Hollywood Celebrity Kids Participate In San Diego Event
"Local Company Launches Multimedia Educational Fundraising Product"

Vista CA - (November 15, 2002)

Here's the challenge: To hold a gaming tournament with Hollywood celebrities along side approximately 65 local area children of different ages to see who can win the grand prize. Impossible? Not if the game is Verbosity - Tools for the Mind!™ The tournament will be held at Nordstrom Business Institute Saturday, November 23, 2002 from 9 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Located at 500 West Vista Way, Vista, CA

In cooperation with 4 SHO Entertainment Enterprises and Lasershield Systems Inc., Difference Makers International (a non-profit North County Foundation) will be hosting this premiere multimedia educational tournament event as part of its "National Acknowledgement Week".

Dignitaries from the educational, political and entertainment industries (i.e. Several CEO's of local non-profits, educators, Bishop George McKinney, Capt. Walter "Wally" Schirra (one of the original 7 astronauts selected by NASA for the Mercury Program), ABC Kids Jackie Jensen, Pearl Harbor stars, Daniel Lewow, Blake Lewow, Cameron Stroud, Chance Stroud, and Timeri Wood from Discovery Kids, as well as Krysten Leigh Jones who starred in Remember the Titans) will be present to see this game in its element by observing dozens of children of various ages competitively playing against each other. All at the same time!

The tournament features the Verbosity - Tools for the Mind!™, a hugely popular game in the San Diego County Boys and Girls Clubs. There is no entry fee for the competitors who will represent various North County area Boys and Girls Clubs. The positive energy produced when a large group of children are playing Verbosity against each other is clear. The tangible monitoring of the groups educational comprehension is an added bonus.

"It's important to know that there are games available that really help children learn while they're having fun," says Rudy Mathieu, Chief Technology Officer of 4SHO Entertainment Enterprises. Mr. Mathieu also stated, "Multimedia games have become a way of life for many families. Most of the current products on the market encourage individual play/isolation with the child. Within this element, the game is typically riddled with violence and has no redeemable educational/social value."

"Verbosity - Tools for the Mind!™, was designed with families and groups of children in mind. It can be played alone, but it is so much more fun when four or more people play together," said Lou Ward, Executive Vice President of 4 SHO Entertainment. Mr. Ward further stated, "For the first time a gaming product brings people together in a stimulating and entertaining way, while the mind is subliminally learning to master an age appropriate vocabulary to advance through the game. Our premiere product is vocabulary and literacy based. Future products currently under development will cover subjects from A-Z. Such as math, science, space, geography and more…."

Group play is controlled from one central computer. The Verbosity Tournament Series is the only event of its kind anywhere! San Diego is on the forefront of wired cities in the country, especially in the area of youth-organizations and recognized as a leader in demanding quality education and educational aids for its schools. San Diego is positioned to utilize this product line as the premiere fundraising tool. Selling a product that has long-term value and generates a higher profit to the organization by cutting out the middleman.

Please contact Gibson Communications Group (Susan Gibson) at 760-434-3525 or susan@gibsonpr.com regarding media inquiries or for further details on how your group/organization can schedule your own fundraising tournament.

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