Cricket Launches "Greg Oden O-Fōn" Limited-Edition Phone
Proceeds Benefit Oregon Mentors; Oden to Celebrate with O-Fōn owners at VIP Launch Party
Portland, OR (PRWEB) November 7, 2008 -- While Portland Trail Blazers fans eagerly await Greg Oden's regular-season homecourt debut, their wait is over for the Greg Oden O-Fōn, a limited-edition phone on sale now exclusively at Cricket Wireless stores in Oregon and Southwest Washington. Cricket, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services, will donate $80 from every Greg Oden O-Fōn sold to Oregon Mentors. The Greg Oden O-Fōn carries a suggested retail price of $279.99.
The Limited Edition Greg Oden O-Fōn will be available while supplies last. In addition to the laser-etched phone, the O-Fōn box is packed with a variety of exclusive materials that Portland Trail Blazers fans can only get with the purchase of a Greg Oden O-Fōn, including:
| | - A Limited-Edition Greg Oden O-Fōn handset etched with Oden's autograph and jersey
- A Greg Oden Topps Rookie Card designed exclusively for Cricket
- Text messages from Greg throughout the season, sent exclusively to O-Fōn owners
- An exclusive discount on Trail Blazers merchandise
- Coupons for discounted Cricket accessories, including accessories for the O-Fōn
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To celebrate the phone's launch, Cricket is hosting a VIP launch party tonight for anyone who purchases an O-Fōn today or received an exclusive invitation. Greg Oden will be at the party to personally thank and mingle with O-Fōn owners and fans. The launch party will have food from Buffalo Wild Wings, drinks from Jones Soda, and a variety of Greg's favorite games, music and other entertainment.
The Greg Oden O-Fōn launch party will be held from 7pm to 9pm at the Cricket Wireless store located at 401 NE Weidler. Parking will be available across the street, at the Washman parking lot, after 6:30pm.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, Oden has been a household name in basketball circles since his days as a McDonald's All-American at Lawrence North High School, where he twice earned Parade Magazine's National Player of the Year honors, twice won USA Today's Player of the Year award and was only the second player ever to repeat as the Gatorade National Player of the Year. As a freshman at Ohio State University, Oden led the Buckeyes to the NCAA National Championship game, earning on-court accolades such as Associated Press All-American First Team, Conference Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-Big Ten.
About Cricket®
Cricket is a simple, affordable wireless service offering consumers and local businesses a flat-rate unlimited service over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital CDMA2000 1X and 1xEV-DO wireless network. Designed for customers whose basic and advanced wireless needs have not been met by traditional communications companies, Cricket is the pioneer of unlimited services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required. Cricket offers customers access to a variety of the latest devices and feature-rich mobile applications such as unlimited text, instant and picture messaging, Mobile Web, popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com. Cricket services are offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.
About Cricket LCW
Cricket LCW is joint venture between Cricket Communications, Inc., CSM Wireless, and WLPCS Management providing Cricket® wireless service in Portland, Salem, and Eugene, OR, and Vancouver, WA. For more information on Cricket LCW, visit www.mycricketoregon.com.
About Oregon Mentors
Oregon Mentors works to expand positive life opportunities for all young Oregonians by connecting them with caring mentors. Our vision is to provide a mentor for every child in Oregon who needs one. Currently, more than 100,000 young people in Oregon need a mentor. Our goal is to recruit an additional 20,000 new mentors in Oregon by 2010. For more information about Oregon Mentors, visit http://www.oregonmentors.org/.
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