Georgetown-based Sport Clips Haircuts Teams up with Round Rock Express
GEORGETOWN, Texas (May 22, 2012)-- Sport Clips Haircuts, the nation’s leading men’s and boys’ hair care franchise, has teamed up with local Triple-A baseball team, the Round Rock Express, as an official partner for the 2012 season.
With fifteen locations throughout the greater Austin area, Georgetown, Texas-based Sport Clips offers haircut services in a relaxing, family-friendly environment, with sports playing on TVs in the waiting area and at each cutting station. “Sport Clips is very proud to sponsor the Express again this year,” said Amber Sorensen, promotions specialist for Sport Clips.“We look forward to increasing awareness of our brand through this relationship and the fun in-stadium events we have planned for the fans.”
Beginning this week, Express fans can visit any of the fifteen Austin-area locations to enter-to-win the ultimate fan experience, “Team Member for a Day.” “Thanks to our great partnership with Sport Clips we are able to offer one lucky fan the experience of a lifetime during our June 17 game on Father’s Day – the opportunity to be a member of a professional baseball team,” said George King, Round Rock Express general manager.
The winner will receive a behind-the-scenes look at a day in the life of a pro-ball player and will experience a “signing day,” complete with a press conference, working out and dressing with the team, representing the Express during a traditional plate meeting prior to the game, and watching the game from the dugout. “It doesn’t get any closer to the action than that!” said King. The winner will also receive an official, personalized Express uniform and signed team memorabilia.
To enter, visit any Austin area Sport Clips location. No purchase is necessary to win; however, participants must be at least 18 years of age. The winner will be required to comply with all Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball and Pacific Coast League Baseball rules and regulations, and sign an indemnity waiver to participate. Other rules may apply. Visit any area Sport Clips Haircuts for more details.
About the Round Rock Express
Round Rock Express Baseball Club is in its 13th season and its second season as Triple-A affiliate of the two-time defending American League champion Texas Rangers. The franchise was founded by Ryan Sanders Baseball – an ownership group spearheaded by Reid Ryan, son of Baseball Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan. The Express began as the Double-A affiliate of the Houston Astros in 2000 and moved to the Triple-A Pacific Coast League in 2005, remaining an Astros affiliate through the 2010 season. In that time, Round Rock has established numerous attendance records at The Dell Diamond, including a Double-A record 700,277 fans in 2005. The Express led the Pacific Coast League and ranked fifth in Minor League Baseball with an 8,587 per-game attendance average in 2011 en route to claiming the PCL American South Division title.
About Sport Clips
Sport Clips is headquartered in Georgetown, Texas and was established in 1995 by founder and CEO Gordon Logan. The franchise ranks in Entrepreneur Magazine’stop 20 “fastest growing franchises” and in the top 100 in the “Franchise 500”, in the top 10 in Forbes’“Top 20 Franchises To Start”, and in the top 50 in Dun & Bradstreet’s AllBusiness.com“2012 AllBusiness AllStars”. Sport Clips is the “Official Haircutter” of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and offers veterans preferential pricing on haircuts and franchises. Our “Help a Hero” program has donated more than one million dollars to help soldiers overseas and in hospitals call home through the VFW’s Operation Uplink. Sport Clips is a proud sponsor of Joe Gibbs Racing’s NASCAR drivers, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin, and holds partnerships with several NCAA programs, and teams in the National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), and National Hockey League (NHL). To learn about franchise opportunities click here, and for locations throughout the United States, visit SportClips.com. For media resources and additional information on Sport Clips, visit SportClipsMedia.com.