09/05/2014

Citizens Bank announces winners of 2014 Penn State football button contest

12 Slogan entries selected in 42nd annual competition

STATE COLLEGE, PA (September 5, 2014) – Citizens Bank announced today the winners of the bank’s 42nd annual Penn State football button contest, selecting 12 slogans out of more than 760 entries to be featured on the buttons distributed before each Nittany Lions football game during the 2014 season. The annual contest allows Penn State fans to submit clever slogans tailored to each week’s rival team for a chance to be featured on the winning buttons.

“We are excited to once again kick off the Penn State football season with this longstanding Citizens Bank tradition,” said Daniel K. Fitzpatrick, President and CEO of Citizens Bank and RBS Citizens for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. “This year’s winning slogans reflect the creativity and passion shared by so many Penn State fans and we look forward to seeing the buttons worn proudly in the sea of blue and white at each week’s game.”

Beginning August 25th and continuing through the 2014 football season, the bank will release a new button each Wednesday at 10 branches in central Pennsylvania, including locations in Centre, Blair and Mifflin counties. The buttons will be free, on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. Fans can also purchase a complete set of 12 buttons for $10 starting in October. All proceeds from button sales are awarded to a local nonprofit.

The Citizens Bank contest has grown exponentially since its debut in 1972, with nearly 200,000 buttons distributed last football season. This year was the first time that slogan entries were accepted by email and at participating bank branch locations.

Winning slogans were chosen by Citizens Bank representatives based upon wit, originality and brevity. Each winner will receive a $25 cash prize. Penn State fans are encouraged to spread the word about this year’s contest winners on Facebook and Twitter using the hashtag #PSUButtons.

This year's winners are:

 

Date Opponent Winning Slogan
August 30 UCF Knights (at Crooke Park Stadium, Dublin, Ireland) Lion Eyes are Smiling
September 6 Akron Zips Lions Have it All Zipped Up
September 13 Rutgers Scarlet Knights PSU Wipes Out Scarlet Fever
September 20 UMass Minuteman Minutemen Out of Time
September 27 Northwestern Wildcats JYNX THE LYNX
October 11 Michigan Wolverines Miss-again!
October 25 Ohio State Buckeyes Lions Snack on Buckeyes
November 1 Maryland Terrapins No Hiding from Lions
November 8 Indiana Hoosiers Big Blue Beats Big Red
November 15 Temple Owls Lights Out for Owls
November 22 Illinois Fighting Illini Hush the 'Nois
November 29 Michigan State Spartans Michigan State is Lion Bait

For information about ordering complete button sets for the 2014 season, contact [email protected].

About Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Citizens Financial Group Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest financial institutions, with $130.3 billion in assets as of June 30, 2014. Headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, the company offers a broad range of retail and commercial banking products and services to individuals, small businesses, middle-market companies, large corporations and institutions. Consumer Banking helps its retail customers “bank better” with mobile and online banking, a 24/7 customer contact center and the convenience of approximately 3,200 ATMs and approximately 1,200 Citizens Bank and Charter One branches in 11 states in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions. Citizens also provides mortgage lending, auto lending, student lending and commercial banking services in selective markets nationwide. In Commercial Banking, Citizens offers corporate, institutional and not-for-profit clients a full range of wholesale banking products and services including lending and deposits, capital markets, treasury services, foreign exchange and interest hedging, leasing and asset finance, specialty finance and trade finance.

Citizens operates via subsidiaries Citizens Bank, N.A., and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania. Additional information about Citizens and its full line of products and services can be found at www.citizensbank.com.