FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: 5/13/08

Contact: Regina Perry, Public Information Officer

               973-266-5339/Office

               Nicole Wigfall, Program Coordinator

973-266-5192/Office

               973-395-8927/Fax

City of East Orange Participates in "Asthma Walk of Hope"

When:         Saturday, May 17^th

10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Registration at the park site starts at 9:00 AM

Where:       Branch Brook Park (Elmwood Avenue and Lake Street entrance) Newark

For more information call: (973) 868-5491 or (973) 266-5447/5192

What:          This walk is in observance of May as "Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month" and is being sponsored by the American Lung Association. The City of East Orange is participating to honor the memory of Barbara Jackson (“BJ”), an active community member as represented by BJ’s East Orange Dream Team in collaboration with her daughter, Ms. Pamela McGill. Outreach information, materials and screenings. will also be available from the East Orange Department of Health and Human Services and the East Orange General Hospital.