FOREST CITY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 22, 2009--
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (NYSE:WGO), the nation’s top-selling motor
home manufacturer, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its
Winnebago-Itasca Travelers (WIT) Club with club members at the Grand
National Rally (GNR) scheduled July 19 – July 24, 2009.
“While the economy is certainly challenging, WIT members aren’t changing
their lifestyle,” said WIT General Manager Doug Formanek. “To date,
1,175 coaches are registered, and we anticipate a total of 1,225 for our
week-long event. That’s down only 20 percent from last year’s milestone
event that celebrated Winnebago Industries 50th anniversary.
Regardless of economic factors, our owners love the RV lifestyle and our
attendance numbers reflect just that.”
Held at the rally grounds across from Winnebago Industries’ headquarters
in Forest City, the 40th Anniversary GNR promises to be an
active week, filled with informative seminars, great entertainment and
most importantly, fun.
“Since the first WIT GNR and Woodstock were both held in 1969, we felt
is was appropriate to celebrate with the theme of “WITStock” for WIT’s 40th
Anniversary GNR,” Formanek said. “More than 2,800 people are expected to
attend the event.”
Although the rally officially doesn’t begin until July 19, WIT members
typically start arriving as early as two to three weeks early for
pre-rally events and to participate in Forest City’s Puckerbrush Days
activities.
“It’s not too late to register,” Formanek added. “WIT members that are
interested can call 1-800-643-4892, ext. 1, or visit www.witclub.com
and click on the “Special GNR Edition” tab for details about the event
and registration information.”
The WIT Club is open to anyone who owns a Winnebago Industries motor
home and current membership totals more than 14,000 members. WIT members
are eligible for special member benefits, gather often with WIT local,
state, regional and special interest clubs, and travel on a variety of
WIT Club managed special events called caravans and rallies.
About Winnebago Industries
Winnebago Industries, Inc. is the
nation’s top-selling manufacturer of motor homes which are
self-contained recreation vehicles used primarily in leisure travel and
outdoor recreation activities. The Company builds quality motor homes
under the Winnebago, Itasca and ERA brand names with state-of-the-art
computer-aided design and manufacturing systems on automotive-styled
assembly lines. The Company’s common stock is listed on the New York and
Chicago Stock Exchanges and traded under the symbol WGO. Options for the
Company’s common stock are traded on the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
For access to Winnebago Industries’ investor relations material or to
add your name to an automatic email list for Company news releases,
visit, http://www.winnebagoind.com/investor.html.
Source: Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
Kelli Harms, 641-585-6731
kharms@winnebagoind.com
