accounts with individuals and businesses. Rawlins said the difference between the previous and new building is the individual work space each agent has. “It gives us a better working environment to plan and be with clients,” Rawlins said. The new building has an elegant decor, a conference room for meetings and a closing office where before, agents had to borrow an area for finalizing accounts.

Rawlins also said the underlying goal of the new building is sales. “We thought, if we spend this money to get this new building and location, it will generate sales,” Rawlins said. “And hopefully it will.”

Rawlins said the building will also allow immediate street access on ground level and will attract the community by a larger sign and direct access off Main Street. “Hopefully this will bring in more off the street sales and get people interested in Aflac,” Rawlins said. “It will let the community and business owners know that Aflac is here.”

Barbi Harrington, Aflac associate since 2000, said new policies include a Lump Sum Cancer plan, a Lump Sum Critical Illness plan, and a new accident plan. The Lump Sum Cancer insurance policy may help with the treatment costs of cancer and the new accident plan now includes x-ray benefits and increased benefits for hazardous activities such as piloting and scuba diving. Upon diagnosis of a critical illness, such as paralysis, stroke, heart attack, or major human organ transplant, the Lump Sum Critical Illness plan may provide cash benefits to use for medical care.

Media Contact:
Mackenzie Love

PR Specialist
mackenzie.love@aggiemail.usu.edu

For 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the opportunity to direct cash benefits where they are needed most when a life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States. Aflac insurance products provide protection to more than 40 million people worldwide. The Cache Valley Aflac branch, in business since 1989, currently serves 400 to 500 businesses and individuals. To find out more about Aflac, visit www.aflac.com.

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Press Release 2: Image Building

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 22, 2009
Burger Planet
James E. Muellenbach, III, CEO
1600 W 35th AveGary, IN

(219) 884-2357‎
muellenbach@burgerplanet.com

Burger Planet Teams Up with Fitness Expert Jayne Petersen
New Healthy Menu Items Now Available at the Restaurant

GARY, IN – Burger Planet is teaming up with fitness guru Jayne Petersen in announcing a recently developed health conscious menu. Petersen will assist in developing the menu as well as promoting Burger Planet’s new options for a healthy lifestyle.

New menu items contain white meat chicken breasts and the option to wrap them in lettuce for carb weary customers. Customers may request Burger Planet food products to be served without the bun making their choice from the menu good for the Atkins and South Beach diets. Packets of five different fruits along with a new line of low- carb gourmet salads are also available.

Petersen emphasizes the message of moderation when it comes to women and healthy eating and living. “Women can have a burger and fries now and then as long as they are active and also try some of Burger Planet's exciting new menu choices, such as the fruit packages,” Petersen said.

Petersen will host the kick-off ceremony advertising the new health menu that will take place in Times Square in New York, New York. Petersen, along with Corny the Clown, Burger Planet’s beloved mascot, will make promotional appearances following the ceremony.

New advertisements including a television commercial showcasing the low-carb entrees added to the Burger Planet menu as well as mall appearances are a part of Burger Planet’s events. Petersen and Corny the Clown also plan on appearing at 12 Burger Planets around the country to provide nutritional packets and more advice on healthy living to customers.

Petersen, president and CEO of Looking Glass, Inc., has helped women all around the country lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Her recent success was with Opal Whitcomb, beloved talk show hostess, who lost 75 pounds and has kept it off all due to Petersen’s expertise.

James E. Muellenbach III, Burger Planet’s CEO encourages the menu and the team’s commitment toward health. “The hiring of Jayne Petersen fits perfectly in the company's overall focus on healthy lifestyles,” Muellenbach said.

Burger Planet was founded by James E. Muellenbach I in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1934. The company has grown into one of the world’s largest quick service food restaurants and has served 52 billion customers and counting. Burger Planet will be offering its new menu as well as keeping their traditional and classic menu. It is currently headquartered in Gary, Indiana.

Media Contact:
Mackenzie Love
PR Specialist
(801) 726-1194
Mackenzie.love@aggiemail.usu.edu

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Press Release 1: Announcement, Final Draft

For Immediate Release

September 15, 2009
Social Media Club of Cache Valley (SMCCV)
Preston Parker, President

Phone: 661-772-7537
Website: www.smccv.net

Social Media Club of Cache Valley becomes a reality

New Club Teaches Media Networking

LOGAN, UT – The Social Media Club of Cache Valley is now up and running. Cache Valley residents now have the opportunity to obtain knowledge about social media and the future of technology. The Social Media Club is not only a local or national organization, but a global one as well and extends out to different locations and chapters.

Preston Parker, president of the Social Media Club of Cache Valley, said a Salt Lake chapter was formed in January 2009. A group including Parker who did not want to make the trip down every month decided to form a chapter that would be closer and more convenient. Parker started Cache Valley’s local chapter July of this year.

The goal of SMCCV is to teach about social media through inviting guest speakers or holding a panel discussion with individuals or experts on types of social media such as search engines or reputation management within businesses. The first meeting, held in August, had stations where members could begin to learn the basics of social media starting with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and owning and editing your own blog.

Parker hopes the organization will become a success. “The goal of the organization is to help people become acquainted with social media – to help them to have access to others,” Parker said. Another goal Parker has for the club is to have a network of like minded individuals get together and talk like any other group.

The group holds meetings on the second Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be held on September 10, at 6:30 p.m., at Club New York located at 359 N. Main Street in Logan. The meeting will feature Loralee Choate, a blogger from Logan who was recently invited by the White House to voice her opinions on health care reform. She will offer blogging advice and will be open to questions and discussions.

Parker anticipates between 50 and 80 members to show up for the next meeting. He says the target market for social media and the club is not necessarily for students or faculty, but rather for anyone who would like to know more about social media. More information can be found at the SMCCV’s website, http://www.smccv.net/.

For public relations inquires:

Contact: Mackenzie Love
PR Specialist

mackenzie.love@aggiemail.usu.edu

801-726-1194

The Social Media Club of Cache Valley is a local chapter of a global organization that originated in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA on August 16, 2006. Cache Valley’s chapter was formed in July 2009 and currently has 27 members. The club meets monthly and has the goal of continuing a network of like minded individuals that discuss all forms of social media.