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

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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

Web site:

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

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