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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Marne Loveman
216.514.8411, partygirl@party411.com

February 8, 2000

PARTY411.COM SENDS HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN'S HEARTS-A-FLUTTER WITH DONATED PARTIES

Cleveland, Ohio -- Party411.com, an online event planning website, is sponsoring Hearts-a-Flutter parties for hospitalized children on Valentines Day, February 14th, in cities around the country. Local hospital volunteers will host these Valentines Day parties for anywhere from 50 to 200 children, depending on the size of the hospital. Party411.com provides each hospital with all the necessary decorations, games, toys, and activities from Party411.com.

Among the hospitals participating are: Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland; Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford; Children's Hospital of Austin, Texas; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia; Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Texas; Nebraska Health Systems in Omaha, Nebraska; Children's Hospital of Omaha, Nebraska; Children's National Medical Center in Washington D.C.; Children's Health Care of Atlanta at Egleston; Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital of Cleveland, Ohio; Babies and Children's Hospital of Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, Children's Memorial Hospital of Chicago, Illinois; Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit; and Children's Hospital, Boston.

"We are certainly excited about the initiative of Party411.com," says Mary Bowers, Child Life Specialist at Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. "Parties like Hearts-A-Flutter normalize life for hospitalized children and give them something positive to anticipate. It also gives families the opportunity to share a good experience together at a time when things can be negative. People need celebrations that are normally a part of childhood and Valentine's Day is one of those."

Party411.com founder Sherri Foxman believes that investing in the community and in children is an important part of corporate responsibility. "Children are our future. Valentine's Day is a holiday belonging to children everywhere. Hearts-A-Flutter will give hospitalized children an opportunity to play, have fun and celebrate the relationships that are important to them," says Ms. Foxman.

In its tradition of celebrating many holidays and occasions, Party411.com committed to sponsoring Hearts-A-Flutter in the designated cities since community service and philanthropy are core values for the Cleveland, Ohio based Internet company.

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