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Identify the Awareness Egg to Uncover Sweet Prizes in Road Scholar’s Easter Contest!

Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Starting Monday, April 2nd, keep your eyes peeled to www.roadscholar.com for where the Easter Bunny has hid one of his special eggs.

What makes these eggs so special?  They have each been specifically designed for one of Road Scholar’s awareness trucks.

Each day a new egg is hidden on a page within the Road Scholar website.  Find where the egg has been hidden and identify which awareness truck the egg reflects.

For example:

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This egg captures our Autism Speaks awareness truck!

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Daily hints on where the egg is hidden can be found on Road Scholar’s social media sites:

Facebook:  http://facebook.com/roadscholartransport88

Twitter:  http://twitter.com/RoadScholar

LinkedIn:  http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbarrettrst

The first one to respond back after the 5th day (Friday, April 6th) with the most correctly identified “awareness eggs” will win their choice of a Home Depot or Olive Garden/Red Lobster gift card AND a box of Gertrude Hawk chocolates!

Need help identifying the awareness egg?  Visit www.roadscholarawareness.org to view all of our awareness trucks.

Check out the other games/contests Road Scholar is currently hosting at http://www.roadscholar.com/contestgames.php.

Easter contest runs April 2nd-6th.  Answers can be submitted to Kristina.brown@roadscholar.com.  You do not have to correctly identify all five eggs to win.

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Peter Cottontail Meets Peterbilt

Monday, April 11th, 2011

Peter Cottontail was hopping back and forth along the dock, worried as a rabbit could be when he heard a voice.easter bunny

“Who’s there?” he asked.

“It’s me, Peterbilt,” the voice said.

Peter Cottontail turned to find the sound coming from one of Road Scholar Transport’s trucks, which had been delivering a shipment.

Impressed that a truck could talk, Peter Cottontail began to tell Peterbilt what was troubling him.

“You see,” he began, “Easter is a very busy time of year for me.  We made more chocolate this year than we ever did before and I don’t know how I am going to deliver it all in one day.  Even if I could, the chocolate will melt in my basket by time I make it to every house.  Millions of children are counting on me.  If I can’t deliver this candy in time, Easter will be ruined!”

“That’s no problem at all,” Peterbilt assured his furry friend.  “For I can help you.  You see, the company that I drive for offers 24-hour expedited shipping so your chocolate will guaranteed be delivered to children before they wake up.”
“But Easter is on a Sunday!” Peter Cottontail explained.

“No problem.  Road Scholar Transport delivers 24/7 so whether it is a weekday or weekend, your candy will be delivered on-time.”

“But what about the children who live in Florida and Arizona, surely the chocolate will melt by time it is delivered,” Peter Cottontail said with fright.

“Whether it is 100 degrees outside or 10 below zero, Road Scholar’s reefers allow you to specify the temperature you desire and closely monitor your chocolate to ensure that it is transported under the right conditions.”

“This is fantastic!” Peter Cottontail exclaimed.

“They just finished unloading my trailer,” Peterbilt said.  “If you want, we can load it and I can have it delivered tomorrow.”

Happily, Peter Cottontail loaded all of his candy and chocolate into Peterbilt’s trailer and bounced with joy as he drove off.

“You’ve saved Easter!  I’ll have to tell my friend Santa Claus about this one.”

And Peter Cottontail, for the first time in days, rested knowing that his chocolate was in good hands.

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Easter Raffle Benefitting Sick Children Kicks Off, Get Your Tickets Now

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Last year, Marybeth Barrett, daughter of Jim Barrett (owner of Road Scholar Transport) and her husband Mike, conducted their annual Christmas fundraiser to help raise money to buy presents for those children who have been diagnosed with serious illnesses.

Holding not one, but two raffles, Marybeth and Mike were able to raise over $1300.

Working with Cole’s Foundation, they were provided families in need of assistance for the holiday season…families who spent every dime they had on their child’s medical bills and were not able to afford Christmas presents.

This year, Marybeth and Mike hope to raise even more money, and thus, provide more children with presents by having the fundraiser last year round.

Just in time for Easter, Road Scholar Transport will be helping sell raffle tickets for the next fundraiser event.

Tickets cost $2 each or 3 for $5 and can be purchased by:

Phone: 800-542-2301 (Ask for Deb or Marybeth)

E-mail: MaryBeth.Barrett@roadscholar.com.

In Person: Road Scholar Transport 130 Monahan Ave.  Dunmore, PA

But hurry, the drawing will be held April 20th.

