For the 2008 Meineke Car Care Bowl, all players and coaches will be receiving the following gifts:
- The “Flip Mino” Video Camera
- Fossil Chronograph and Sunglasses
- Armor Gear Back Pack
- Personalized Throwback Antique Football
- A Nascar-themed Hat from Charlotte Motor Speedway
- Individual Picture in a Race Car from the speedway
Will Webb, Executive Director, and his staff carefully consider items that are of good quality, useful and popular with student athletes. The “Flip”, for example, is the latest electronic gizmo catching fire with all ages. New York Times coined it as “one of the most significant electronics products of the year!” The NCAA mandates a $500 limit per player so great care is given to making good choices within that budget.
At the outset of bowl week, the gifts are imprinted, packaged and delivered to the team hotels to be distributed at the discretion of the schools. Within a month following the Meineke Car Care Bowl, Athletic Directors, coaches and 5 players chosen from each school are asked to complete a questionnaire regarding their overall experience and opinions on the gifts. To date, the results have been overwhelmingly positive. In fact two years ago The Meineke Car Care Bowl was rated in the top five out of 32 bowls. We expect those sentiments will continue on December 27, 2008 and beyond