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Karch Kiraly and Corona Light Present The Fourth Annual US Open Of Beach Volleyball at Manhattan Beach
On September 24, 25 and 26 players from around the country will be able to come to the US Open and compete against a national field while enjoying a weekend in Southern California.
Check out the volleyball sponsors for this year's event which include Corona Light, Spalding, Oakley Surftech, Coffees of Hawaii, Green Planet Bottling, Paul Mitchell and Sand Socks.
Shark Festival Coming to Southern California: Ocean Conservation Organization invites Public to its Fun-Raiser
LONG BEACH, Calif., Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Non-profit organization Iemanya Oceanica (pronounced ya-MON-ja) announces the GREAT SHARK Affaire, a festival, to be held at the Long Beach Rainbow Lagoon, October 2-3, 2010. This charitable event will teach about ocean conservation as well as protecting sharks and their habitats. The GREAT SHARK Affaire™ will be set in a festival-like atmosphere teaching how every action taken on the land affects the oceans, coastlines, and reef systems, and how incorporating an Eco-BLUE™ mind-set into our already green lifestyle will help to preserve the largest part of our planet.
Celebrating So Cal's laid-back beach lifestyle, the SHARK Affaire will feature live music from "The Surf City AllStars," consisting of performers from "The Beach Boys," "Jan & Dean" and "The Wilson Philips" bands. Body Glove will host surf videos with surf champions on-hand to narrate, while renowned marine artist & conservationist Wyland makes a special appearance to sign autographs. The JAYO Foundation will host its popular Celebrity/Pro Volleyball Invitational matches and a kids' clinic, and trendy gourmet lunch trucks will provide treats for families to enjoy while playing and shopping.
"This will be the hottest beach party since the '60s, so we've planned activities the entire family will enjoy all weekend long," stated Laleh Mohajerani, CEO of Iemanya Oceanica.
The GREAT SHARK Affaire™ will be a forum for other ocean-related experts to teach about their specialties, including The Aquarium of the Pacific, UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the Ocean Institute of Dana Point and Reef Check. Event host Iemanya will familiarize the public with some of the 400 species of sharks in the ocean. Attendees will learn to deal with daily issues such as how to know which seafood is safe to eat, how to swim 'shark safe' and how everything we use and eat ends up in the ocean.
Generously sponsored & supported by Body Glove™, Neutrogena®, The Long Beach Aquarium of The Pacific, Trader Joe's, Clif Bar, The Wyland Foundation and Motorola, the two-day SHARK Affaire™ estimates 20,000 attendees.
Tickets for the GREAT SHARK Affaire™ may be purchased on www.TicketWeb.com. All proceeds from the event will help to further Iemanya Oceanica's conservation, research & education efforts.
Sinjin Smith collegiate event coming to
Long Beach along with AVP NIVEA Tour
92-time AVP winner holding
tournament co-located with Long Beach Open; registration still open
LOS ANGELES – When the AVP descends on the sands of Long Beach,
Calif., this weekend, it won’t mark the only tournament taking place.
Beach volleyball legend Sinjin Smith is running the 4th Annual
Collegiate Open Beach Volleyball Championship July 24-25, co-located
with the AVP NIVEA Tour Long Beach Open presented by Malibu Rum.
“Sinjin Smith is an icon of our sport and we are proud to have
the AVP’s top athletes competing next to elite collegiate players this
coming weekend,” said Jason Hodell, AVP CEO. “This is a great way to
enhance the experience for those competing in Sinjin’s event, further
develop beach volleyball’s pipeline of exciting young talent, and
continue our outreach to the core of Volleyball Nation.”
“The
reason for this event is to create an opportunity for collegiate
players to compete against each other from all over the country,” said
Smith, who won 92 AVP tournaments and 139 titles overall in his storied
career. “The great thing about having the AVP there is that the players
will also be able to see the top pros in the world competing right
there. They’re going to be competing right there next to the best of the
best, including the gold medalists.”
