Sample Media Alert

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 29, 2000

CONTACT: Jane Jones

(555) 111-2222 — Office

(555) 222-3333 — Home

GOVERNOR TO SIGN PROCLAMATION AT STATE CAPITOL CEREMONY.

WHAT: Governor Andy Andrews will sign a proclamation designating July as National Home Care Month.

WHERE: 55 Monument Ave., Richmond, VA.

WHEN: Monday, July 3 at 11 a.m.

WHY: The governor joins Old Dominion Home Care in its efforts to honor the home care professionals, volunteers, and family caregivers who dedicate themselves to ensuring that disabled, elderly, and chronically ill individuals are able to live independently. This year’s observance marks home care’s emergence as the preferred method of health care delivery into the next century.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (This can include anything from parking information to procedures for obtaining press passes.)

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Source: National Association for Home Care, Washington, DC.