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EPIC promotes ethanol awareness with gas giveaways
By CHRISTINA McGINLEY, Alligator Contributing Writer
This weekend, UF students will have more to celebrate than just another game day.
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council, or EPIC, will be giving away free fuel cards and free fuel for a year as prizes for their first Ultimate Ethanol Challenge.
In an attempt to promote ethanol usage, EPIC joined the FOX Tailgate Tour, now in its fifth year, hoping to reach out to the untapped market of college students, said Jenny Powell, EPIC spokeswoman.
The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council, or EPIC, will be giving away free fuel cards and free fuel for a year as prizes for their first Ultimate Ethanol Challenge.
In an attempt to promote ethanol usage, EPIC joined the FOX Tailgate Tour, now in its fifth year, hoping to reach out to the untapped market of college students, said Jenny Powell, EPIC spokeswoman.
Every hour, the EPIC mascot, Edgar E Man, will choose two contestants to face off in the challenge to win a free fuel card. The players will be asked ethanol–related true or false questions, such as “Ethanol raises the price of food” or “Ethanol saves me money at the pump,” Powell said.
Event participants could also win free fuel for a year by registering through text–messaging or by dropping their name in a registration box, according to an EPIC news release.
The first 85 people to befriend Edgar E Man on Facebook will win a prize, Powell said.
The challenge will last from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will take place outside Emerson Alumni Hall.
Students looking to cram on their ethanol knowledge can prepare for the challenge by visiting www.drivingethanol.org.
Event participants could also win free fuel for a year by registering through text–messaging or by dropping their name in a registration box, according to an EPIC news release.
The first 85 people to befriend Edgar E Man on Facebook will win a prize, Powell said.
The challenge will last from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will take place outside Emerson Alumni Hall.
Students looking to cram on their ethanol knowledge can prepare for the challenge by visiting www.drivingethanol.org.
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