Marion Amazing Treasures Volume X coming soon

MARION – The Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, along with a number of area attractions, is looking forward to this summer and community participation in Marion’s Amazing Treasures X promotion.

The playing card promotion starts Memorial Day weekend and will run through Labor Day weekend. The participant will use a playing card containing 24 blocks that will be validated at each local stop.

Participants can take all summer to visit as many locations as possible to learn about many of Marion’s Amazing Treasures. Then, at the end of summer, they should return their filled playing card to the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau to be entered into the drawing for four levels of prizes.

“With the 10th anniversary of the playing card, we are revisiting the first year’s listings. We are excited to kick off the adventure once again for families to discover the ‘Amazing Treasures’ and the history we have right here in our own backyard. There’s even a chance to win prizes,” said Diane Watson, director of the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. “The card continues to be popular with senior groups, baby sitters, family reunions and more.”

Playing cards have been distributed through the schools, but they also can be picked up at the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Cards also can be found at any of the participating attractions listed on the card, including the Marion YMCA, Harding Home and Memorial, Shamrock Vineyard, the Downtown Mural and the Veterans Memorial.

The Marion CVB will be at the Marion Cemetery during the Memorial Day tribute on Monday. Or you can claim the playing card reprinted in the Marion Star today as your official playing card for the summer.

“We are very fortunate again to have the Marion Y donate a family membership to the grand prize package. That alone is worth trying to fill your card and return it to the CVB,” Watson said.

In addition to the Marion Y, other community sponsors include the United Federal Credit Union, Merrill Lynch, Kingston Residence, Storad Label Co. and the Marion Star.

First, second, and third prizes will be awarded. One does not have to completely fill the card to get into a drawing; as few as three validations on a returned card will permit entry into a consolation prize drawing.

Vicky Branson will again share weekly updates as she discovers Marion’s Amazing Treasures throughout the summer.

Anyone with questions on the Marion’s Amazing Treasures X promotion can call the Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 740-389-9770. Additional details and a downloadable card can be found on the bureau’s website at www.VisitMarionOhio.com.

With this summer promotion, the CVB’s hope is to first, offer the family a fun activity that gives them an opportunity to spend time together. Secondly, it educates the public about Marion’s little known treasures in hopes that card holders will share their new-found knowledge with other friends and family.

The Marion Area Convention and Visitors Bureau mission is dedicated to promoting the Marion area’s many historic and unusual attractions, with the purpose being to bring economic growth to the Marion area.