MEDIA ADVISORY
May 16, 2007

Students Collect over $11,000 in Pennies to Take First Prize in Kiss 98.5’s High School Spirit Contest

WHAT: Students at Nardin Academy will host a concert by national recording artists The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus for their efforts collecting over $11,000 for Kiss 98.5’s High School Spirit 2007 contest, sponsored by Pepsi and Cold Stone Creamery. Nardin Academy students came in first place in the contest that raised more than $44,000 in pennies plus an additional $20,000 in sponsorships to raise $64,000 to benefit Carly’s Club for Kids and Cancer Research at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI). Nardin was one of 29 high schools from across Western New York to participate in this year’s contest.

WHERE: Nardin Academy, 135 Cleveland Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222

WHEN:  Wednesday, May 16, 2007

• 3:05 pm: Congratulatory remarks from Chuck Collard, Co-Founder and Chair of Carly’s Club at Roswell Park
• 3:15 pm The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Concert

Note: All media should arrive by 2:30 pm because of the elementary school end of the day.  Buses will not allow traffic to flow through after that. Parking is available on side streets near the school.

ADDITIONAL VISUAL:

• Small group of Carly’s Club members in attendance.
• Carly’s Club informational table.

MEDIA INTERVIEWS:

• Chuck Collard will be available for interviews.

ABOUT CARLY’S CLUB:
Carly’s Club was founded by eight-year-old brain cancer patient, Carly Collard Cottone, who bravely succumbed to her illness in August 2002. The organization, managed by the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, offers support programs to make life more manageable for children diagnosed with cancer and their families, and raises funds for pediatric cancer research seeking cures at Roswell Park Cancer Institute. For more information about Carly’s Club, and additional giving opportunities, visit www.carlysclub.org or call 716-845-8788.  

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The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation, founded in 1991, is a not-for-profit organization formed to receive and administer funds supporting scientific and clinical research, state-of-the-art medical care, and patient-related activities at Roswell Park Cancer Institute.  Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania, as well as in New Zealand and China. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.

Kiss 98.5 is an Entercom Communications Station. Entercom Communications is one of the largest radio broadcasting companies in the United States with a  nationwide portfolio of radio stations in 20 markets including Boston, Seattle, Denver, Portland, Sacramento, Kansas City, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Norfolk, Buffalo, Memphis, Providence, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg, Rochester, Madison, Wichita, Wilkes Barre/Scranton, and Gainesville-Ocala.