06/23/11
Sprint & Vespa USA Kick-off the "Green on the Go" Tour in the Frisco Bay Area

WHAT: Sprint & Vespa USA’s “Green on the Go” Tour

WHERE: The 27^th Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival, San Francisco, Calif.
    On Fillmore St. @Geary.  Closest address is 1601 Fillmore St.

WHEN:   Saturday, July 2, 2011.  10am – 6pm (open to the public)
    Sunday, July 3, 2011.   10am – 6pm (open to the public)
                Media window: 10am – 2pm
 
DETAILS:
Since 1993, San Francisco has implemented hundreds of incentives to encourage green living and alternative transportation in the “City by the Bay.” In fact, San Francisco has more than 1,000 designated parking spaces and areas for motor scooters! This summer, Sprint Nextel and Vespa USA are joining together to launch “Green on the Go,” a mobile green awareness tour in honor of Sprint’s phone Buyback and Vespa USA’s Vespanomics programs. The first stop is San Francisco, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, Chicago, Boston and New York.
 
San Francisco Sprint Vespa “Green on the Go” Tour details:
At the event, consumers can:
o        Trade in their phones to be recycled to see whether they can earn an instant credit toward the purchase of a new device or donate their phone through Project Connect.
o        Demo Sprint’s first eco-friendly Android ™ powered  device – the Samsung Replenish made partially from recycled materials and recyclable packaging.
o        Participate in a Vespa photo experience.
o        Learn more about the benefits of using a Vespa as a fun alternative mode of transportation - as part of Vespa’s Vespanomics program, and how gasoline consumption could be reduced by 3.9 billion gallons per year (resulting in a savings of $21 billion) by the year 2020, if just a fraction of licensed drivers in the U.S. converted a small percentage of their miles traveled to a Vespa;
o        Enter for a chance to win a Vespa LX 50 motor scooter and a Samsung Replenish with three months of free Sprint wireless service.

The “Green on the Go” Tour is part of a larger national promotion between Vespa and Sprint, where between June 26 and August 20, wireless users who return their eligible old or unused cell phones to Sprint can receive up to $250 instant credit towards the purchase of a new wireless device and may enter to win one of six Vespa LX 50 scooters and a new Samsung Replenish with free Sprint wireless service.

Winners from the national contest and the Sprint and Vespa “Green on the Go” Tour will be announced at the conclusion of the promotion.
No purchase necessary to enter or win. Void where prohibited. Open to legal U.S. residents who are at least 18 years of age or the age of majority in jurisdiction of residence (whichever is older) at time of entry. Sweepstakes is offered only in San Francisco, California, Los Angeles, California, Seattle, Washington, Chicago, Illinois, Boston, Massachusetts and New York, New York. Sweepstakes begins at the dates and times as specified for each live event in the Official Rules. For Official Rules, including entry instructions and prize details, visit the Green on the Go booth at the live event. Sponsor: Sprint Communications Company L.P
 
To learn more about Sprint programs that protect the environment, go to www.sprint.com/responsibility or follow @SprintGreenNews on Twitter. To learn more about Vespa motor scooters, Vespanomics or to find a dealer in the San Francisco area, please visit www.VespaUSA.com, ‘like’ them on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/VespaUSA) or follow them on Twitter (http://twitter.com/vespausa).