MEDIA ALERT

 “HAVE YOU SEEN THIS CHILD?”

Outlets at Conroe Posts 100 Missing Childrens’ Photos on Freeway LED Billboard Marking National Missing Children’s Day

WHEN:       May 20, 2009 from 5:00 AM to 11:00 PM

WHERE:    Outlets at Conroe in Conroe, TX

                     Off I-45 at exit 91 League Line Rd.

WHAT:       In collaboration with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Outlets at Conroe will display the faces of more than 100 missing children on its massive high definition freeway billboard sign along Interstate 45 in honor of Missing Children’s Day.

In addition to showing the children’s faces on May 20th, the LED (Light Emitting Diodes) billboard will display the message, Have You Seen This Child?, along with a response telephone number: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) that the public can call if they have information about one of the missing children.

The children’s faces will be seen for ¼ of a mile along Interstate 45 from Dallas to Houston.  Seen by over 155,000 local freeway commuters every day, the LED sign spans 1,700 square feet of linear frontage.  The 24 ft. by 31 ft. high LED billboard has a high definition outdoor display quality.

·         Russell Petty, Volunteer Coordinator for National Center Missing & Exploited Children

·         Jessica Tiger, Marketing & Special Events Manager, Outlets at Conroe

 MEDIA CONTACT:
Sheryl Craig or Melissa Pollack
(310) 899-2900
secoops@aol.com or mcraigassoc@aol.com
Deborah Blackford
(714) 280-8765
blkfrd@earthlink.net