RON JON SURF SHOP HOSTS FACEBOOK CONTEST DESIGNED
TO RAISE AWARENESS OF LOCAL CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
Cocoa Beach, Fla. – (Dec. 5, 2011) – Ron Jon Surf Shop will conduct a Facebook promotion to highlight local charitable groups during the holiday season.
Ron Jon has selected five charitable organizations with ties to Central Florida and will ask its more than 50,000 Facebook fans to vote for the group they would like to see receive $2,500 in cash and two custom Ron Jon Surf Shop surfboards for use in an auction. The other four finalists will receive $500.
The five groups selected:
· Surfers for Autism
· To Write Love on Her Arms
· Second Harvest Food Bank
· Toys for Tots
· SPCA of Central Florida
Voting will open on Friday, December 9 at 12 p.m. and conclude Friday, December 16 at 12 p.m.
"We look forward to providing much-need exposure and resources to these very worthy causes, particularly during the holiday season," said Heather Lewis, director of marketing at Ron Jon Surf Shop. "Our goal is to showcase these outstanding organizations to our Facebook fans in hopes that they would join us in providing support."
For more information, visit the Ron Jon Surf Shop Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ronjons.
Ron Jon Surf Shop was founded in 1959 by surfing enthusiast Ron DiMenna. Two years later, he opened a tiny oceanside shop in Long Beach Island, N.J. The lifestyle-apparel and board-sports-equipment retailer has since opened stores in Cocoa Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Ft. Myers, Key West, Panama City Beach, Fla., as well as Myrtle Beach, S.C. The flagship store in Cocoa Beach is the world's largest surf shop. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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For more information, contact:
Heather Lewis, Ron Jon Surf Shop, (321) 799-8880 or