GE Contributes $200,000 to Charities from NBC Universal's 'Clash of the Choirs'

Local Oklahoma charity to receive $50,000
OKLAHOMA CITY--(Business Wire)--GE announced today that it would donate a total of $200,000 to
four charities during the two-hour season finale of NBCU's live
competition show, "Clash of the Choirs."

In "Clash of the Choirs," NBCU tapped five musical superstars --
Michael Bolton, Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake
Shelton to embark on a musical challenge - to create America's
"greatest" choir. One choir, Team Lachey, was voted by viewers at home
as America's "greatest choir " and won the grand prize that will
benefit their hometown.

In the spirit of the holiday season, GE will give $50,000 to each
of the other four competing choirs so they may give back to their
hometown charities as well.

Locally, musical celebrity Blake Shelton and his choir received
$50,000 to support their local charity in Oklahoma City. Team Shelton
was singing to support Project Rebuild, an organization dedicated to
giving relief to Oklahoma residents who have lost homes in recent
national disasters. Team Shelton was also supporting Army MWR, a
comprehensive network of support and leisure services designed to
enhance the lives of soldiers and their families. Their mission is to
serve the needs, interests and responsibilities of each individual in
the Army community for as long as they are associated with the Army,
no matter where they are.

"In a competition that is all about making a difference in the
local communities, we believe it was important to extend generosity to
all the charities that were represented by the various choirs," said
former Brigadier General Frank Taylor, GE chief security officer.
"This was a great opportunity to support two organizations that both
make a tremendous difference to local families and soldiers in the
Oklahoma City area."

Below are the other hometown charities that were each given
$50,000:

-- Michael Bolton - Domestic Violence Services of Greater New
Haven & Yale Child Study Center Family Support Services - New
Haven, CT

Team Bolton sang to support the Domestic Violence Services of
Greater New Haven, a private, nonprofit organization that helps
thousands of victims of domestic violence every year. Team Bolton also
supported the Yale Child Study Center Family Support Services, a
facility that delivers treatment services directly to the home of
children coping with specific family problems and stresses.

-- Patti LaBelle - The Abramson Cancer Center & With Our Voices -
Philadelphia, PA

Team LaBelle sang to support The Abramson Cancer Center, a
national leader in cancer research, patient care, and education. The
monetary contribution will go towards With Our Voices, a special
research and outreach program for African Americans in the
Philadelphia area to improve their access and usage of cancer
screenings in breast, ovarian and prostate cancer.

-- Kelly Rowland - Bread of Life - Houston, TX

Team Rowland sang to support the Bread of Life, Inc. a non-profit
organization associated with Kelly Rowland's church, St. John's United
Methodist. Kelly and long-time friend, Beyonce Knowles, donated over
$250,000 to augment the church's work and outreach in the community.
The organization now has a transitional housing unit named in their
honor, "The Knowles-Rowland Temenos Place Apartments," where at-risk
families, the homeless, persons with HIV/AIDS, and developmentally
disabled receive free temporary or long-term housing.

Earlier this week on the series premiere, GE announced a $250,000
contribution to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) whose primary
mission is to help build better lives for disabled veterans and their
families.

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engines, power generation, water processing and security technology to
medical imaging, business and consumer financing, media content and
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employs more than 300,000 people worldwide. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at www.ge.com.

About NBC Universal's "Clash of the Choirs"

'Clash of the Choirs', a live four-night musical event that aired
on NBC Universal this week. Five musical superstars -- Michael Bolton,
Patti LaBelle, Nick Lachey, Kelly Rowland and Blake Shelton - embraced
a musical challenge as they returned to their hometowns to assemble an
amateur choir. Each celebrity's choir was not only competing for the
title of America's best choir, but for the opportunity to give$250,000
to a charity of their choice.

GE Corporate, Fairfield
Britta Barrett, 203-373-2389
203-400-1892 (cell)
Britta.Barrett@ge.com

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