Hollywood Video Launches In-Store Fundraising Campaign for Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
30 6월 2007 - 8:28AM
PR Newswire (US)
WILSONVILLE, Ore., June 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Hollywood
Video, a division of Movie Gallery, Inc. (NASDAQ:MOVI) announced
that July 1 through July 23, the chain will conduct an in-store
fundraiser benefiting long-time partner Starlight Starbright
Children's Foundation. While shopping for their favorite movies or
video games, guests may make a tax deductible donation of $1 or
more to Starlight Starbright. All proceeds from the "Star" campaign
will be used to help seriously ill children and their families cope
with their struggles through entertainment, education and family
activities. "We love this campaign and encourage people to get
involved to help improve the quality of life for seriously ill
children and their families," said Paula Van Ness, CEO of Starlight
Starbright Children's Foundation. "There are millions of children
with chronic and life-threatening illnesses who benefit from
Starlight Starbright's services. Through the "Star" campaign,
Hollywood Video will bring awareness of the foundation to their
local neighborhoods and give people a chance to make a difference."
Persons donating will also have the chance to win Free Rentals for
a Year by going online at http://www.starlight.org/hollywood to
register. "We are extremely pleased to be associated with a
worthwhile organization such as the Starlight Starbright Children's
Foundation," said Joe Malugen, Chairman and CEO of Movie Gallery,
Inc. "We hope that our Guests will see this as a convenient way for
them to help seriously ill children and bring the fun of
entertainment to the kids and their families." Over the past four
years, Hollywood Video has built a Hollywood Video Starlight Site
in Portland, Ore., Los Angeles, Calif., Houston, Tex., and
Philadelphia, Pa.; sponsored more than 170 mobile Fun Centers
offering bedside movie and game play for recovering patients; held
countless in-hospital Movie and Game Nights hosted by company
volunteers; and raised more than $1 million for Starlight
Starbright through in-store collections. Log on to
http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/communityspotlight or
http://www.starlight.org/hollywood to learn more about the
partnership. About Hollywood Video Hollywood Video(R)
(http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/) is a division of Movie Gallery,
Inc. and operates over 2,000 home entertainment stores across the
United States. Movie Gallery, Inc., is the second largest North
American home entertainment specialty retailer in the United States
with more than 4,550 stores located in all 50 U.S. states and
Canada. About Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation When a
child or teenager has a serious medical condition, everyone in the
family is affected. For more than two decades, Starlight Starbright
Children's Foundation has dedicated itself to helping seriously ill
children and their families cope with their pain, fear and
isolation through entertainment, education and family activities.
Starlight Starbright's programs have been proven to distract
children from their pain, help them better understand and manage
their illnesses, and connect families facing similar challenges so
that no one feels alone. Serving more than 180,000 children each
month, Starlight Starbright's array of outpatient, hospital-based
and Web offerings provide ongoing support for children and families
- before, during and after medical treatment. To learn more visit
http://www.starlight.org/. Supporters can use PayPal's Text to Give
program to donate $10 to Starlight Starbright today by texting
STAR10 to 78787! Contact: Donna DeDario Senior Communications
Manager Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation 323-556-3322,
Scott Allpress Director of Communications Hollywood Entertainment
Corporation 503-570-1853, DATASOURCE: Movie Gallery, Inc. CONTACT:
Donna DeDario, Senior Communications Manager of Starlight
Starbright Children's Foundation, +1-323-556-3322, ; or Scott
Allpress, Director of Communications of Hollywood Entertainment
Corporation, +1-503-570-1853, Web site:
http://www.moviegallery.com/ http://www.starlight.org/
http://www.starlight.org/hollywood
http://www.hollywoodvideo.com/communityspotlight
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