[Insert Company Logo] Media Contact: [NAME] [PHONE NUMBER] [EMAIL ADDRESS] {City/Town Name} Resident to Participate in Annual International Utility Locate Rodeo Top utility locate technicians from the United States and Canada to compete head-to-head WHAT: XXX from XXX will participate in the Annual International Utility Locate Rodeo on the XXX in XXX. This competition tests the skills of underground utility locate technicians, professionals who locate and mark the approximate location of underground utilities with paint and flags to protect the safety of professional excavators, homeowners who dig on their own property and entire communities. Participants compete in locating one type of facility gas, power, telecom or — water and the winner is determined based on a variety of skill tests. The — International Utility Locate Rodeo is the preeminent underground utility location competition for locate technicians from the United States and Canada. Everyone who plans to dig should call 811 {insert notification period} before digging to inform their local one-call notification center, which is known as {Insert one-call center name} in state name}. The call is participant’s {Insert participant’s free and is the first step that those who intend to dig must take to have a locating technician mark their property. WHEN: XXX TIME: XXX WHERE: XXX # # # NEWS RELEASE ANNOUNCING rodeo winners
[Insert Company Logo] Media Contact: [NAME] [PHONE NUMBER] [EMAIL ADDRESS] {City/Town Name} Resident to Participate in Annual International Utility Locate Rodeo Top utility locate technicians from the United States and Canada to compete head-to-head WHAT: XXX from XXX will participate in the Annual International Utility Locate Rodeo on the XXX in XXX. This competition tests the skills of underground utility locate technicians, professionals who locate and mark the approximate location of underground utilities with paint and flags to protect the safety of professional excavators, homeowners who dig on their own property and entire communities. Participants compete in locating one type of facility — gas, power, telecom or water — and the winner is determined based on a variety of skill tests. The International Utility Locate Rodeo is the preeminent underground utility location competition for locate technicians from the United States and Canada. Everyone who plans to dig should call 811 {insert notification period} before digging to inform their local one-call notification center, which is known as {Insert participant’s one-call center name} in {Insert participant’s state name}. The call is free and is the first step that those who intend to dig must take to have a locating technician mark their property. WHEN: XXX TIME: XXX WHERE: XXX # # # NEWS RELEASE ANNOUNCING rodeo winners