First-Ever Corporate-Sponsored Yard Sale Announced; May 7 and 8 in Lancaster, Ohio

ALFRED, NY – Shannon Gawell had an idea. She needed to hold a yard sale to get rid of some old furniture and electronics that were cluttering up the basement. However, she decided to take this yard sale even further. Rather than just placing an ad in the local newspaper or putting up ‘Yard Sale’ signs, Gawell decided to auction off ad space at her yard sale – a first in the history of advertising.

The winning bid came from a representative of National Championship Wrestling (www.NCWwrestling.com), a multinational wrestling organization with over thirty affiliates in six countries. They are promoting the event as “NCW Yard Justice,” a one-of-a-kind event.

“Sponsoring this event was a natural for NCW,” said Chris Orleans, the company’s founder. “So many people wrestle in their front or back yards – that’s what our fans have always done. We thought it made perfect sense to sponsor another big event held in someone’s yard.”

This sale will be at 834 East Main Street/State Route 22 in Lancaster, Ohio on May 7 and 8, 2005. The event will run from 8am until 3pm on both days.

National Championship Wrestling is an international sports-entertainment company whose 31 affiliate organizations in 6 countries produce televised and streaming video content each week. Their official website is located at www.NCWwrestling.com.