By EDITOR on January 20, 2012 at 9:08 am
Chevrolet recently launched its Chevrolet Route 66 contest site, where independent filmmakers from 32 countries offer their interpretations of Chevrolet’s “Everyday Hero” for a chance to have their spot shown during the Super Bowl, the biggest night for TV commercials. The best spot as determined by Chevrolet will be shown during the big game on Feb. 5, 2012. Hodges said he chose the plot of a solider coming home from overseas because his respect runs deep for all active-duty soldiers and veterans, including his best friend who just enlisted with the Marines.
Hodges Usry, a 23-year-old independent filmmaker from Augusta, Georgia, is one of the finalists in an international contest run by Chevrolet to have a 30-second ad played during this year’s Super Bowl. Hodges is in the running to have his ad “Soldier’s Home” – which salutes the men and women of our military serving overseas – air to millions of people watching the sporting event on TV.
When Staff Sgt. Brian Nagy, went shopping for a car to replace his family’s aging minivan, he never expected to win a fully loaded, 2012 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ. He’s now the grand prize winner of the Red, White and Cruze contest, sponsored by Chevrolet and GMMilitarydiscount.com. Nagy, an information technology specialist with the federal government and a member of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 371st Sustainment Brigade, is heading to a Columbus dealership with his wife, Meghan and two sons to pick up the family’s new Black Granite Cruze LTZ tomorrow. He’s looking forward to taking the vehicle with him to a three-month training at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
More than 48,000 servicemen and women and their spouses entered. Besides the grand prize, awards included 100 gift cards of $100 each; and 1,000 Chevrolet Certified Service packages for an oil change, 27-point vehicle inspection and tire rotation, worth $40 each. Information on military discounts on GM vehicles for current and retired members of the military and their spouses is available at www.gmmilitarydiscount.com.
