Minnesota Destination ImagiNation Destination ImagiNation

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CONTACT:
Your Name
Reliable Phone/fax number/email address

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

YOUR TITLE HERE
(Be creative!)

OPENER: Your "Hook" - a brief, interesting angle about the team/s to capture interest. (Example: unusual solution, unique background/s of team members, emphasis on creativity, application of future corporate skills)

REGIONAL TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:
_____________________________________ will join teams from
_____________________________________ to present their creative solutions
_____________________________________ on Saturday (date) at the
_________________________Regional Tournament. This exciting and highly visual event will be held at __________________________ from ____________ to __________________.

TEAM PARTICIPANTS: ______ teams will compete for the opportunity to showcase their solutions from their choice of five challenges representing technology, industrial design, literature, fine arts and the performing arts.

MORE ABOUT DI: Destination ImagiNation, the largest non-athletic team competition in the world, offers K-University level students a unique opportunity to participate in challenging and motivating activities both inside and outside their regular curriculum. The rewards are many. Students learn to work with others as a team. They learn self-confidence by creating innovative solutions, evaluating their results, and taking risks. They develop their creative skills through problem-solving and independent thinking.

Sponsored by Intermediate District 287, DI is Minnesota's largest academic competition. Since its inception in 1999, participation has grown to almost 6000 participants competing in 9 regional tournaments statewide. Advancing teams will gather at the State Tournament on Saturday ______________________ at _____________________ High School in ___________________ to compete for the state championship. Then it's on to Global Finals (held in May at the University of Tennessee) to share their solutions with more than 7000 participants.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (Include and reference information such as the MN DI Program Guidebook, team member names, photo with caption if sending to print media). Suggest a follow-up conversation date/time and an interview with your team/s.

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