BANGOR MAINE TEAM RAISES AWARENESS FOR LOCAL MISSING CHILD

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS Orlando, Florida – “Timber Tina” Scheer of The Great Maine Lumberjack Show and Carolann Ouellette, Director of the Office of Tourism for the State of Maine will team up to represent the region in the FIREBALL RUN Adventurally and its Race to Recover America’s Missing Children. Assigned to the “VisitBangorMaine.com” team is Ayla Reynolds, a one-year-old little girl last seen at her Waterville, Maine home on December 16th, 2011.

The Fireball Run’s Race to Recover America’s Missing Children is the largest active recovery effort for missing and exploited children in the country. Each team is assigned a child from their home region along with thousands of posters to distribute along the route. A decal featuring the child is affixed to the vehicle, creating a rolling awareness campaign. To date, the effort has assisted in the recovery of 38 missing children.

The FIREBALL RUN Adventurally is a national live event and film series, headquartered at Universal Studios Florida. The 8-day, 15 city, 2,500 mile interactive road rally and entertainment property supports the Race to Recovery of America’s Missing Children.

The 2012 FIREBALL RUN Adventurally; Northern Exposure will traverse points-of-interest from Independence, Ohio to Bangor, Maine with overnight stops in Monroeville and Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; Watertown, New York; and Waterbury, Connecticut.

Fans nationwide will be able to watch LIVE on FireballRun.com/LIVE beginning Friday September 21^st as the 40 character-driven teams and their unique vehicles begin arriving in Independence for Saturday's pre-rally events and Sunday's exciting start. The rally will continue to be streamed live online and tracked via GPS as it traverses the Northeast until its dramatic conclusion Saturday, September 29th in Bangor.

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To learn more about the Fireball Run go to www.FireballRun.com
or to schedule an interview, please email media@fireballrun.com
or call David Hickman, EVP, Marketing 407.224.5403