John Carlson was in Olney, Maryland, on Wednesday to meet with Capitals fans.
With a long line that stretched around the shopping center, the Norris Trophy favorite signed autographs and took photos with fans for an hour.
One fan brought a game-used stick to get signed. Another brought a hand-made “Carly-O’s” cereal box to get autographed.
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The Washington Capitals have announced that John Carlson will be making an appearance at the Giant Food in Olney, Maryland on Wednesday night.
Carlson will be at the supermarket from 5-6 PM to take photos with fans and sign autographs.
Giant Food just announced a new promotion with Ovi O’s – their limited-edition cereal inspired by Alex Ovechkin.
The Capitals captain signed 50 photos and those photos have been randomly inserted into boxes of Ovi O’s across the area.
If you missed your chance to snag a box of Ovi O’s, have no fear! Monday afternoon, Giant Food announced on Twitter that popular Ovi O’s cereal is back in stock at their stores.
Alex Ovechkin’s cereal flew off the shelves when it was first released on September 17.
By Elyse Bailey 3 years ago
Alex Ovechkin went on a surprise promotional tour on Tuesday to promote his new cereal, Ovi O’s. The cereal will be exclusively sold at Giant Food stores in Maryland, Virginia, Washington DC, and Delaware on September 17th – Ovi’s birthday.
But on this day, the future Hall of Famer gave local elementary schoolers, children at Georgetown University Hospital, and lucky shoppers at a DC Giant the opportunity to try the honey-nut cereal for the first time.
By Elizabeth Kong 4 years ago
Alex Ovechkin made several surprise stops in DC on Tuesday to promote the upcoming release of his cereal, Ovi O’s. The Russian machine shocked second graders at the Arlington Traditional School as well as children at Georgetown Medical Hospital.
But it was Ovi’s last stop, at a Giant Food store in Washington DC, where his personality really shined as a supermarket employee.
Ovechkin stocked the cereal aisle — aisle number eight (you can’t make this stuff up) — with Ovi O’s. Later, he became a somewhat confused cashier which created many moments that were, well, So Ovi.
In late July, we first reported that Alex Ovechkin would have a cereal named after him this season. Now Giant Food has released the full details.
The honey-nut cereal will hit Giant Food shelves on September 17 — Ovi’s birthday — and will available across all 163 of their stores in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware. Ovi O’s will be sold for $2.69 and will be available “while supplies last.”
There is also a charitable aspect of this activation. A portion of proceeds from the sale of Ovi O’s will go to the Children’s Cancer Foundation, Inc., a non-profit based in Maryland.
An Alex Ovechkin cereal called Ovi O’s is coming to Giant Food grocery stores.
A Capitals fan in the public Facebook group “True Capitals Fan Zone” shared the image of the cereal box Monday morning. “Coming to a Giant Food store near you soon!!!” was the caption.
The leaked image of the cereal box was then shared across Twitter. The Facebook user later deleted the posting shortly after publishing.
Washington Capitals majority owner Ted Leonsis ambled on top one of the Capital One Arena’s Olympia ice resurfacers, Friday, for a good promotional cause.
The Capitals are teaming with Giant to allow, you, fellow Caps fan, to take a ride around the ice during intermission. You can now reserve your seat for the 2019-20 season.
Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson signed autographs for Caps fans at the Giant Food located at 1400 7th St. Northwest, Thursday night. The burly winger sat at a table with a purple Giant cover while several grocery items were strategically positioned including a 12-count of Charmin Essentials toilet paper.
This was Wilson’s second meeting with the adoring public this week – Monday he met with fans at a different Giant location in DC.
According to fan video, several hundred fans lined up hours before Wilson’s scheduled appearance at 4 pm.
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