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Arete Outdoors Subsidiary Adds 'Adventure Girl' to Web Site Team BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Arete Industries, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AREE - news) announced that subsidiary, Arete Outdoors, has hired Marion Emmons (a/k/a ``Adventure Girl'') as Adventure Travel Manager for its outdoor sports and adventure website, www.areteoutdoors.com.
(Photo: newscom.com ) Mike Lowe, Arete Outdoors President, said, ``I am proud to introduce Adventure Girl (Marion Emmons) as the newest member of the Web Site Team. She brings a real knowledge and excitement to AreteOutdoors.com. Her responsibilities will include all aspects of adventure trips being offered via the website.''
With Ms. Emmon's direction, AreteOutdoors.com plans to offer unique, experiential adventure trips only through the best of the established guides and outfitters. These trips, some of which will be developed exclusively for AreteOutdoors.com, will feature a full range of outdoor activities and will encompass both domestic and international venues. Ms. Emmons takes the position after nine years of experience in the adventure travel industry, most recently at GORPtravel.com, where she has developed relationships with many of the top adventure outfitters.
``We are very excited because Marion brings us the specific experience in dot-com adventure travel that we were looking for,'' said Lowe. ``Her addition to the team will allow us to quickly add proven outfitters and exciting trips to AreteOutdoors.com, which will make us the preferred website for those wanting to find adventure travel opportunities.''
Tom Raabe, Arete Industries' Chairman and CEO stated, ``The great thing about Adventure Girl is that she can convert community participation on the website into sales and profits, which makes her addition, a wonderful new asset to the team.''
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