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KFC Seeks Super Seniors

Wed, 07/26/2000 - 12:00am — Karen Stevenson
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To retire (as defined by Webster?s Dictionary):

To withdraw, as for rest or seclusion.

To retire (as defined by past Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel's Way Award recipients):

To run, kayak, hike, scuba dive and skydive. (Howard Burling, age 66)
To sign with a major record label for the first time and tour the country performing for elementary schools. (Bob Dorough, age 76)
To complete the Boston and New York marathons, carry the Olympic torch and chair a chapter of the American Cancer Society, creating the "24 Hour Relay for Life", which raises more than $45,000 for cancer patients each year. (Stuart Jardine, age 83)

Kentucky Fried Chicken is looking for people who are changing the definition of retirement. KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders was a firm believer in not letting retirement slow you down, and he started his chicken empire at the ripe "young" age of 62 with just a $105 Social Security check. In the spirit of Colonel Sanders, KFC is searching the country for extraordinary seniors who put the "gold" in their golden years, during the fifth annual Colonel?s Way? Award contest.

Nominees must be age 62 or older. One Grand-Prize winner will be chosen, who will be awarded $10,000 in cash and prizes, and a local winner will be selected from every state and the District of Columbia. The 51 local winners will receive a $50 KFC Gift Certificate, $100 cash and a Colonel?s Way Award certificate. Nominations are due by August 20.

To retire (as defined by Webster?s Dictionary):

To withdraw, as for rest or seclusion.

To retire (as defined by past Kentucky Fried Chicken's Colonel's Way Award recipients):

To run, kayak, hike, scuba dive and skydive. (Howard Burling, age 66)
To sign with a major record label for the first time and tour the country performing for elementary schools. (Bob Dorough, age 76)
To complete the Boston and New York marathons, carry the Olympic torch and chair a chapter of the American Cancer Society, creating the "24 Hour Relay for Life", which raises more than $45,000 for cancer patients each year. (Stuart Jardine, age 83)

Kentucky Fried Chicken is looking for people who are changing the definition of retirement. KFC founder Colonel Harland Sanders was a firm believer in not letting retirement slow you down, and he started his chicken empire at the ripe "young" age of 62 with just a $105 Social Security check. In the spirit of Colonel Sanders, KFC is searching the country for extraordinary seniors who put the "gold" in their golden years, during the fifth annual Colonel?s Way? Award contest.

Nominees must be age 62 or older. One Grand-Prize winner will be chosen, who will be awarded $10,000 in cash and prizes, and a local winner will be selected from every state and the District of Columbia. The 51 local winners will receive a $50 KFC Gift Certificate, $100 cash and a Colonel?s Way Award certificate. Nominations are due by August 20.