MEDIA ADVISORY - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2007

WARM THE HEART ANNOUNCES RETURN OF FURNACE DONATION AND INSTALLATION PROGRAM TO BENEFIT NEEDY FAMILIES OF WILMINGTON AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY

WHO/WHAT:

Warm the Heart president Mark Aitken, New Castle County Executive Christopher Coons and Wilmington Mayor James Baker will be on hand Tuesday, November 27, to announce the return of the home furnace donation and installation program to benefit needy families of New Castle County and the City of Wilmington.

The program, now in its third year, locates families in need through an application process and then selects the 12 most deserving families to receive the heating units. The program is supported by many leaders of the Delaware business community, such as Wilmington Trust, Valero, Trane and Horizon Services, Inc. Members of these local businesses will be available after the announcement to comment on their role in the program.

WHEN:

Tuesday, November 27 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE:

Rose Hill Community Center - 19 Lambsom Lane, New Castle, DE 19720

Phone to confirm a media briefing appointment:
Brian P. Cunningham - 302 650-7858

Day of Event On-Site contact:
Brian P. Cunningham - 302 650-7858 (C) 302 429-5127 (cell)

About Warm the Heart:

Warm the Heart (320 Century Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19808 www.warmtheheart.org), is a non-profit organization that provides replacement furnaces to needy families in New Castle County and the City of Wilmington who are not able to afford them on their own. Warm the Heart is designed to deliver the necessary relief to less fortunate families that might otherwise ignore the potential life threatening issues of a faulty heating system, ease the pain of increasing utility bills or replace an existing furnace due to financial concerns.