Star-Spangled Spellers: Over 300 Chrysler Group Employees to Create the Words 'O Say, Can You See' to Raise Awareness of National Anthem

Star-Spangled Spellers: Over 300 Chrysler Group Employees to Create the Words 'O Say, Can You See' to Raise Awareness of National Anthem

* Employee event welcomes National Anthem Project to Metro Detroit
* Oakland County Executive helps Jeep(R) brand celebrate sponsorship of
multi-year initiative to re-teach Americans the words to the national
anthem
* Employees to sing national anthem to honor America and support the
educational campaign

WHAT:

Over 300 Chrysler Group employees, dressed in white Jeep(R) t-shirts, will welcome the National Anthem Project (NAP) to Metro Detroit by creating the words to spell out the first five words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- "O say, can you see" -- on the front lawn of DaimlerChrysler's Auburn Hills Headquarters on Friday, July 7 during morning drive time. Employees will sing the national anthem to honor America and support the NAP tour.

The "National Anthem Project: Restoring America's Voice" is a multi-year national education initiative created by the National Association for Music Education (MENC) 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 65-year heritage and role in U.S. history.

The five words, to be created with the help of Chrysler Group employees, measure approximately 10 ft. wide by 100 ft. long.

WHO:
The following will be available for interviews:
* L. Brooks Patterson, Oakland County Executive
* W. Frank Fountain, DaimlerChrysler Senior Vice President, External
Affairs and Public Policy
* Earl Hurrey, Assistant Executive Director of MENC
* DaimlerChrysler employees
* Jody Bernhardt, Mrs. Michigan 2006 (11 a.m. event only)

WHEN:
Friday, July 7, 2006

6:30 a.m. (EDT) - Employee formation and singing of "The Star-Spangled
Banner"; rain or shine

11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. (EDT) - NAP road show on display for Chrysler Group
employees
* 11:30 a.m. - Noon: Performance by Enterprise Academy Choir, Detroit

WHERE:
DaimlerChrysler Headquarters
1000 Chrysler Drive
Auburn Hills, MI 48326
(Directions: I-75 to Chrysler Drive, Exit 78. Follow the signs to "Media
Parking")

PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES:

* Chrysler Group employees spelling out the first five words of "The Star-Spangled Banner" -- "O say, can you see"

* Employees singing the "The Star-Spangled Banner"

ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES:

Metro Detroit is the 36th stop on the NAP's 50-city nationwide tour. The tour also will be open to the public on Saturday, July 8 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Band Shell on Belle Isle in Detroit, and on Sunday, July 9 from noon to 6 p.m. at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum* in Auburn Hills. To celebrate the tour's Auburn Hills visit, the Museum will be offering a "Family Free Day" to anyone who visits with a Chrysler Group employee or retiree that day. Currently on display is Hot Rods and Cool Mods, a special collection featuring more than two dozen uniquely customized vehicles, which runs through August 20.

Highlights of the NAP tour include:

* The NAP All-Star Contest for kids and adults. One winner will be awarded a $1,000 donation to his/her local music program and given the opportunity to perform at a 2007 concert in Washington, D.C.

* Interactive activities that teach the historical significance of the national anthem

* Jeep exhibit featuring a patriotic-themed Jeep Liberty and Jeep Grand Cherokee

* The chance for attendees to "go anywhere, do anything" with Jeep by having their photo taken as "the man on the moon"

(*Note: The Walter P. Chrysler Museum is located at One Chrysler Drive, Auburn Hills, Mich., at the corner of Featherstone and Squirrel Roads; phone - 248-944-0001)

Additional information and news from DaimlerChrysler is available on the Internet at: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/

CONTACT: Jodi Tinson of Chrysler Group, +1-248-512-2944, jt658@dcx.com ; or Jeff Ormond, +1-248-649-8000, jormond@stratacomm.net , for Chrysler Group.

PRNewswire -- July 5

Source: Chrysler Group

Web site: http://www.media.daimlerchrysler.com/
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com/

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