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Chris

For Immediate Release
Contact: Teresa Robison
trobison@lifenettexas.org
214-932-1939
www.lifenetkite.org

LifeNet’s Annual Kite Festival, Up & Away Day, to be held
June17, 2006 at Trinity Park

Dallas, TX, March 9, 2006 — LifeNet, the leading provider of comprehensive services for children and adults who are homeless and mentally ill, announced today that the annual Kite Festival, Up & Away Day, will be held June 17, 2006, from 10 am – 4 pm, at the Trinity River Greenbelt Park, 3700 Sylvan Avenue. Up & Away Day will host Dallas area children and families for a day of family fun and kite flying.

This year’s event, endorsed by the American Kiteflier’s Association (AKA), will host the World’s Largest Kite and will feature AKA kite member presentations under the direction of Gayle Woodal, Regional Director. In addition, local schools are invited to come and compete for $5000.00 in grant money. Grand Marshall Warren Harris will announce and coordinate music for the event. Free Kites, Kite making and flying competitions, prizes, concessions, games and activities, food, face painting, music and more will draw thousands of local families in attendance.

“We are excited to host the Kite Festival again this year,” said Linda Prosser, Director of Development & Community Relations for LifeNet. “Last year’s event was a huge success and we are looking forward to the summer event. This ‘gift to the city’ will provide a day of joy for underprivileged children and families and offer a wonderful venue for all families in the Metroplex Area. Proceeds from this event will support education and mental health services for underprivileged children.”

LifeNet is currently seeking corporate sponsors, vendors, entertainers and volunteers to help support this event. For questions regarding Up& Away Day please call 214-932-1964, email trobison@lifenettexas.org, or visit www.lifenettexas.org.

About LifeNet
LifeNet is one of only four specialty mental health providers of services for children who do not have private insurance. We offer comprehensive services to address the educational, physical, emotional and mental health needs of the children. Services range from individualized counseling and case management to improving school performance and food from our food pantry. The Children’s Program insures that all of the at-risk children who receive services at LifeNet have the skills, education and tools to reach their fullest potential and stay in school.

LifeNet also provides adult mental health services, assertive community treatment programs, chemical dependency services, permanent supportive housing, supported employment, vocational rehabilitation, food services and hurricane survivor services. LifeNet currently serves 3,000+ children and adults in the Dallas Community. http:// www.lifenettexas.org

Sponsors to date: Churchill Residential, Celebration Station, 7-Eleven
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"Fly a kite for a child and you entertain them for the day. Teach a child to fly a kite and you entertain them for life."

Selah · Posted: Sun Jun 04, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject:

Does anyone have an address or cross streets so I can use online driving directions to figure out where this is? I can't see to find it online...

Sela

Selah · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 8:23 am Post subject:

Don't hold this against me... but... on the lifenetkite.org page I just read the press release about the date change, and they list an address on that document. A few of the other pages I found online about this park keep mentioning an area near O'Connor and 365/Irving Blvd... but Yahoo maps says that doesn't exist...

http://maps.yahoo.com/py/maps.py?Pyt=Tmap&addr=3700%20Sylvan%20Ave.&csz=Dallas,%20TX%20752xx&Get+Map=Get+Map

Selah

Selah · Posted: Mon Jun 05, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject:

LifeNet emailed me back, and this is infact the address of the event. I know the satellite pics online aren't up-to-date, and I know that area has had a lot of new construction in the past few years.

Selah