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Heroes Worth Writing For

And $700 In Prizes Worth Winning

Our guest today is Nicole Aguilar, Marketing Communications Supervisor at Pentel of America. She manages all social communications for Pentel of America including their websites, Facebook, Twitter and Blog. Pentel is a leader in the writing instruments industry. The latest campaign that Pentel of America is promoting is for National Handwriting Day.  Its called "Heroes Worth Writing For".  Pentel has partnered up with the non-profit organization Operation Gratitude for this campaign.  The campaign began on December 1st, 2010 and goes through January 31st, 2011. In honor of National Handwriting Day, which is January 23rd, Pentel is urging people to put pen to paper and "handwrite" a letter expressing their appreciation towards our U.S. military men and woman.  There will be 1 grand prize winner who will receive a $200 Visa gift card, plus $100 in Pentel products.  4 runner-ups will receive a $50 Visa gift card, plus $25 in Pentel products.

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