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K'NEX in the News
...Welcome to the K'NEX Newsroom - a place to read about what's hot in the news!
Welcome to the K'NEX Newsroom - a place to read about what's hot in the news! From Toy Fairs to K'NEX builders on TV, the newsroom is sure to keep you updated. So make sure you check back often and stay " in the news"! If you have a news story to share, please contact us.
Dover International Speedway donates K'NEX toys statewide to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
DOVER, Del. - Children in Delaware received a special delivery last week from the Dover International Speedway pace truck. K'NEX toy sets were delivered statewide to 13 Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware. The K'NEX toys included a variety of construction sets including dragsters, sports cars, helicopters, formula cars and monster trucks.
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K'NEX Featured in PA Parenting Magazine
Want to learn more about K'NEX? Check out this month's Parents Express Magazine, a regional parenting publication that highlighted K'NEX in the July issue.
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Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) airs a video tour of K'NEX and Rodon headquarters
On Monday, June 27th at 6:00 pm the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) aired a video tour of K'NEX and Rodon headquarters.
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K'NEX displays HUGE TD Bank Logo for the Philadelphia International Cycling Championship
Hey Philly folks - did you see the HUGE TD Bank logo we built out of K'NEX last weekend as part of the festivities surrounding the TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship? It was 32 feet long and more than 300,000 pieces!
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K'NEX and Rodon Cheer On Matt Baranoski
Matt Baranoski, son of long-tenured Rodon employee, Michael Baranoski a mold designer, has found increasing success as an elite track cyclist. Matt began track racing at age six along with his brother. As his father, also a cycling enthusiast explained, the goal back then was just to "still be able to enjoy riding a bike after the race was over." Not only did Matt enjoy riding even when not racing but in competition he flourished... Read more about Matt Baranoski
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Earnhardt Jr. To Reach Make-A-Wish® Milestone at Charlotte
Special No. 88 paint scheme & events to commemorate 200th wish granted
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (April 22, 2010) - In specific terms, the wish is simple - meet Dale Earnhardt Jr., share a few laughs and stories, ask questions like "What is your favorite hobby?" or "What video games do you play?" and enjoy a NASCAR experience that on any other weekend would come through a television. Learn more about Earnhardt Jr. To Reach Make-A-Wish®
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One-Hour Special of 2010 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals on CBS Sunday April 11
CBS Sports will provide coverage of the 2010 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals from Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium this Sunday, April 11 at Noon EST.
The one-hour broadcast will capture the action packed weekend from Friday's Double Down through Sunday night's awards ceremony. Fans can follow Monster Jam icon Dennis Anderson's triumphant path to his third Monster Jam World Finals Racing Championship in Grave Digger® and Charlie Pauken's awe-inspiring Monster Jam Freestyle Championship in Monster Mutt®.
"It felt great to get the championship," said Anderson. "I have not even seen the playback from the championship-winning run, so I am going to watch it this Sunday on CBS. I love Tom (Meents) off the track, but on the track, I want to win. I am starting a new decade as a champion, and there is no better place to showcase that than on national television."
K'NEX hosted a tent at the 2010 Monster Jam World Finals in Las Vegas to introduce the new K'NEX Monster Jam Building Sets available in July 2010. Monster Jam fans can reserve their K'NEX building sets online before the official release.
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2010 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® Awards Winners Honored in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (March 29, 2010) - The 2010 Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals concluded Saturday in-front of a sold-out Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV while the world champions and other award winners were honored Sunday night before the Monster Jam industry, drivers, crews, and sponsors at Harrah's Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Read more about Monster Jam® Awards Winners Honored in Las Vegas
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Grave Digger® Tops Maximum Destruction® in Racing World Championship as Monster Mutt Fetches First-Ever Freestyle World Championship at Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals
LAS VEGAS (March 27, 2010) - Before a sold out crowd at the 11th Annual Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® NGK Spark Plugs World Finals, icon Dennis Anderson, driving Grave Digger®, claimed his third Monster Jam World Finals Racing Championship and Charlie Pauken, driving Monster Mutt®, captured the first Freestyle Championship of his career at Las Vegas' Sam Boyd Stadium.
Read more about Monster Jam World Finals
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Lincoln Logs Bicentennial Edition and Lava Launch Coaster Featured on Amazon Holiday Toy List
Both the K'NEX Lava Launch CoasterTM and Lincoln Logs® Lincoln's Log Cabin Bicentennial set are included on Amazon.com's prestigious Holiday Toy List for 2009. The recently released list allows customers to easily find the season's hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, and more. The Holiday Toy List features search tools that help customers quickly narrow and expand search results to find the perfect gift based on age, gender, category, price and discount.
K'NEX Sesame Street 1-2-3 Brownstone Lauded by San Diego Family Magazine
The K'NEX Sesame Street Neighborhood Collection 1-2-3 Brownstone Building Set received a boost from San Diego Family Magazine which included the building set in its holiday toy review and awarded it a 10 out of 10 rating. The selected toys were rated by families on educational concepts, creativity, price, assembly and "fun" factor.
Zoo Buddies Building Set and Lava Launch Coaster Win Parents' Choice Awards
Two K'NEX products, the Zoo Buddies Building Set and the Lava Launch CoasterTM, were awarded prestigious Parents' Choice Awards. Established in 1978, Parents' Choice Foundation is the nation's oldest nonprofit consumer guide to quality children's media. The Zoo Buddies Building Set is Parents' Choice Recommended and the Lava Launch Coaster is Parents' Choice Approved. Fewer than 20% of the products submitted to the Parents' Choice Awards program receive any level of commendation. Parents' Choice serves as a trusted and independent source for educators and librarians, journalists and families searching for children's media and toys.
