August 8, 2008

NEWS BRIEFS

Evergreen Parks will be featured topic at next D8CRT meeting

Come and share your views about improving Evergreen community parks at the next District 8 Community Round Table meeting. Brian Hartsell from the City’s Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Depart-ment will discuss the status of public parks in our district.

The PRNS Department wants your input concerning how to foster better collaboration between the City and residents in terms of protecting and improving the community parks. Other featured topics for the upcoming meeting include an update on recent efforts by community leaders to bring more solar power vendors and purchasing options to the Evergreen area.

Everyone who lives or works in District 8 is invited to join the D8CRT, which focuses on issues of interest to the District 8 community. The next District 8 Community Round Table meeting will be held on Aug. 12 at the Evergreen Branch Library from 7-9:00 p.m. For more details on the D8CRT, visit www.d8crt.org.

Oakland Raiders and Red Robin Gourmet Burgers announce Second
Annual Kickoff Kid Sweepstakes

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Red Robin) and the Oakland Raiders® are conducting the “Oakland Raiders® Kickoff Kid” Sweepstakes for 10 lucky kids, ages 6 to 12 years old, to have the opportunity to be the official Kickoff Kid during an Oakland Raiders home game this season. The Kickoff Kid is responsible for removing the tee from the field after the opening kickoff during a home game at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland.

California residents 18 years of age or older, who have a child between the ages of 6 and 12, are invited to visit their local Red Robin® restaurant to enter their child in the sweepstakes. Red Robin will accept entries from Thursday, July 24 to Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008, at 5 p.m. PST. Entry forms and contest rules are available at any of the participating California Red Robin® restaurants. A Red Robin restaurant is located in the Eastridge Mall.

Individuals who do not have a child between the ages of 6 and 12 may still enter the sweepstakes and, if selected, could donate the opportunity to be the Kickoff Kid to a local children’s charity arranged by Red Robin and the Oakland Raiders.

“We are very pleased to continue our relationship with Red Robin and promote our family and youth initiatives at McAfee Coliseum,” said Amy Trask, chief executive of the Oakland Raiders.

The family of each Kickoff Kid winner will be notified at least one week prior to the home game at which their child will act as the Kickoff Kid. The grand prize for each of the 10 winners includes two (2) sideline passes for the winner and the winners’ parent or guardian, four (4) admission tickets for the Kickoff Kid, a parent/guardian and two additional guests to attend the Oakland Raiders home football game featuring the winner, an Oakland Raiders jersey and the opportunity to remove the football tee after the opening kickoff.