FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2004
Contact Toni Kellar 740-435-3335 for more information.

  CAMBRIDGE – The Deerassic Park Education Center has gratefully accepted a donation of two Dodge Dakota 4x4 pickup trucks from Dunning Motor Sales, Inc., of Cambridge , to the National Whitetail Deer Education.

Left to right, Dunning Motor Sales, Inc., representatives Jerry Snapp of sales and leasing, Vice President John Dunning , Jr., and Deerassic Park Education Center operations director Dean Ziegler, with two Dodge Dakota trucks donated to the National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation.

 The donation is valued at $60,000.

 “We’re proud to be a partner with the NWDEF, because we feel they hold potential for great growth in our area,” said John Dunning , Jr., of Dunning Motor Sales. “They have a fantastic program they take to the schools. At its completion, the Deerassic Park Education Center and the Ohio Whitetail Hall of Fame Museum will offer an advantage to our area over what other areas have to offer.”

 “We are truly grateful for the generous support from a local business such as Dunning’s.” said Dean Ziegler, NWDEF founder and director of operations. “We have achieved a lot this year, but it will take continued community support such as that made by Dunning Motors to keep the efforts moving forward. It will benefit the entire region.”

 The trucks, which will be used by Deerassic Park staff, have striking graphics of a leaping whitetail deer and the park logo applied by Speedy Print of Cambridge.

 The National Whitetail Deer Education Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting respect and compassion for the whitetail deer and all of nature through innovative educational programs and events. The NWDEF supports the Deerassic Park Education Center on US Route 22 East.

 Tickets to the 2004 Deerassic Classic Giveaway, the NWDEF’s main fundraiser, are available at Dunning Motor Sales on Route 209 South in Cambridge , or by calling the ticket hotline 740-435-9500, or online at www.deerassic.com. 

 Ticket sales are limited to 10,000, and only about 1,800 remain. Top prize is $50,000 cash, in addition to 200 other top-quality prizes, featuring six vehicles purchased exclusively from Dunning Motor Sales. The Big Buck Bonus Ticket features a 2004 Hummer as top prize.

 The Giveaway is August 6 and 7 this year. In addition to the Deerassic Classic Giveaway drawing Saturday and the Big Buck Bonus Ticket drawing Friday night, the expanded two-day event will feature spokesperson Ilene Mandrel, Third Wheel from Nashville at the Friday night Kick-Off Party, and the Horton Crossbow Celebrity Challenge.