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Mississippi Delta Tourism Association Chooses Winner Who Will Blog on MySpace Page

Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:21pm EDT
Mississippi Delta Tourism Association Chooses Winner Who Will Blog on MySpace
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VICKSBURG, Miss., April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mississippi Delta Tourism
Association (MDTA) has named a winner in the Delta Gateway Getaway prize
package.  The prize package includes accommodations in DeSoto County on
April 17, Tunica on April 18 and Clarksdale on April 19.
    Sweepstake Winner Receives Free Trip -- Winner From Michigan
David McKinney of Battle Creek, Michigan was chosen to receive the prize
package featuring giveaways such as gaming in Tunica and overnight
accommodations.  Other gifts include some of the Delta's best cuisine and
visits to the Delta's finest attractions.  The trip wraps up in Clarksdale at
the Juke Joint Festival -- a celebration of musical heritage created for the
world in the Mississippi Delta.
    Mississippi Delta MySpace Page
    MySpace guests can read about McKinney's getaway in the Mississippi Delta
on the MDTA MySpace page.  McKinney will post an account of his trip in the
Mississippi Delta on the association's blog found at
http://www.myspace.com/visitthedelta after his return home.  MDTA recently
joined over 100 million members of myspace.com, a social networking website
and one of the most popular websites in the United States.
    The service offers an interactive network of friends allowing members to
post profiles, blogs, photos, music, videos and much more content that can be
viewed internationally.
    MDTA's MySpace page provides a positive image of the Mississippi Delta by
posting pictures of the region, paying tribute to the music that was born in
the Mississippi Delta and linking to the association's website.
    "I look forward to exploring these three great towns and sharing my
experience through their MySpace page," stated McKinney.
    For more information on the Mississippi Delta, visit the website at
http://www.visitthedelta.com or check their MySpace page at
http://www.myspace.com/visitthedelta.
    The Mississippi Delta Tourism Association is a regional marketing
organization that promotes the Mississippi Delta and is made up of tourism
organizations in the following Delta locations:  DeSoto County, Tunica,
Clarksdale, Greenville, Greenwood, Cleveland, Indianola, Yazoo County and
Vicksburg.
SOURCE  Mississippi Delta Tourism Association

Stephanie Coomer, +1-662-842-5040, moody-coomer@bkingassociates.com, for
Mississippi Delta Tourism Association



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