|
Nancy Watkins won the National Hunting & Fishing Day custom Yamaha Rhino 700 FI 4x4 SxS / UTV outfitted with Genuine Yamaha hunting accessories |
Cypress, CA (12/11/2012) - Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A.,he leading maker of ATV and Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles for outdoors
enthusiasts, has selected its 2012 National Hunting and Fishing (NHF) Day
sweepstakes winner.
As part of Yamaha's ongoing support of NHF Day, the company announced that
Nancy Watkins of Eau Claire, Wis., is the winner of the Rhino 700 FI. Mrs.
Watkins was one of more than 42,000 people who entered the sweepstakes,
which is designed to help promote outdoors sports and conservation.
The Rhino 700 FI donated for NHF Day - including Genuine Yamaha hunting
accessories - is valued at more than $13,000. The Rhino, along with all of
Yamaha's 4x4 products, is assembled at the company's state-of-the-art
manufacturing facility in Newnan, Georgia.
"Yamaha is proud to be a fifth-year sponsor of National Hunting and Fishing
Day and to support outdoors conservation and recreation," said Steve Nessl,
marketing manager for Yamaha's ATV/SxS group. "Congratulations to Mrs.
Watkins for winning the Rhino, and thanks to everyone who showed up at a
National Hunting and Fishing Day event throughout the country this fall."
NHF Day falls on the fourth Saturday of September
each year and serves as the most effective grassroots effort ever taken to
promote outdoor sports and conservation. Yamaha, through its relationships
with organizations such as Ducks Unlimited, Safari Club International,
Buckmasters, National Wild Turkey Federation, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
and NHF Day, among others, is the leading ATV & SxS supporter of
conservation efforts.
"We're thrilled to have Yamaha as a sponsor of National Hunting and Fishing
Day," said Misty Mitchell, Director of Conservation Programs for Wonders of
Wildlife museum in Springfield, Mo. -- the official home of NHF Day. "The
Rhino giveaway has been a huge hit amongst NHF Day participants nationwide,
and we also congratulate Mrs. Watkins on her new Rhino."
Follow Yamaha Outdoors on Facebook.
About Yamaha Motor
Corp., U.S.A.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A., (YMUS), a
leader in the motorsports market, makes the
toughest, most capable and versatile ATV and
Side-by-Side vehicles. The company’s ever-expanding
product offerings also include motorcycles,
outboard motors, personal watercraft, snowmobiles,
boats, outdoor power equipment, race kart engines,
accessories, apparel and much more. YMUS products
are sold through a nationwide network of dealers
in the United States.
Headquartered in Cypress,
Calif., since its incorporation in 1976, Yamaha
also has facilities in Wisconsin and Georgia,
as well as factory operations in Tennessee and
Georgia. For more information on Yamaha, visit
www.yamaha-motor.com.
