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For Immediate Release: March 10, 2008
Huntington Beach Residents Invited To Help Showcase City!
Huntington Beach Residents Invited To Help Showcase City!
Huntington Beach, Calif., March 10, 2008 – The Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau (HBCVB) invites Huntington Beach residents to show their community pride by participating in the HBCVB "See My HB!? Photo and YouTube® Video Contests.
"This is an opportunity for City of Huntington Beach residents to share what they truly love and treasure about Huntington Beach via photographs and video,? said Doug Traub, HBCVB president/CEO. "These images will then be on display for the world to see that Huntington Beach " Surf City USA® " is the ideal destination for surf, sand, sun and fun!"
Residents can enter their videos for a chance to win Huntington Beach prizes, including two first-place packages that include surfing lessons or spa treatments, as well as the opportunity to be a part of the 104th Annual Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade. First-place video prize packages are valued at over $400 each. Additional prize packages include gift certificates to local restaurants and shopping venues. Winning videos may be linked to, and posted on, www.surfcityusa.com.
All photo entrants receive a Surf City USA® logoed sling pack, with an approximate retail value of $15.00. The top photos will be displayed at the Huntington Beach Central Library during the week of May 10-18, 2008, with winners honored at a reception in conjunction with Surf City Nights on Tuesday, May 13, 2008. In addition, contest photos may be featured in future HBCVB promotional pieces including brochures, Visitors Guide, advertisements and Web site pages.
The HBCVB "See My HB!" Photo and YouTube® Video Contests are being held in conjunction with National Tourism Week (NTW), May 10-18, 2008. Congress first designated National Tourism Week in May 1984. During this time, communities and states throughout the United States organize annual celebrations recognizing and promoting the value of travel and tourism.
"NTW is an opportunity for the community of Huntington Beach to celebrate the importance of tourism to our economy and encourage each other to be tourists in our own town" added Traub. For complete contest rules and guidelines visit www.surfcityusa.com/seemyhb.
Participating sponsors include: Bella Terra, The Californian, the City of Huntington Beach 4th of July Parade, Duke's Huntington Beach, Electric Chair, Fred's Mexican Cafe, Jack's Surfboards, Loehmann's 5 Points Plaza, The Longboard Pub & Restaurant, Pacific Waters Spa, Pete's Sunset Grille, Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Skin Deep Spa, Slow Fish restaurant, the Surf City USA® Marathon, and the Surfing Walk of Fame.
About the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau
The Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau is the official destination marketing organization of Huntington Beach, California located in Orange County. As one of the top Southern California coastal destinations featuring premier California beach resorts, Huntington Beach is the ideal location for a California family vacation, weekend getaway or surfing trip. With 8.5 miles of pristine California beaches, Huntington Beach is fast becoming a destination of choice for vacationers and business travelers alike. To plan your Surf City USA® vacation or to learn more about Huntington Beach, visit the Huntington Beach Conference and Visitors Bureau website at www.surfcityusa.com or call 800-729-6232 for a free Visitors Guide.