Nation's Top Football Teams Bring Holiday Cheer to City of Hope Pediatric Cancer Patients at Rose Bowl 'Media Day' Photo Session

     WHEN:      Monday, January 2, 2006
 
                9 to 10 a.m.: USC Trojan football team meets City of Hope
                pediatric patients and their families for photo shoot
                (scheduled to include Heisman Trophy winners Reggie Bush and
                Matt Leinart).
 
                10:30 to 11:30 a.m.: University of Texas Longhorn football team
                meets City of Hope pediatric patients and their families for
                photo shoot (scheduled to include Heisman Trophy runner-up
                Vince Young).
 
     WHERE:     Home Depot Center's Indoor Tennis Stadium: 18400 Avalon Blvd.,
                Carson
 
     PHOTO/INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES:
 
                *  Players and coaches representing the USC Trojans and the
                   Texas Longhorns
 
                *  City of Hope Cancer Center patients and their families,
                   including high school football player Jorge Hernandez.
                   Jorge is a 2005 fall recipient of the California
                   Interscholastic Federation Spirit of Sport Award,
                   recognizing student-athletes who are active in school and
                   community service.
 
     ABOUT CITY OF HOPE:
 
                City of Hope is one of the world's leading research and
                treatment centers for cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and other
                life-threatening diseases.  Named by U.S. News & World Report
                as one of America's best medical centers for cancer treatment,
                City of Hope is a Comprehensive Cancer Center, the highest
                designation bestowed by the National Cancer Institute, and a
                founding member of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network.
 
                Founded in 1913, City of Hope is a pioneer in the fields of
                bone marrow transplantation and genetics. City of Hope's
                scientific knowledge is shared with medical centers locally and
                globally, helping patients battling life-threatening diseases.
                For more information, visit www.cityofhope.org.
 
 

SOURCE  City of Hope