<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" width="605"><tbody><tr align="center"><td colspan="2" valign="top">[SIZE=+2]Lots of Nicaraguan kids will soon be fans of 'champion' Patriots[/SIZE]
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Anyone who has seen a championship sports game has wondered how the winning team gets their <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="295"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="125">
</td> <td valign="top" width="170">"World Champion" T-shirt so fast. Most of the coaches and players don the emblazoned clothing and caps while they're still on the field!
It turns out that world champion clothing is printed up for each competing team,
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> but only the winner gets to wear theirs. As fans watch the tears and the hanging heads make their way to the losing locker room, the now-misprinted world champion clothing already is on its way for a long trip.
This year in Nicaragua, it's a case of "Dewey Defeats Truman." For hundreds of lucky kids, the New England Patriots DID win the Super Bowl — or at least that's what their new t-shirts say.
</td> <td valign="top" width="300">Through a partnership between the National Football League and World Vision, millions of dollars worth of the incorrectly titled, Super Bowl XLII losing team’s licensed apparel will bring joy to families in poverty this year in Romania and Nambia, as well as Nicaragua. The value of the clothing was reported to be $2.5 million.
World Vision is an organization that helps children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling poverty.
“World Vision helps us to ensure that no NFL apparel goes to waste,” said David Krichavsky, director of community relations for the professional football league. “We are pleased to find a good home for clothing by getting it to those who need it most.”
After last year’s Super Bowl game, a significant portion of the Chicago Bears apparel was distributed and some wound up in Nicaragua. World Vision also distributes counterfeit clothing confiscated by U.S. customs agents.
http://www.amcostarica.com/
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By Anne Clark
of the A.M. Costa Rica staff
of the A.M. Costa Rica staff
Anyone who has seen a championship sports game has wondered how the winning team gets their <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="295"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="125">
</td> <td valign="top" width="170">"World Champion" T-shirt so fast. Most of the coaches and players don the emblazoned clothing and caps while they're still on the field!
It turns out that world champion clothing is printed up for each competing team,
</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> but only the winner gets to wear theirs. As fans watch the tears and the hanging heads make their way to the losing locker room, the now-misprinted world champion clothing already is on its way for a long trip.
This year in Nicaragua, it's a case of "Dewey Defeats Truman." For hundreds of lucky kids, the New England Patriots DID win the Super Bowl — or at least that's what their new t-shirts say.
</td> <td valign="top" width="300">Through a partnership between the National Football League and World Vision, millions of dollars worth of the incorrectly titled, Super Bowl XLII losing team’s licensed apparel will bring joy to families in poverty this year in Romania and Nambia, as well as Nicaragua. The value of the clothing was reported to be $2.5 million.
World Vision is an organization that helps children and their communities worldwide reach their full potential by tackling poverty.
“World Vision helps us to ensure that no NFL apparel goes to waste,” said David Krichavsky, director of community relations for the professional football league. “We are pleased to find a good home for clothing by getting it to those who need it most.”
After last year’s Super Bowl game, a significant portion of the Chicago Bears apparel was distributed and some wound up in Nicaragua. World Vision also distributes counterfeit clothing confiscated by U.S. customs agents.
http://www.amcostarica.com/
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