Individuals will be given the choice of bidding on the following baskets:Easter Basket

  1. Lottery basket – LOTS of lotto tickets with a variety of Easter Candy in an Easter box. Approx Value $80
  2. The BBQ basket-Everything you need for the perfect Summer BBQ including a $25 Schiffs gift card, Weber grill mitt, yard wine holders, meat markers, grilling tools of all kinds, condiments flame starter and storage bowls.  Approx value $120
  3. Easter basket full of Gertrude Hawk Chocolate and a gift card to TGIF.

Help bring a smile to a sick child’s face by giving them the best Christmas ever.

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April Showers Bring Great Prizes from RoadScholar.com

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Spring is here and just the sound of the birds chirping puts you in a good mood.  Well it’s about to get better with fun contests on roadscholar.com.

PGA Challenge

Swing into Spring with Road Scholar’s PGA Challenge available now.

Whether at home or on PGA Challengethe go, it’s easy to play.  Just pick the top 10 golfers for each tournament, beginning with The Masters, April 7-10 in Augusta, GA and ending with The Tour Championship, Sept. 22-25 in Atlanta, GA.  Win great prizes for each tournament and qualify for your chance to win the grand prize.  Make your picks now at http://roadscholar.golf.upickem.net/golf/registration/login.asp.

Too late to register?  Not as long as the tournament is still going on.  You can join at anytime and make your picks up until the start of the third round.  You only need to participate in one of the tournaments to be eligible to win the overall prize.  Remember, the more you play the more chances you have to win.

Step up to the tee and pick your top golfers today!

Easter Contest

Get into the holiday spirit by taking part in our Easter contest this April.Easter bunny

Starting Wednesday, April 6th the Easter bunny will hide an egg in a different location at www.roadscholar.com.  Find the egg and mark down which letter the bunny has dyed special on it.  Keep track of all the letters from April 6th through the 21st (excluding weekends).  Be the first one to unscramble the letters and identify the phrase to win a $25 Olive Garden gift card and a Gertrude Hawk chocolate bunny!

Not good at scrambles?  Check out our Facebook and Twitter pages for a new hint each day as to what the phrase is.

Don’t forget to check out all of the fun games Road Scholar has to offer at http://www.roadscholar.com/contestgames.php!

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Popular Chocolate Company Recalls Easter Egg Favorites

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Every year thousands of people look forward to chocolate eggs, sold around Easter for a limited time.  From caramel to peanut butter to milk chocolate centers, several varieties of this Easter treat become available for whatever your taste buds desire.

Lindt chocolate eggs

Lindt chocolates is one such company that has become popular for their chocolate creations, especially around the holidays.  But why is it so hard to find a Lindt chocolate egg lately?

Don’t worry, it’s not because the Easter bunny hid them, but because the company has issued a recall on its 16 g milk egg products, for fear that they may contain peanut butter.

For some, a little peanut butter makes the egg even better, but for people with peanut allergies, it can be a traumatic event.  Therefore, Lindt is undergoing tests on whether the chocolate is safe from peanuts, temporarily recalling the following products (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/food/news/article.cfm?c_id=206&objectid=10716031):

-Lindt Lindor Milk Egg Bag 160g

-Lindt Easter Assorted Egg Tube 160g

-Lindt Milk Egg Easter Selection Bag 170g

-Lindt Gold Bunny & Friends Tin Tube 180g

-Lindt Lindor Assorted Egg Tube 270g

-Lindt Lindor Milk Egg Tube 270g

-Lindt Lindor Assorted Egg Bag 160g

-Lindt Lindor Assorted Egg in Clear Egg Shaped Box 190g

-Lindt Gold Bunny & Friends Cube 250g

-Lindt Lindor Maitre’s Easter Egg Collection 125g

-Lindt Lindor Milk Egg in Cardboard Egg Shaped Box 100g.

Consumers who purchased these eggs are allowed to return them to their retailer for a refund, the site notes.

Don’t worry though, Lindt’s chocolate eggs will be back on the shelves soon, joining Lindt’s other Easter favorites, such as their chocolate bunnies and chicks, bundle of carrots, and spring truffles.

With expedited shipping, Road Scholar Transport will deliver your chocolate safely to stores and warehouses in time for Easter.  Our temperature protect trailers with unlimited user-defined temperature alerts will keep your chocolate safe from melting.  Visit www.roadscholar.com to learn more about the services Road Scholar provides.

What’s your favorite Easter candy?

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