Players interested
in competing in the Collegiate Beach Open Volleyball Championship can
still sign up at http://www.facebook.com/l/ac3c4yajcQsQmD287dYb8gWFtKA;www.collegebeachvolleyball.com.
All are welcome to watch the event, which will start on Saturday at 9
a.m., in addition to the AVP’s Long Beach Open, for which Malibu Rum has
provided free general admission seating all weekend.
USA
Volleyball will also run an event co-located with the Long Beach Open –
USAV’s Beach High Performance Championships will take place July 22-25.
About AVP
AVP, Inc. is a leading lifestyle sports
entertainment company focused on the production, marketing and
distribution of professional beach volleyball events worldwide. The 2010
AVP NIVEA Tour is set to stage 12 tour stops and 46 grassroots events
or leagues throughout the United States, featuring more than 150 of the
top male and female competitors in the sport. AVP athletes won both the
women’s and men’s gold medals at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing,
marking the first gold medal sweep by a single country in the history of
Olympic Beach Volleyball. AVP is headquartered in Los Angeles,
California. For more information, please visit http://www.facebook.com/l/ac3c4S25mlk08EPkmyRvtb9r3rg;www.avp.com.
FIVB Womens Beach Volleyball This Weekend in Gstaad, Switzerland On Universal Sports
Swatch FIVB Beach Volleyball Tour continues this weekend with the 1 to 1 Energy Grand
Slam in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Top American beach volleyball teams will be competing in
both the women's and men's draws.
In the women's draw, the USA beach volleyball teams of
Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, Misty May-Treanor and Nicole Branagh, and
Angela Akers and Tyra Turner are all top-ten seeds.
Meanwhile, the
American beach volleyball teams of Todd Rogers and Phil Dalhausser, Bradley Keenan and Casey
Jennings, and Jacob Gibb and Sean Rosenthal are contenders for the men's
title.
You can watch the medal rounds for both the men's and women's
beach volleyball tournaments at www.universalsports.com
LIVE at the following times:
July 10 Women's Bronze Match: 8:30am ET Women's Gold Match:
9:30am ET
July 11 Men's Bronze Match: 7:30am ET Men's Gold
Match: 9:00am ET
2010 Corona Light Wide Open Beach Volleyball Tour To Roll Out in Nine Markets
Karch Kiraly to Serve as Chief Volleyball Officer for Nationwide Tour of Beach Volleyball Festivals
CHICAGO, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corona Light Wide Open, one of the nation's leading grassroots beach volleyball tours, will bring its popular beach volleyball festival to nine US cities in 2010, opening with a May 15-16 stop at South Beach Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Created in part by volleyball legend Karch Kiraly, who will be the Chief Volleyball Officer for the 2010 tour, the Corona Light Wide Open will hit some of the nation's most legendary beaches and popular beach volleyball venues. The inaugural tour in 2009 drew more than 3,500 beach volleyball players competing in up to 16 different divisions of play.
Following the opener in Ft. Lauderdale, the tour moves to Galveston, Tex. (May 22-23 on Stewart Beach); Siesta Key, Fla. (June 19-20 at Siesta Key Beach) and Huntington Beach, Calif. (June 26-27 at Huntington Beach Pier). In July, the tour returns to Santa Cruz, Calif. (July 10-11 on Main Street Beach) and on July 31 and August 1, the event will be on North Avenue Beach in Chicago, Ill.
August brings the Corona Light Wide Open to Long Island, N.Y. (Aug. 7-8 at Long Beach) and then makes its first appearance in Colorado, August 14-15 at Carter Park Beach in Breckenridge, Colo. The tour closes on the east coast with an Aug. 21-22 stop at Point Pleasant Beach in Point Pleasant, N.J.
