You: Enjoying All Of Your Day?

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You: Enjoying Al// Of Your Day? (NAPSA)—Accordingto a recent consumersurvey, almostall Americans (96 percent) enjoy someof their time during the day, but only one in four say that they enjoyall of their day. The new “Winning Time”game seeks to help consumersbetter enjoy their time. “We are thrilled to be back in the game with ‘Winning Time’. It provides a great way for our customers to win innovative prizes and have a fun restaurant experience,” says Douglas Freeland, McDonald’s National Marketing Director. “Winning Time’ gives customers the opportunity to win cash, trips with opportunities to meet celebrities, personal ser- vices, vacation packages, sports cars, and McDonald’s food, among other prizes.” The national survey revealed that two in three Americans said extra cash would help them enjoy their time the most, followed by a vacation or cruise (50 percent), a new car (36 percent), a home cleaning service (31 percent), millions of free flight miles (29 percent), new computer games (23 percent) and unlimited cell phone use (20 percent). “We have become society that is inundated with work and we feel completely overwhelmed. The best way to gain and enjoy timeis through balance,” says Julie Morgenstern, time expert, professional organizer and renowned authorof Organizing from the Inside Out. “A McDonald’s survey found that Americansonly enjoy someof their time during the day, so they created a game that gives away prizes that help people enjoy their time more—like one year of Merry Maids housecleaning service.” The services of Merry Maidsis @ A new game serves up cash, trips, cars and opportunities to meetcelebrities. just one of the great prizes offered through the “Winning Time” game. Other “Winning Time” prizes include: trips to an NBA game with the opportunity to meet NBA World Champion Kobe Bryant; court time with WTA Champions Venus Williams and Serena Williams; trips with the opportunity to meet NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart; One Million United Mileage Plus Miles; PlayStation 2 computer entertainment systems; 2003 Corvettes; Carnival Cruise Vaca- tions; trips to the 2004 NCAA Final Four*; Cingular? KiC phones and airtime; Winnebago RV road trip packages; computers with free America Online member- ships for one year; and more than $2 million in cash prizes. McDonald's is the world's leading foodservice retailer, with more than 30,000 restaurants serving over 46 million people each day. Approximately 80 percent of its U.S. restaurants are owned and operated by independent businessmen and women. For additional information, visit www.mcdonalds.com.