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K'NEX® Dinosaurs 20 Model Building Set™ Wins T.O.Y. Award
The K'NEX Dinosaurs 20 Model Building Set was selected as one of FamilyFun Magazine's 18th annual Toy of the Year (T.O.Y.) Award winners. Dozens of families across the United States served as toy testers for the award. The testers assessed the quality, value, and fun factor of more than 375 toys to create a list of 30 kid- and parent-approved winners. The top ten toys were announced on Live with Regis and Kelly on Friday, October 2, 2009.
The K'NEX Dinosaurs 20 Model Building Set was hailed as "a toy 65 million years in the making" in the November issue of FamilyFun Magazine which features all the winners. The award-winning set which includes more than 300 parts and a motion-activated sound brick can be purchased at Wal-Mart® and Toys R Us® stores.
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K'NEX Makes a Cameo Appearance in Interactive Annual Report
A K'NEX robot is one of the stars of The Johnson City Power Board's 2008 Annual Report. In the industry section of the report, entitled Experience How We Are Making Your Connection, visitors can plug in a virtual power cord and watch a K'NEX welding robot move. The JCPB decided to use the paperless annual report because it is the most environmentally friendly option available. To create a virtual K'NEX robot, the creators of the report, Stellar Studios, first built it using K'NEX parts. Using the 3-D robot as their model, they were able create the animation you see in the report. K'NEX is highlighted in the credits section of the report for providing the parts for the robot included in this inventive online piece created using both digital media and handcrafted artwork. To view the report, go to http://www.jcpb.com/annualReport/ and select Industry in the left column. Drag the power cord plug to the socket to see the robot work.
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Visit Abby Cadabby's K'NEX® Giant Pumpkin at Sesame Place
For the second year in a row, K'NEX is pleased to join in the fall fun at Sesame Place's Halloween Spooktacular by providing Abby Cadabby's giant pumpkin. The massive pumpkin made entirely of K'NEX parts weighs 400 pounds and took two weeks to build. "It was pretty cool," according to Andrea Thomas, the K'NEX designer who built the pumpkin and explained, "as it got bigger and bigger it got heavier and heavier. Before I sealed the model I could fit inside it!" Andrea enjoyed creating Abby Cadabby's pumpkin, "it was fun, all the large models are fun to build" she said.
Visitors to the Spooktacular can try to win a Sesame Street Kid K'NEX® Abby Cadabby Building Set™ by correctly guessing the number of K'NEX pieces in the giant pumpkin. The Count's Halloween Spooktacular runs from September 26th to October 31st, weekends only.
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K'NEX and NASCAR team up for Cool New Building Sets, coming in 2010!
Exciting news for all you NASCAR fans! In January 2010, K'NEX is introducing a brand new line of building sets, featuring 2 of the sport's most popular drivers, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jeff Gordon.
Check out the whole story here and be sure to keep an eye out on knex.com later this year for previews!
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The 2010 K'NEXpert Search has officially begun!
This year's prizes include three $10,000 savings bonds for college, tons of FREE K'NEX and a trip to visit K'NEX Headquarters near Philadelphia, PA! Grand prizes will be awarded in three separate age groups - 5-6, 7-8 and 9-12 - so everyone has a chance!
It's easy to enter... So if you or someone you know LOVES to build, spread the word!
For more information and details check out the Official K'NEXpert page
And don't forget to check out last year's winners for inspiration.
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K'NEX is now on Facebook!
Become a fan of K'NEX on Facebook and join the growing online community of K'NEX fans.
You'll be the FIRST to hear about exciting K'NEX news plus you'll be able to share your stories, pictures and videos with K'NEX fans across the globe!
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K'NEX Workshops at National Engineering Month !
From February 28 to March 8 2009, thousands of Ontario residents came together to celebrate National Engineering Month 2009 (NEM) at various locations across the province. Created in 1992 as National Engineering Week, Canada’s largest engineering volunteer run event was re-branded to National Engineering Month in 2008. Read more... |
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K'NEX says THANK YOU for your help to cure Crohn's & Colitis!
Due to your online purchases and generous individual donations, over $6,000 were raised in May and June to support the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America!
In addition, a team of K'NEX employees participated in 2 Take Steps for Crohn's & Colitis Events in Philadelphia.
K'NEX gives a big THANK YOU to everyone who supported the cause!
Go to www.ccfa.org to learn more about the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America or visit the official K'NEX Take Steps page.
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Bridging to the future, two graduating seniors in structural engineering had fun putting their classroom knowledge to work and left a parting gift to campus and the professors that helped them along the way.
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President Obama Portrait!
Rising over 8 feet tall, this incredible portrait of President Obama was recently completed by a talented and dedicated team of K'NEX designers including Andrea, Norm, Andy, Josh and David.
Check out more pictures of this amazing model and other impressive K'NEX Giant Builds!
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K'NEX 400pc Tub awarded as one of Dr. Toy's Best Classic Products for 2009!
Recognized as a toy that has delivered consistent play value over many years (Originally Introduced in 1993!), the K'NEX 400pc Tub joins the Yo-Yo and Hula Hoop among others as a Best Classic Product.
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K'NEX Brands and The United Way Partner to Build a Better Community
Through a unique partnership, K'NEX Brands and The United Way created the 'Have a Heart' promotion, where 10% of all net proceeds from www.knex.com from the entire month of February were donated directy to the North Penn United Way.
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