Celebrity Acquisition

We helped on a great project this week. We engaged Olivia Manning, the mother of Super Bowl QB champions Peyton and Eli Manning (and wife of Archie Manning), to “quarterback Zatarain’s “Motion for Mardi Gras”, in an effort to collect online signatures to petition Congress to declare Mardi Gras a national holiday.”

She spent a full day earlier this week talking to TV stations, radio outlets, blogs and others in order to spread this great message. You too can sign the petition!  She also provided a great Mardi Gras recipe from her own kitchen.

Olivia Manning

Olivia, as you may not know, “lives in New Orleans and celebrate Mardi Gras in true New Orleans-Style fashion. In her home, Mardi Gras is already an official holiday and the centerpiece of the party is the food. Their celebrations are always filled with close family, great friends and, of course, terrific New Orleans-Style cuisine.”

Zatarain’s is considered one of the top New Orleans style food companies, with a variety of pasta and rice dinner mixes as well as seasonings, spices and breadings.  In conjunction with the “Motion for Mardi Gras” campaign, they will also make a donation to the Rebuild Fund of the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The donation will provide funds for areas of New Orleans still recovering from Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.

Tags: Eli Manning, Mardi Gras, Olivia Manning, Peyton Manning, Super Bowl, Zatarains

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