``The Young and the Restless'' Actress Kate Linder Takes Real Life Role as Spokesperson for The ALS Association.

WHAT:     Daytime drama star Kate Linder, confidante and housekeeper
          Esther Valentine for more than two decades on the number one
          rated soap opera, CBS' "The Young and the Restless," has
          become a celebrity spokesperson for The ALS Association.
          Linder will energize ALS patients, families and friends
          organizing teams for the ALSA Orange County Chapter Walk to
          D'Feet ALS(R) 2005, scheduled for Saturday, October 15, with
          motivational, heartfelt remarks about the fight against Lou
          Gehrig's disease. Linder will talk about her brother-in-law,
          Scott, who is battling ALS, and why she became involved with
          ALSA, the pre-eminent leader in the fight for a cure for
          amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive
          neurodegenerative disease. Linder is the honorary chair of
          the Walk.

WHY:      The Walk to D'Feet ALS(R) is the national signature
          fundraising event for The ALS Association. The Walk has
          raised $30 million since 2000 to finance patient services
          and programs at ALSA's national network of chapters. As many
          as 30,000 Americans may currently be affected by the ALS,
          also commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease. More than
          5,600 people are diagnosed with ALS each year, approximately
          one person every 90 minutes.

WHEN:     6:30 p.m - 8 p.m.
          Wednesday, August 3, 2005
          (Kate Linder will be available for interviews following the
          program)

WHERE:    Dave and Buster's
          Irvine Spectrum
          71 Fortune Drive
          Irvine, California (Thomas Guide Page 891, B-2)

WHO:      Kate Linder, star of the "Young and the Restless"
          Winnie Porter, ALSA Orange County Chapter president
          Carol Burby, ALSA Orange County Chapter executive director
          Nadine Durbach, executive assistant for Irvine Mayor
           Beth Krom

VISUALS:  Kate Linder speaking with ALS patients and signing
          autographs