Ripley’s Believe It or Not! To Hold “Gimme Five” Food Drive to Fight Hunger in Southwest Missouri

Branson, Mo. (Oct. 4, 2011) – Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is launching a campaign to combat hunger in all the cities where it has Believe It or Not! Odditoriums. Ripley’s Gimme Five Food Drive will take place from Sunday, November 6 through Thursday, November 10.

Here’s how it works: guests who bring a donation of five non-perishable food items can get a ticket to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Branson Odditorium for just $5 (regular adult ticket price is $17.99). All the food collected will go to the Ozarks Food Harvest.

“We’re in the business of ‘unbelievable’, and the number of families needing help putting food on the table is truly unbelievable,” said Jim Pattison Jr., President of Ripley Entertainment Inc. “That’s why we started this national effort to help food banks across the country.”

Facts on hunger in the Ozarks:

• Ozarks Food Harvest is the only food bank in southwest Missouri, serving 300 hunger relief organizations in 28 Ozarks counties.

• The Food Bank reaches 20,000 individuals a week and distributes 1,000,000 pounds of food each month.

• Many food bank clients say their children have to skip meals because there is not enough money for food.

Suggested donations include juice, soup, beans, tuna, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, pasta, tomato sauce and baby food.

Ripley’s Branson Odditorium is located at 3326 West Highway 76. Hours are from 9:30 am to 7:00 pm Sunday through Thursday and 9:30 am to 9:00 pm Friday and Saturday.

Ripley’s “Gimme Five” promotion may not be combined with any other offers. One discount ticket available for every 5 non-perishable food items donated.

Media contacts:

Gary Daily
Manager, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Branson
417-337-5300
[email protected]

Tim O’Brien
VP Communications
Ripley Entertainment
615-646-7465 – office
615-496-5949 – cell
[email protected]

About Ripley Entertainment
Ripley Entertainment Inc. (www.ripleys.com), keepers of the venerable Ripley’s Believe It or Not! brand, is a global leader in location-based entertainment, entertaining more than 12 million annually at its 80-plus attractions in 11 countries. In addition to its 31 Believe It or Not! Odditoriums, the Orlando, Florida-based company has publishing, licensing and broadcast divisions, best-selling books and the popular syndicated cartoon strip, Ripley’s Believe It or Not!, that still runs daily in 42 countries. Ripley Entertainment is a Jim Pattison Company, the third-largest privately held company in Canada.