The Corona Light Wide Open is the official qualifying tour for the 2010 US Open of Beach Volleyball, a USA Volleyball-sanctioned national championship, which will be played Sept. 17-19 in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
"The Corona Light Wide Open is one of the few beach volleyball events in the world that captures the true essence and vibe of the beach; it's all about playing the sport and living the lifestyle," said three-time Olympic Gold Medalist Karch Kiraly. "Last year we quickly saw how people wanted a top-shelf, competitive beach volleyball tournament and a package of activities on the beach that allowed them not only to compete for a spot in the US Open, but have some fun and really let loose. This year, we are taking the Wide Open experience to a much higher level."
Volleyball on the 2010 Corona Light Wide Open will be contested in up to 16 different divisions of play and the number of divisions offered will vary from event to event. Winners in up to eight of the two-person divisions will earn an automatic berth into the 2010 US Open of Beach Volleyball. All events will feature draws for two-person teams in men's, women's and co-ed divisions. Among the divisions that may be held at the nine Corona Light Wide Open sites are Men's Open, AA, A, BB, B; Women's Open, AA, A, B; and Co-ed Open, A, B.
At select sites, draws also may include four-person and/or six-person divisions as part of the overall Corona Light Wide Open weekend. However, winners of these divisions will not earn an automatic berth in the US Open draw.
Winners in up to eight two-person divisions at each of the Corona Wide Open events will receive a prize package that includes their US Open entry fee and a stipend to cover travel and lodging expenses to Manhattan Beach for the US Open of Beach Volleyball. The specific divisions receiving the prize package will vary from market to market and details can be found at www.CoronaLightWideOpen.com. Additionally, players in the men's and women's Open Divisions will compete for a total prize purse of $5,000 at each tour stop.
"There are few brands in this country that are perfectly suited for the beach and Corona is definitely one of those brands," said Daniel Kinghorn, Sr. Manager of National Sponsorships at Crown Imports. "The Corona Light Wide Open is an excellent example of our desire to stay true to our commitment to the beach and provide both a competitive and fun experience for our consumers."
A big part of the Corona Light Wide Open experience is the collection of non-volleyball beach activities that will be featured at each of the nine stops. Planned events include an Oakley Fashion Show, a stand-up paddle professional surfing exhibition and demonstration from Surftech and a variety of interactive beach games and activities. Center Court Mania will reign once again at the 2010 Corona Light Wide Open, with events like the Spalding Bubble Wrap Spike Contest (you have to see it to believe it), Oakley's Serving for Shades and the frantic Wet n' Wild Relay Race all planned for this season.
As Chief Volleyball Officer, Kiraly, who is currently an assistant coach with the US Women's National Team and the winningest player in the history of beach volleyball, will oversee the tournament structure and rules development for the nine-city Corona Light Wide Open. Additionally, he will play a significant role in the advertising and promotion of the nationwide tour, as well as conduct clinics and participate in exhibition matches and retail appearances in select markets.
Registration for the 2010 Corona Light Wide Open is now available at www.CoronaLightWideOpen.com. Online entry is available until approximately 24 hours prior to the start of each of the nine events. On-site entries will be accepted based on available openings in a specific division.
The Corona Light Wide Open is produced, promoted and managed by Cleveland-based The Elevation Group.
2010 Corona Light Wide Open Schedule
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May 15-16 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (South Beach Park)
May 22-23 Galveston, Tex. (Stewart Beach)
Jun 19-20 Siesta Key, Fla. (Siesta Key Beach)
Jun 26-27 Huntington Beach, Calif. (Huntington Beach Pier)
Jul 10-11 Santa Cruz, Calif. (Main Street Beach)
Jul 31-Aug 1 Chicago, Ill. (North Avenue Beach)
Aug 7-8 Long Island, N.Y. (Long Beach)
Aug 14-15 Breckenridge, Colo. (Carter Park Beach)
Aug 21-22 Point Pleasant, N.J. (Point Pleasant Beach)
Sep 17-19 Manhattan Beach, Calif. (US Open of Beach Volleyball)
About Crown Imports LLC -- Crown Imports LLC is a joint venture that imports, distributes and markets the Modelo portfolio and other fine beer brands across the entire U.S. The Modelo portfolio includes Corona Extra, the #1 imported beer in the U.S. and #6 beer overall, Corona Light, Modelo Especial, Negra Modelo and Pacifico beer brands. Crown also imports the St. Pauli Girl and Tsingtao beer brands in the U.S. For more information, visit www.crownimportsllc.com. Crown Imports is a 50-50 joint venture between Grupo Modelo, S.A. de C.V. (MX: GMODELOC), Mexico's leading company in the brewing, distribution and sale of beer, and Constellation Brands, Inc. (NYSE:STZ) (NYSE:ASX: CBR) , a leading international beverage alcohol producer, importer and marketer.
