Actor Spins 'Wheel of Fortune' to Help Poor Children

Actor Spins 'Wheel of Fortune' to Help Poor Children

Neil Patrick Harris donates his winnings to Children International.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Actor Neil Patrick Harris, star of CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," appears on the game show "Wheel of Fortune" and donates his winnings to Children International, a Kansas City-based child sponsorship organization.

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Harris appears as a celebrity contestant during the show's "Celebrity Week,"

which is airing the week of November 12-16, 2007.

The game show couples celebrities like Harris with regular contestants, and the celebrity contestants will donate their winnings to charity. This is the second time Harris, better known for his role in "Doogie Howser, M.D.," a popular television show which ran from 1989 to 1993, has generously donated to Children International.

James R. Cook, President and CEO of Children International said, "By playing for Children International, Neil Patrick Harris is helping us bring hope to children who live in dire poverty. We appreciate his willingness to bring his obvious concern for helping impoverished children into the public eye."

About Children International:

Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Children International's programs benefit over 300,000 poor children and their families in 11 countries around the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States. If you would like to help, Sponsor a Child today at www.children.org.

   FOR MORE INFORMATION:   Dolores Quinn Kitchin   Public Relations   Children International   Page: (816) 942-2000   Cellular: (816) 718-0711  

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CONTACT: Dolores Quinn Kitchin, Public Relations of Children
International, cell, +1-816-718-0711, page, +1-816-942-2000

Web site: http://www.children.org/

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