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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 16, 2001

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY'S ANNUAL GREEK SONGFEST TO BENEFIT THE ANGELS ON TRACK FOUNDATION

KENT, OHIO -- February 16, 2001 - Kent State University today announced its annual Greek Songfest will be held March 3 at 7:00 p.m. in the Kent Student Center ballroom. Songfest, a musical/theatrical competition held between seven teams, representing 22 Greek chapters, is one of three major Greek events held per year to raise money for charitable activities. This year's contribution is estimated to be $3K.

The Greek Board selected The Angels on Track Foundation as the beneficiary of this year's event. Angels on Track is a non-profit railroad safety foundation dedicated to ensuring all railroad grade crossings are equipped with properly functioning lights, gates and other protection devices. Its goal is also to educate drivers and create awareness of railroad safety issues. The Foundation was formed after the death of Ryan Moore, 16, at an unprotected railroad crossing in March 1995.

Katie Police, Songfest chairperson and Greek Board member, advocated Angels on Track in memory of a close friend, Jennifer Garry, who died on an unprotected railroad crossing in Perry Township in 1998. Ms. Police also was sensitive to the loss of two KSU students' in a 1991 train collision at an unprotected crossing. Cheryl Brown and Christine Baxter died in that accident.

According to Ms. Police, "Every 90 minutes, a train and a motor vehicle are involved in an accident or incident. I think that indicates something in the process is obviously not working. It is my personal goal to do all that I can to make people aware of the dangers of traveling on roads with unguarded railroad tracks."

Ms. Police is excited that members of The Angel on Track Foundation will attend Songfest. "It's the first year that the Foundation we have selected to support is attending and participating in the event," she adds. Vicky Moore, Angels on Track Foundation Trustee, will share her brief remarks with the audience prior to the competition.

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For more information, contact Matt Butts, Kent State University, Office of Campus Life at 330-672-2480.
Inter-Greek Programming Board
Box 85 - Office of Campus Life - Kent, OH 44240

Contact: Thom Smith - e-mail: tmsmith4@kent.edu

http://www.angelsontrack.org/021601.html