Nearly 1,200 School Children to Sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Live and 'In Formation' to Raise Awareness of the National Anthem Project on Flag Day

Nearly 1,200 School Children to Sing 'The Star-Spangled Banner' Live and 'In Formation' to Raise Awareness of the National Anthem Project on Flag Day

    -- Taylor Swift, teenage country music sensation, to help the Jeep(R)      brand celebrate sponsorship of multi-year initiative to re-teach      Americans the words to the national anthem    -- Event kicks off three days of 'star-spangled' grand finale activities      in the Washington, D.C., area for the National Anthem Project     What:            Nearly 1,200 school children from across the nation will                    recognize Flag Day by joining the Jeep(R) brand and the                    MENC to kick off a three-day celebration of the finale of                    the National Anthem Project (NAP).  Taylor Swift, a                    17-year-old country music sensation, will lead the                    children in singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." The                    children will also create a patriotic visual of the                    continental United States with "Jeep" and "O say, can you                    see," the first five words of the national anthem,                    spelled out within the outline.                     The "National Anthem Project: Restoring America's Voice"                    is celebrating the conclusion of a multi-year national                    education initiative created by MENC: The National                    Association for Music Education to re-teach Americans                    the national anthem after a Harris Poll showed that two                    out of three Americans don't know the words to "The                    Star-Spangled Banner."                     The Jeep brand is the National Presenting Sponsor,                    building upon its 66-year heritage and role in U.S.                    history.                     The visual of the continental U.S., including the                    beginning lyrics of the national anthem and the Jeep                    brand logo, will measure approximately 160 ft. wide by                    250 ft. long.    Who:             The following will be available for interviews:                         -- Taylor Swift, country music artist                        -- Earl Hurrey, Assistant Executive Director of MENC                        -- Jason Vines, Vice President -- Communications,                           Chrysler Group                        -- Participating school children and their music                           teachers    When:            Thursday, June 14, 2007, rain or shine                    6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m. (EDT)    Where:           FedExField -- Parking Lot A                    1600 FedEx Way                    Landover, Md. 20785                     Directions from Washington, D.C.:                         -- Travel east on East Capitol St. (it turns into                           Central Ave. East)                        -- Left onto Garrett A. Morgan.                        -- Before the stadium turn, left into Parking Lot A                        -- Follow the signs to "Media Parking"     Details:             -- Nearly 1,200 school children forming the outline                           of the continental United States and spelling out                           the first five words of "The Star-Spangled Banner"                           -- "O say, can you see" -- and "Jeep"                        -- Children singing the "The Star-Spangled Banner"                        -- Performance by country music sensation Taylor                           Swift     Satellite Feed Times:  Thursday, June 14 -- 11-11:30 a.m. EDT                     KU-Band/Analog                    SBS6/9                    DL11921H     Contact:         Jodi Tinson                    Chrysler Group                    (248) 512-2944 (office)                    (586) 219-0677 (cell)                    jt658@dcx.com                     Carrie McElwee                    Chrysler Group                    (248) 512-2664 (office)                    (248) 613-7752 (cell)                    cm63@dcx.com                     Don Shipley                    Strat@comm                    (202) 289-2001 (office)                    (571) 212-7492 (cell)                    dshipley@stratacomm.net  

PRNewswire -- June 14

Source: Chrysler Group

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