Pringles Shows Gold Medal Support of Team USA During the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games

CINCINNATI, Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As a proud supporter of the U.S. Olympic Team, Pringles announced today a great way for consumers to show their support for Team USA.  Fans can visit the Pringles Pop Art Can Creator site at www.Pringles.com/popart, and use this fun, interactive application to customize their own cans with new Team USA can designs.  For every can creation submitted and approved by April 25, 2010, Pringles will make a 50 cent donation to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC).

Team USA athletes have already joined in the fun by submitting their own unique can creations in a pre-Games challenge.  The website will showcase Team USA athletes' winning entries in February, along with the winners' photos and biographies.  The P&G Family Home Pringles Snack Lounge! in Vancouver will also provide Team USA Olympians and their families a chance to make their own can creations on-site, as well as enjoy the broad array of Pringles snacks.  

"The Olympic Winter Games provide an opportunity for the global community to come together and participate in the fun and excitement," said Bryan Hamilton, Pringles Brand Manager.  "Pringles is honored to be part of it by supporting Team USA in Vancouver."

Pringles' Can Creator allows individuals to design their own unique labels with these four simple steps:

• Create a Design:  Design a background from scratch or choose from ready-made Team USA-themed templates.  Customize with color, gradients and personal photos.  Add images from our library or upload your own.  Include a personal message with a custom design.  
• Save to the Gallery:  Show off your creativity.  Save your Pringles can design to the gallery for everyone to admire.  
• Share with Friends:  Send your own can design to friends and family, or post it to your blog to show your support.  
• Print and Attach:  Display your design on a Pringles can.  Print your can design on a legal sized (8-1/2 x 14) piece of paper.  Cut along white border and wrap around can.  Line paper with bottom of Pringles can and tape or glue where ends meet.  If desired, use glitter, stickers or ribbons to further personalize the customized can.  

Pringles is also offering commemorative Team USA Pringles products in select retail locations across the U.S.  For more information about Pringles, please visit www.Pringles.com.

About Pringles®

Over the last 40 years, consumers are "loud in love" for Pringles … the can, its unique shape that cradles the mouth, that crunch, and the crisps' unique taste and texture.  Over the years, the love of Pringles has spread around the world and it is now available in over 140 countries.  For more information on Pringles, visit www.Pringles.com.

About Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG)

Four billion times a day, P&G brands touch the lives of people around the world. The company has one of the strongest portfolios of trusted, quality, leadership brands, including Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®,  Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun® and Fusion®. The P&G community includes approximately 135,000 employees working in about 80 countries worldwide. Please visit http://www.pg.com for the latest news and in-depth information about P&G and its brands.

About the USOC

The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the sole entity in the United States whose mission involves training, entering and underwriting the full expenses for the U.S. teams in the Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games. In addition to being the steward of the U.S. Olympic Movement, the USOC is the moving force for support of sports in the United States that are on the program of the Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Parapan American Games. Please visit www.teamusa.org for more information.

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