Tree Planting Dedication With National Touring ANNIE Cast Held 5/7 Honors CCES

Celebrating the 80th anniversary of The Children's Center of Wayne County's commitment and dedication to the metropolitan Detroit area youth, a commemorative tree planting and dedication ceremony with members of the national touring cast of "Annie" will occur on Thursday, May 7, 2009.

In collaboration with Carbon Credit Environmental Services (CCES), The Children's Centers memorial theme of "80 Years & Growing" will be brought to fruition with the cast members from "Annie" while they are in Detroit for their Fisher Theatre engagement, clients from The Children's Center and the community. In keeping with the "green" theme, a bottle/can drive will be conducted that day to raise funds for The Children's Center.

The first 100 people who bring a minimum of 20 cans/bottles will receive one voucher good for two free tickets to select performances of "Annie", the classic musical about never giving up hope, at the Fisher Theatre. The bottle drive fundraiser will run from between the hours of 12:00pm and 6:00pm at 100 Alexandrine.

"This is a phenomenal event", according to Debora Matthews, CEO of The Children's Center, "As we celebrate "80 Years and Growing" it is an honor to partner with the community, Carbon Credit Environmental Services and The Cast of "Annie" to ensure we all contribute to the conservation of our children and our environment."

CCES located in TechTown, is an internationally recognized high-tech village in Detroit affiliated with Wayne State University. CCES provides CO2 and GHG (greenhouse gas emissions) energy audits and life cycle analysis for companies, providing ways to reduce energy costs and their "carbon footprint" and/or making their product or service "carbon neutral". Besides local projects, current carbon offset projects include wind energy and tree plantings in the United States, methane recovery in India and the United States, non-edible oil plants in India, and tree sinks in Ecuador and China. Further information on ways to participate can be found on the CCES web site, www.getcarboncreditco2.com

When: Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dedication Ceremony - promptly at 11:00 am

Bottle / Can Drive - 12:00pm and 6:00pm

The Children's Center of Wayne County

100 Alexandrine (Pavilion)

Detroit, MI 48202

(Near Wayne State University and The Detroit Medical Center)

The Children's Center is one of the largest, most diverse and comprehensive frontline child-serving therapeutic agencies in Michigan, addressing the needs and problems of some of the most troubled children in the United States. For more information, please visit The Children's Center web site at www.thechildrenscenter.com.

"Annie" will return to Detroit in a 30th anniversary tour, giving a whole new generation the chance to experience this classic musical about never giving up hope. "Annie" will appear at the Fisher Theatre from May 5 - 10, 2009. Tickets are available at the Fisher Theatre box office, all Ticketmaster locations, by phone at 1-800-982-2787, and online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.broadwayindetroit.com. For more information about the Detroit engagement of "Annie" please visit www.broadwayindetroit.com.

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