Winner of The N’s “Get a Shot at a Spot on Degrassi Sweepstakes” Announced
[via press release]
Teenage Dreams Do Come True- 14-Year-Old Cassady Vaughn of Grand Rapids, MI Wins a Walk-On Part on “DEGRASSI: The Next Generation”
The N’s “Get A Shot At A Spot On Degrassi Sweepstakes” Garners Over 1,000,000 Entries
New York, NY – November 9, 2004 – The N, the nighttime network for tweens and teens, has made Cassady Vaughn’s dream become a reality. The lucky 14-year-old from Grand Rapids, Michigan has won a walk-on part on her favorite television show, Degrassi: The Next Generation, the grand prize in The N’s “Get a Shot at a Spot on Degrassi Sweepstakes.” Vaughn’s entry was selected randomly from over 1,187,000 entries that were submitted via mail, online and in-person at The N’s local Degrassi summer events (The Scene Mall Tour and The N’s Countdown To Degrassi screenings).
Vaughn will travel to Toronto, Ontario with her mother and her best friend for a once-in-a lifetime chance to meet and hang out with the stars of Degrassi: The Next Generation and appear in an upcoming episode. The N will provide the threesome with roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodations for four nights, car rental and $1,000 spending money as they visit the set of Degrassi and watch Cassady as she makes her national television debut with her walk-on role.
“We are so excited for Cassady to meet her favorite Degrassi stars and make a guest appearance on the show,” said Angela Leaney, Vice President, Brand Communications, The N. “We were overwhelmed by the amount of entries which exceeded our expectations as an emerging television network,” Leaney added.
Cassady, a freshman at Union High School in Grand Rapids, is an avid theater buff, a member of her high school’s swim team and serves on the Mayor’s Youth Council. Cassady has taken theater classes for several years and has performed in three plays, including playing the lead role in Beauty and the Beast in 7th grade. Cassady watches The N’s Degrassi on Comcast digital cable on channel 120 in Grand Rapids.
The N’s “Get a Shot at a Spot on Degrassi Sweepstakes” ran from May 22, 2004 through October 1, 2004 and was the most successful sweepstakes in the network’s history.
Degrassi: The Next Generation airs regularly on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. (ET) and 10:00 p.m. (ET). On Friday, December 3 at 8:00 p.m., ET (Part I) and Friday, December 10 at 8:00 p.m., ET (Part II), The N will team up with anti gun violence organization PAX, to present a special two-part episode of Degrassi that delves into the issue of gun violence.
Degrassi: The Next Generation, a spin-off of the award-winning Degrassi High and Degrassi Junior High, introduces a new generation of kids going through the trials and tribulations of adolescence in the 21st century at the newly refurbished Degrassi Community School. The series follows Emma (Miriam McDonald) and her schoolmates, Ashley (Melissa McIntyre), Terri (Christina Schmidt), Jimmy (Aubrey Graham), Sean (Daniel Clark), Manny (Cassie Steele), Liberty (Sarah Barrable Tishauer), Paige (Lauren Collins), Spinner (Shane Kippel), Craig (Jake Epstein), Marco (Adamo Ruggiero), Ellie (Stacey Farber), Toby (Jake Goldsbie), J.T. (Ryan Cooley) and Hazel (Andrea Lewis) as they journey through high school.
Epitome Pictures and its affiliate companies have been producing quality Canadian programming since 1976, including the multi-award winning, internationally recognized Degrassi franchise, The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High, which still air throughout the world. Epitome Pictures has also produced the series Liberty Street and Riverdale, as well as several MOWs. For more information, please visit www.epitomepictures.com.
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