Marriott Hotels announced on April 5 that the company  is supporting the movie, 42 with a sweepstakes in which the winners will get a chance to see the premiere in Los Angeles.  The movie, 42 is follows the life of baseball great, Jackie Robinson. Robinson became the first African-American man to play professionally with a major baseball league. He played with the Dodgers. Marriott supports the movie, because its message is in line with the company’s own beliefs regarding diversity and inclusion, according to a Marriott press release.

The movie, 42,  gives Marriott a good reason to acknowledge its 42 million members of its loyalty program. Marriott Hotels guests will receive a special 42 key card insert. They can view the trailer for the movie and a message from Chadwick Boseman, who is portraying Jackie Robinson in the film. To enter into the 42 Sweepstakes, loyalty guests should send a story about their baseball experience. Enter your best story, because the person with the best baseball story earns the top prize, 60,000 reward points and two tickets to see a 2013 professional baseball game.  Everyone who enters a story will get 500 loyalty points for each story they send (up to two stories and 1,000 points). Contest finalists get 7,000 Marriott Reward points and the runner-up earns 20,000 reward points and the two pro-baseball tickets. Marriott will select 45 random entries for the premiere tickets for 42. The contest ends on April 14. Here are the official rules for the 42 Sweepstakes.

 

 

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