- 17 October, 2005 -

KOA awarded five $1,000 cash prize awards to All Star Work Kampers on October 17, 2005. The winners were: Vilas Butler from the Milton/Gulf Pines, FL KOA Laura Hartman from the Saco/Old Orchard Beach, ME KOA Bryan O'Steen from the Point South, SC KOA Nanci Holzer from the Okeechobee, FL KOA Garry Burke from the Cardinal, ON KOA in Canada These rewards were part of KOA's Work Kamper Program that launched in the fall of 2004. The program was designed to help align great KOA workers (work kampers) with employment opportunities at KOA's more than 470 locations in North America. There are currently 775 KOA All Star work kampers that are registered for the KOA Work Kamper program. Registration is online through the www.workatkoa.com website. The program offers many rewards to KOA work kampers who continue to work as part of the KOA system including free KOA camping to get them to their next KOA assignment, a 15 percent discount at all KOA Kampgrounds, and cash prize drawings totaling $10,000 annually! "Our All Star Work Kamper program has really taken off this past year, and we've been able to reward some of our exceptional work kampers who have been at our KOAs providing great camping experience for our guests," says Jim Rogers, KOA President and CEO. Established in Billings, Mont. in 1962, Kampgrounds of America, Inc. is the franchised campground industry leader. KOA Inc. offers RV, tent, Kamping Kabin, Kottage and Lodge sites at campground locations in the United States, Canada, and Japan. Currently, KOA has more than 450 franchised campgrounds, and 21 company operated properties that are open to the public. For more information, visit Kampgrounds of America on the Internet at www.koa.com or the KOA pressroom at www.koapressroom.com.

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