SPORTS IMAGE® AWARDS ITS 6th FRANCHISE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Dayton, OH - Sports Image®, a leader in the high school sports marketing industry, announced that it has awarded its sixth franchise to Mary Jane (MJ) Wardle of Fayetteville, NC with many more potential inquires from around the United States. Ms. Wardle joins five other existing franchises awarded by

Sports Image® in just its eleventh month of franchising. Ms. Wardle is also the first military veteran to join the Sports Image® team as a franchisee.

"We're excited to have MJ join our team," said Eric Horstman, President of Sports Image®. "She has a proven history of running a past business and a true passion for sports as an administrator and an athlete. Her past work with the American Cancer Society as the Marketing Director also fits nicely into our model. She will make a fine addition to our franchise network."

"Integrating my passion for sports and grassroots organizations with business ownership is a dreamcome-true for me. I can't wait to "team up" these organizations with businesses in a win-win scenario.

My education and experiences in sports, non-profit and military organizations both in the United States and overseas, will be beneficial to everyone," stated Ms. Wardle.

"We've been in business for 9 years helping schools and organizations but just recently turned our model into a registered franchise opportunity in the summer of 2009." said Horstman. "We are on pace to have 15 franchises operating across the country by the end of 2010."

Since 2002, Sports Image® has been helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs as budgets are drying up nationwide. Through its' unique sports marketing concepts and existing relationships, Sports

Image® has given over $600,000 in cash and over $7,500,000 in equipment to schools and organizations in the United States and in Canada.

Sports Image® was founded in 2002 in Franklin, OH with the purpose of helping high schools and other grassroots organizations to obtain state-of-the-art equipment and much needed revenue for their athletic programs. In addition, Sports Image® also founded and manages Flyin' to the Hoop, a Top-Ranked National High School Basketball Event that pumps over $1.4M into the local Dayton, OH community annually.