FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gregg Cohen, Interim Director of Media Relations
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Thursday, August 25, 2010
APPLEBEE’S BECOMES CUNYAC
CORPORATE PARTNER FOR 2010-11
• Get 10% off your dining with CUNY ID Card •
FLUSHING, N.Y. – The City University of New York Athletic Conference (CUNYAC), the largest urban university system in the nation, is proud to announce the first restaurant affiliation in the 24-year history of the league. Apple-Metro, Inc., which exclusively owns and operates all Applebee’s® Restaurants in New York City, has signed on to be an official Corporate Partner of the Conference for the 2010-11 season.
“We are extremely excited to partner with Applebee’s®, who much like CUNY, have tremendously strong roots in serving the NYC community” said CUNYAC Executive Director Zak Ivkovic. “It is yet another joint venture built on quality and the desire to do more for our student-athletes.”
Besides a financial contribution to CUNYAC, the highlight of the sponsorship entitles individuals to a 10% in house dining or takeout discount with a student, faculty or staff CUNY ID card, effective September 1, 2010. All 31 area locations in the five boroughs of New York City, as well as in Westchester and Rockland Counties are part of Apple-Metro, Inc. This discount will be promoted in all CUNYAC event programs, posters and promotional materials to be displayed on all CUNYAC campuses throughout the city, as well as the aforementioned locations. Applebee’s® will be named the title sponsor for all three (Community College, Men’s & Women’s Senior College) 2009 CUNYAC Soccer Championships and the upcoming 2010 Softball Championship next May 6-7.
“We are thrilled about this newly formed partnership between CUNYAC and Applebee’s which expands our on-going neighborhood participation to reach all CUNY Campuses in the New York Metro Area. Supporting education in our communities is especially gratifying, we look forward to an incredible year with CUNYAC,” said Zane Tankel, Chairman of Apple-Metro, Inc.
Applebee’s® joins a growing CUNYAC roster of corporate partners that include: Con Edison, Hospital for Special Surgery, Pepsi-Cola, Modell’s Sporting Goods, EmblemHealth, Municipal Credit Union and OAI Printed Graphics.
The City University of New York Athletic Conference is comprised of ten institutions in its senior college division competing in the NCAA’s Division III, and five institutions in its community college division competing in the NJCAA’s Region XV. All fifteen schools are a part of the City University of New York, and are spread across the City’s five boroughs. The conference runs championship events in 24 sports, for both men and women. Member institutions include Baruch College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Bronx Community College, Brooklyn College, the City College of New York (CCNY), the College of Staten Island, Hostos Community College, Hunter College, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Kingsborough Community College, Lehman College, Medgar Evers College, New York City College of Technology (City Tech), Queensborough Community College and York College.
About Apple-Metro, Inc
Apple-Metro, Inc. is the exclusive New York Metropolitan Area franchisee for Applebee’s® Neighborhood Grill & Bar. Apple-Metro’s portfolio includes (31) Applebee’s servicing the Five Boroughs, Westchester and Rockland Counties, including the 2,000th Applebee’s in the world, opened at 125th St. and Fifth Avenue, Harlem in late 2009 and the latest addition to the portfolio at Atlantic Terminal Market in Brooklyn. In their 16th year of operation, Apple-Metro continues to focus on creating the ultimate casual dining experience through extraordinary service and exceptional food and drink in a fun-filled, friendly atmosphere.
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