``Benji - Off The Leash!'' Races into Dallas for Special Benefit Sneak Preview.Entertainment Editors/City Desks/Assignment Desks PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 2004 Joe Camp's Brand-new Benji Movie returns to its Texas Roots as an Early Delight for Audiences to Benefit Dallas' Operation Kindness Operation Kindness, founded in 1976 in Carrollton, Texas, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the oldest and largest no-kill animal shelter in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. Today Mulberry mulberry, common name for the Moraceae, a family of deciduous or evergreen trees and shrubs, often climbing, mostly of pantropical distribution, and characterized by milky sap. Several genera bear edible fruit, e.g. Square Productions announced a special sneak preview sneak preview n. A single public showing of a movie before its general release. Noun 1. sneak preview - a preview to test audience reactions of the highly anticipated new movie, "Benji - Off The Leash!" to be held in Dallas May 6th, as a special benefit for Operation Kindness Animal Shelter "Dog Pound" redirects here. For the rap group, see Tha Dogg Pound. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. . "Benji - Off The Leash!" is from original Benji creator, writer, and director, Joe Camp. The new movie stars the brand-new Benji, recently discovered in a Mississippi animal shelter. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. exit polls from test market showings, 97% of audiences polled from all theaters, across all age brackets, loved the movie and declared it would be recommended to family and friends. "That's an unbelievable number for this industry," said Camp. "You spend years trying to put something really special together for audiences, but you never really know until they see it. It's an incredible feeling to know that you've connected with something positive and memorable." Exit polls showed kids loved the movie because it was funny - a first for Benji films - and adults loved the power of the story. The benefit Sneak Preview for Operation Kindness takes place almost four months prior to the film's opening on August 27th. The sneak will be held on Thursday evening, May 6th, 7 pm at the Cinemark Tinsletown in Plano. Benji and Joe Camp will fly into Dallas to attend the event, as well as a "Meet Benji" event for kids on Saturday, May 8th at 10 am at HalfPrice Books on Northwest Highway Northwest Highway is the name of several highways in the United States:
Dallas Connection You might call Benji's return to Dallas a homecoming Homecoming Odyssey concerning Odysseus’s difficulties in getting home after war. [Gk. Myth.: Odyssey] You Can’t Go Home Again revisiting his home town, a writer is disillusioned by what he sees. [Am. Lit. . The original Benji was created and filmed in and around Dallas. At the time, Mulberry Square Production offices were in the Northpark area off Central Expressway The following roads are named Central Expressway:
Joe Camp, director of "Benji - Off The Leash!" says, "With so much Benji history in the city we're thrilled to offer this Sneak Preview to Dallas. I'm especially proud of this movie and we're excited about the prospect of raising lots of money for Operation Kindness." One of Benji's first priorities after finishing promotional duties for the film in September will be attention to the new Benji's Buddies non-profit foundation dedicated to measurably raising the level of pet adoptions Pet adoption usually refers to the process of taking guardianship of and responsibility for a pet that a previous owner has abandoned or otherwise abdicated responsibility for. from shelters all across the country. The original Benji was also adopted from a shelter and according to the American Humane, more than one million pets were adopted around the nation because of that fact. About Operation Kindness Founded in 1976, Operation Kindness is the oldest and largest no-kill shelter No-kill Shelters are a type of animal shelter which do not kill the animals they house. The most widely accepted definition of a no-kill shelter is a place where all adoptable and treatable animals are saved. in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. cares for an average of 150-200 animals on a day-to-day basis, with another 60-80 animals in foster homes. More than 2,300 dogs and cats are adopted from Operation Kindness each year. About Benji Movies Benji movies have become classics around the world with kids and parents alike. More than 71,000,000 people have watched Benji movies in theaters, over half of them adults. All Benji movies have grossed within the top 10% of box office grosses for their year of release, and more than one billion people have watched Benji movies and programs on television. Two of Benji's primetime specials have been nominated for Emmys. For tickets or more information about the Sneak Preview, visit www.operationkindness.org or contact Kristi Bare at 214-515-9916. For more information about Benji and the movie, please contact Ann Noder, Orca Communications Unlimited at 480-239-3721, Ann@OrcaCommunications.com or visit the Benji website at www.BenjiOffTheLeash.com. |
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