About Elevation Group of Companies -- The Elevation Group is one of the nation's leading Sports & Music marketing and event production firms. Founded in 2002 by industry veterans and former senior executives at IMG - Denny Young and Steve Lindecke - Elevation has been named three times (2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009) one of the top event production companies in the United States by Event Marketer magazine. Elevation works alongside some of the world's most recognizable corporate brands and personalities in the following areas: Concert & Event Production, Television & Video Production, Digital Engagement Marketing, Sponsorship Planning and Sponsorship Marketing. Elevation offices are located in Cleveland, Charlotte, Detroit and Los Angeles. For more information, log onto www.elevationgrp.com.
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Green Planet Takes It to the Beach, Sponsoring Corona Wide Open Volleyball Tour
CHICAGO, April 23 -- Green Planet, the first national brand to offer water in a 100 percent plant-based bottle, will be the official water of the Corona Wide Open, the beach volleyball tour hitting nine U.S. cities in 2010 beginning in May.
"This sponsorship marks a watershed for us," said Brad Schulman, chief executive of Chicago-based Green Planet Bottling. "The heightened visibility this will create in the consumer marketplace will go a long way in supporting the hard work by our growing distributor network to expand our presence."
The Corona Wide Open is the official qualifier tour of the U.S. Open of Beach Volleyball. Karch Kiraly, three-time Olympic Gold Medalist and color commentator for NBC, ESPN and FSN, serves as its commissioner.
"We are excited to have Green Planet as our exclusive bottled water sponsor. Its brand is closely aligned with that of the tournament: fun, authenticity, health and environmental awareness," says Kiraly Corona Light Wide Open's "Speaker of the Beach!"
In addition to providing water for tournament participants, Green Planet will have a presence on-site with interactive games for attendees to win free bottles of water.
Attracting 2,500 players and thousands of fans, the tour kicks off May 15-16 in Fort Lauderdale and continues through August. Other cities include Galveston, TX (May 22-23); Siesta Key, FL (June 19-20); Huntington Beach, CA (June 26-27);Santa Cruz, CA (July 10-11); Chicago (July 31-August 1); Long Island (August 7-8); Point Pleasant, NY (August 21-22); andBreckenridge, CO (August 14-15).
Launched in Spring 2009, Green Planet has been introduced in 18 markets across the country, from Chicago to New Yorkto San Francisco, utilizing distributors to gain reach in schools, hotels, selected retail outlets, and public venues like cultural centers.
Unlike the dominant plastic bottles containing toxic chemicals like BPA, Green Planet's are made from 100 percent plant-based polymers that are toxin-free and carbon neutral. They do not leach chemicals into contents, are reusable, completely recyclable and biodegradable in just 80 days.
"The response from consumers to our product and our environmental message has been overwhelmingly positive," said Schulman. "Creating more grassroots support through events like this can only boost awareness and demand."
Green Planet Bottling, LLC. (www.greenplanetbottling.com) aims to make a positive and sustainable contribution with a product that is healthy for our bodies and our planet. Its vision is to become the premier bottler of waters/beverages in organic, sustainable packaging. For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Maria Huey at maria@greenplanetbottling.com.
