MR. HOCKEY®, GORDIE HOWE® AND BRAD MAY

INVITE YOU TO "STEP UP TO THE PLATE" AT

THE SUTTON PLACE HOTEL

VANCOUVER, BC. (August 27, 2004) -- Mr. Hockey ®, Gordie Howe ® and Brad May are encouraging Vancouverites to Step Up To The Plate this September 7^th, 2004.   An evening of fun and fabulous fare has been planned to raise awareness and funds for the Success By 6®, a United Way initiative.  Join Concord Pacific and The Sutton Place Hotel as they “Step Up To The Plate” along with their co-sponsors, Coast Capital Savings, Retirement Concepts, Lufthansa, SOHO Business Group, Westwood Printing, Quail’s Gate Estate Winery, First Associates, Park Royal Mall, Face The World, Wild Bill’s Entertainment Casino and Harlings Jewellers.

Tickets for this event are only $100.00 per person and all proceeds go to United Way’s Success By 6® initiative, an initiative that is dedicated to ensuring children ages 0-6 have access to programs that support their healthy growth and development.  Success By 6® is a partnership among Credit Unions, United Ways of BC and the BC Government.   Each ticket purchased to the event includes a signed copy of “Mr. & Mrs. Hockey® – A Tribute to Sports Greatest Couple”, an entry to win a trip for two to Europe on Lufthansa, fabulous door prizes, a silent and live auction featuring one of a kind hockey memorabilia, casino games and more. To “Step Up To The Plate” this September 7^th, please call 1-800-290-7646 or register online at www.suttonplace.com.

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Vancouver's Five Diamond Sutton Place Hotel is owned and managed by The

Sutton Place Grande Hotels Group, with additional luxury properties in Chicago,

Edmonton, Toronto and Newport Beach, California.

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