Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video Donate $300,000 in DVDs to Operation Homefront

Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video Donate $300,000 in DVDs to Operation Homefront

20,000 DVDs Collected Through DVDs For The Troops Program Will Help Boost Morale of Service Members

WILSONVILLE, Ore., Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Movie Gallery, Inc. is proud to announce the completion of a successful campaign in partnership with Operation Homefront to lift the spirits of the brave men and women serving the United States. As a result of the DVDs for the Troops program, Movie Gallery, Inc. is donating 20,000 DVDs, worth almost $300,000, to Operation Homefront who will distribute the movies to service members and their families.

"Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video's DVDs for the Troops program recognized and honored our troops by providing military families with hours of entertainment, joy, and laughter during times that can be very difficult," said Jim Knotts, president and CEO of Operation Homefront. "We are grateful for this generous contribution, which will be so very much appreciated by our nation's service members and their families."

The DVDs for the Troops program allowed Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video customers to show their appreciation for the troops through entertainment donations. Movie Gallery, Inc. donated three used DVDs to Operation Homefront for every two $14.99 used DVDs purchased by a customer between August 10-30, 2009. Operation Homefront will distribute the DVDs in time for the holidays to deployed service members around the world and to wounded veterans and military families living in the United States.

"We are honored to provide our nation's service people and their families with hours of entertainment and to help them escape for a moment," said Cliff Torng, chief marketing officer, Movie Gallery, Inc. "We could not have made this difference without the enthusiasm of our loyal customers and the support from Operation Homefront, an organization that does tremendous work on behalf of the troops and their families."

About Movie Gallery, Inc.

Based in Wilsonville, Oregon, Movie Gallery, Inc. is the second largest North American video and game rental company. The Company operates more than 3,600 stores under the Movie Gallery, Hollywood Video and Game Crazy brands in all 50 U.S. states and Canada. Movie Gallery, Inc. recently introduced an innovative new membership program in Movie Gallery and Hollywood Video stores called PowerPlay(TM), which offers customers the least expensive rentals in the industry, with no due dates or late fees on any movie rental.

About Operation Homefront

Operation Homefront provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, the families they leave behind and for wounded warriors when they return home. A nonprofit 501(c)(3), Operation Homefront leads more than 4,500 volunteers in 30 chapters nationwide, and has met more than 105,000 needs of military families. Operation Homefront also hosts the Web community Operation Homefront Online. For more information, please visit www.operationhomefront.net and www.homefrontonline.com.

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CONTACT: Jessica Lappen for Movie Gallery, Inc., +1-617-939-8313,
jlappen@coneinc.com, or Eric Bonetti for Operation Homefront, +1-202-870-0688,
eric@operationhomefront.net

Web Site: http://www.operationhomefront.net/

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