Metro Detroit Youth Day, Wed. July 8 at Belle Isle

Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity

DETROIT, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than 35,000 Metro Detroit area
children between the ages of 8 and 15 years of age will gather Wednesday, July
8 on the Athletic Field of Belle Isle for a day of supervised free fun. It's
all part of the 27th annual Metro Detroit Youth Day sponsored by the food
industry, national and local major corporations, small businesses and civic
and children's organizations.

Youngsters will start arriving at 8:30 a.m. with the official opening ceremony
scheduled for 10 a.m. (at 8:30 the children will begin relays and games).

More than 1,300 volunteers will be helping.

After the opening ceremonies there will be sports clinics with sports
celebrities, martial arts demonstrations, games, pie eating contests and
entertainment with Motown highlights, including a special tribute to Michael
Jackson by various Motown artists. At 12 noon, a free lunch will be served.
The activities will conclude at 2:30 p.m.

Co-founder and coordinator of Metro Detroit Youth Day, Ed Deeb, president of
the Michigan Food & Beverage Association, a major sponsor of Youth Day, is
available for interviews prior to Wednesday morning, or at Youth Day itself.

Print and electronic media are invited. Special parking will be available.
All activities will be on or near the athletic field on the South side of the
Island. Press kits with lists of participating organizations and sponsors,
schedule of events and maps, etc. will be available.

SOURCE Michigan Food and Beverage Association

Suzanne Rabideau, cell: +1-313-515-8900, or Ed Deeb, cell: +1-313-605-5700,
both of MFBA, +1-586-393-8800