Oscar Winner Lou Gossett Jr. to Address Pre-Paid Legal Associates During the 2011 International Convention
April 06 2011 - 8:01AM
PR Newswire (Canada)
ADA, Okla., April 6, 2011 /CNW/ -- Oscar winning actor Lou Gossett
Jr. will appear at the Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (NYSE: PPD)
2011 International Convention on Friday evening, April 8,
addressing an estimated 11,000 independent associates from
throughout the U.S. and four provinces of Canada. Gossett's
appearance at the annual PPD event is to help promote awareness of
the new film, The Lamp, a production which will be used by PPD
independent associates for private charitable fund raising events
throughout the coming summer -- prior to the film's fall release.
The film, in which Gossett plays a starring role, is based on the
book, The Lamp, written by Jim Stovall, president of Tulsa-based
Narrative Television Network (www.narrativetv.com). Stovall the
co-producer of the film, will also address the PPD assembly,
provide a motivational presentation, discuss the film and introduce
Lou Gossett. On Saturday morning, April 9, Gossett and Stovall will
sign copies of a special PPD produced edition of The Lamp for
associates. In the film, Gossett plays a mysterious messenger (not
a genie) who appears from a magic lamp, providing guidance to a
married couple who suffer through a series of personal tragedies.
PPD Founder and Chairman of the Board Harland C. Stonecipher has a
cameo role in The Lamp , along with CEO Steve Forbes of Forbes
magazine and CEO Paula Marshall of the Bama Companies. "We're
honored to have an Oscar award winning actor like Lou Gossett Jr.
appear on the stage of our 2011 International Convention. Through
his work as both an actor and humanitarian, Mr. Gossett
demonstrates a principle that we of Pre-Paid Legal Services believe
in: doing well by doing good," PPD Chairman Stonecipher said. The
PPD International Convention is an annual event organized to offer
training and development activities to help associates develop
specific sales and recruitment skills and to recognize associate
success in business development. Pre-Paid Legal has approximately
600 employees at its corporate headquarters in Ada and an
additional 50 employees in Antlers and 80 employees in Duncan.
About PPD We believe our products are one of a kind, life events
legal service plans. Our plans provide for legal service benefits
provided through a network of independent law firms across the U.S.
and Canada, and include unlimited attorney consultation, will
preparation, traffic violation defense, automobile-related criminal
charges defense, letter writing, document preparation and review
and a general trial defense benefit. We have an identity theft
restoration product we think is also one of a kind due to the
combination of our identity theft restoration partner and our
provider law firms. More information about us and our products can
be found at our homepage at http://www.prepaidlegal.com.
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telephone to Pre-Paid Legal, Attn: Randy Harp, One Pre-Paid Way,
Ada, Oklahoma 74820, telephone: (580) 436-1234, or the investor
relations section of the Company's website:
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+1-580-421-6339, cell, +1-580-310-4067, georgesnyder@pplsi.com Web
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