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First Offering: Full Action Image Commemorates Mickey Mantle
Eastman Kodak Company and Frontier Corporation have announced plans to produce and distribute a collector's prepaid phone card showing a full-action image of New York Yankee immortal, Mickey Mantle.
The image shows Mantle hitting his 500th home run on May 14, 1967. It was created using KODAMOTION technology to replay the historic event. As the card is moved, viewers can watch Mantle hit the ball and watch its flight into the right field stands. The card incorporates a sequence of 24 images to create motion.
Kodak Comments
"Mickey Mantle is a great sports figure whose image creates excitement for sports collectors everywhere. We are pleased to work with Frontier to bring our KODAMOTION technology to the collectors' prepaid phone card market," said John Greve, General Manager of Dynamic Imaging. "The Frontier prepaid phone card allows fans to hold a moment of live-action sports history in their hand and to also have all the advantages of a prepaid phone card," Greve noted.
Frontier Comments
"The collector market, estimated in excess of $1 billion, is just emerging here in the U.S. and people are very interested in image-based cards, especially those that are linked to a particular theme such as sports," said Kevin Bennis, President of Frontier Communications.
"The prepaid phone card market will benefit from new imaging technology such as that demonstrated by Kodak, especially when linked with a national sports hero like Mickey Mantle. The multiple image action shown in the Mantle card is quite unique and we are pleased to lead the industry being the first telecommunications company to use this technology for the prepaid phone card market," Bennis explained.
Collectors' Image Set
According to Greve, Mantle's image is also used in a unique three-piece collectors' set. The series created by Kodak, includes the special edition prepaid phone card from Frontier, plus a 3" x 5" collector's card and a 16" x 20" piece. "These images show one of baseball's immortals, at a historic moment in sports, depicted with advanced imaging technology that brings the action of the moment to life," Greve said.
-- The images will be priced at:
The phone card and collector's card will be limited in production days while the 16" x 20" piece will include only 1,997 individually numbered pieces.
Image Availability
Centennial Productions, (800) 333-2053, is a distributor for these unique images. The Mantle Image collectors' sets including the Frontier prepaid phone card, the 3" x 5" collector's card and a 16" x 20" piece will launch on a the Home Shopping Network as a limited edition set starting May 13. Then, remaining images will be available through a selected retail chain and through sports collectors' sources served by Centennial Productions.
5,000 prepaid calling cards distributed in North Dakota, Minnesota; mobile telephone facility deployed to East Grand Forks Civic Center
MCI is distributing 5,000 free prepaid telephone cards to the flood victims in North Dakota and Minnesota as part of its ongoing efforts to provide vital communications services to the residents of the disaster-ravaged areas.
The 5,000 prepaid cards will offer a total of 55,000 minutes of long distance calling time or 38 continuous days of round-the-clock calling. Residents can pick up the cards at the Red Cross service center located at the East Grand Forks Civic Center (300 15th St., N.E., East Grand Forks, Minn.) and at two First Bank branches in Hugo's Grocery Store, 1310 University Ave. in Crookston, Minn. and in its Medical Park Office, 1205 S. Columbia Road in Grand Forks, N.D.
"In times such as these, the ability to communicate with family, friends and loved ones is vital," said Laura Giadone, vice president of the West Region for MCI Business Sales and Service. "When disaster strikes, nothing is more valuable than peace of mind. We feel it's our duty to help deliver that precious commodity and we're proud to do it."
"The folks we're helping have basic emergency needs such as shelter, food, clothing, medical supplies and the means to contact friends and family," said Cheryl Parks, director of Red Cross Relief Operations. "Through its contribution of communications services, MCI has extended the Red Cross lifeline at our service center in East Grand Forks and far, far beyond."
Hillshire Farm Phone Card
P.O. Box 25111
Cincinnati, OH 45225
Limit 4 free phone cards per household.
Offer good only in the U.S.A. and while supplies last. Void if taxed, restricted or prohibited by law. Allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Offer expires 8/1/97."
Notice that the coupon does not state that you need to send in the coupon along with the UPC symbols? Seems odd and, although I would certainly recommend sending in the coupon if you have one, it might be worth a shot just sending in the UPCs if you can't find a coupon in your local paper.
The picture of the card in the ad shows graduation caps flying in the air, and the wording "Phone Home FREE! compliments of" with the HF logo below the wording.
From: Jim Silva (and several others who alerted me to this promotion)
From: Art Becker
From: Michael Hersey
From: Michael Hersey
From: Cathy Ashbaugh (and several others)
From: The Phonecard Shopper (EMCards@aol.com)
From: Cathy Ashbaugh
From: Jim Wertheimer
From: Carolyn Thomas
Until Next Week,
Alan
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