Avis Lube Service Olympics to Benefit USO Program

ARLINGTON, Va., June 30 -- Avis Lube Fast Oil Change Centers, a member of the Kent Companies, is holding its annual Avis Lube Service Olympics at its Midland, Tex., location, 4705 N. Midkiff Road, July 2 at 1:00 p.m. Proceeds from this year's competition, which will last throughout the summer, will benefit USO Operation Phone Home(R). The Avis Lube Service Olympics showcases the talents of Avis Fast Lube team members and challenges them to be the best in the fast oil change business.

This event will feature National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pennzoil drag racer Bill Kent of Team Kent Motorsports as well as his crew chief, race rig and matching Pennzoil-sponsored Competition Eliminator Dragster. Event participants and spectators will receive prizes and special pricing on select lube services. For additional event information, visit http://www.kentoil.com/.

Initiated in March 2003, USO Operation Phone Home(R) helps deployed troops and wounded service men and women recuperating at military hospitals stay in touch with their loved ones. Since its launch, more than 700,000 free phone cards have been distributed, and included in several hundred thousand care packages. The phone cards remind our service men and women that they are in the thoughts and hearts of the American people. For more information on USO Operation Phone Home and other USO programs, visit http://www.uso.org/.

About the USO: For more than 65 years, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been providing morale, welfare and recreational services to U.S. military personnel and their families. The USO is a nonprofit, charitable organization, relying on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The USO is supported by Worldwide Strategic Partners AT&T Inc., BAE Systems, Clear Channel Communications, The Coca-Cola Company, Military Channel, S & K Sales Company and TriWest Healthcare Alliance. Other corporate donors, including the United Way and Combined Federal Campaign (CFC-0600), have joined thousands of individual donors to support the USO. For more information on the USO, please visit our Web site at http://www.uso.org/.