National Hug Your Kids Day - Prior Years
Monday, July 21, 2008 - the first National Hug Your Kids Day In 2008.
CLICK HERE for Fantastic 1-minute SLIDESHOW of 2008 Reno event
Billboards designed and donated by Clear Channel Outdoor
We had:
135 digital billboards in 17 major cities that said
“Hug Your Kids Today” (33 billboards in Los Angeles, and more
in Orlando, Chicago, and Phoenix.) There were 2 in Reno. All the billboards
were contributed by Clear Channel Outdoor as a result of efforts by Susan
Holshouser, their VP in Reno.
20+ TV, Radio, and print interviews
8 Gannett “Citymoms.com” contests, from Reno
to Florida to New Jersey
3 Major League Baseball Jumbotrons announced the holiday
3 events - "Hug Your Kids Night" at the Boys
& Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, “The Biggest Little Hug”
in Reno, and the “One-Minute Hug” in Red Bluff, CA
1 book launch - "Hug Your Kids Today! 5 Key Lessons
for Every Working Parent" by Michelle Nichols
SPONSORS for the National Hug Your Kids Day
Early sponsors include:
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Tony Brigmon, www.funmeetings.com contributed a custom "Hug Your Kids Today" song to the program. Hear the song and see the video of families dancing to the song. |
2008 Sponsors Included:
Clear Channel Outdoor – Reno office and nationwide - contributed
135 digital billboards!
First Independent Bank - bought 200 books and contributed them. Gave light-up
yo-yo's to event
Brenda Angelini of Houston, Texas, contributed 144 mugs that announce
the holiday
Amy Brazil, Dickson Realty realtor, contributed 1000 red "Hug Your
Kids Today" pens
U.S. Rentals in Reno contributed a 60' boom-lift for the Biggest Little
Hug.
Dickson Realty contributed publicity
Trader Joe’s contributed 250 beautiful goodie bags and treats inside
Cheryl Latham, State Farm Insurance agent, contributed the rental fee
for West Wingfield Park
Arnold Pitts D.D.S contributed 250 toothbrushes
Leopard Print and Mail contributed design and postcards
Light and Space contributed marketing services
The Platform Group Gallery contributed 300 red press kits
2008 Media Support from:
TV – Reno and NV: KOLO (ABC), KTVN (CBS), KRNV (NBC), Observations
(two half-hour shows)
Houston, TX: FOX-TV interview
Radio – Alice 96.5, all the Americom stations in northern Nevada,
Print - Family Pulse Magazine, Reno Gazette Journal, Washoe Family Magazine,
Christian Times Today, Sparks Tribune, and various blogs
Political Proclamations and Certificates from:
Governor Jim Gibbons
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
U.S. Representative Dean Heller
U.S. Senator John Ensign
the Reno City Council
Sparks City Council
Washoe County Commissioners
To read about our plans for the 2009 holiday, click here.