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49ers Foundation and Sony Computer Entertainment America Team Up to Help Bay Area Charities With "IN THE POCKET" Event.


FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1998--

PlayStation(R) Challenge, Sports Auction, Dancing

and Games Highlight Evening

Sony Computer Entertainment America is teaming up with the 49ers Foundation on Monday, Oct. 26 for an evening of food, games and entertainment with San Francisco 49ers
    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California.
     players, alumni and the Gold Rush cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
    • Paula Abdul, Los Angeles Lakers, Van Nuys High School
    • Christina Aguilera, North Allegheny Intermediate High School[]
    • Kirstie Alley
    • Ann-Margret
    • Toni Basil
    • Kim Basinger
    • Halle Berry
    • Sandra Bullock[0]
    .

    Evening highlights for IN THE POCKET include players participating in a PlayStation(R) videogame challenge, a sports auction and buffet dinner. Proceeds from this event will benefit several Bay Area charities including the SF Boys & Girls Club Girls Club is a 2002 American television series created by David E. Kelley, who was also it's producer and executive producer. Only two out of a total of thirteen episodes created were broadcast on Fox Television in the United States and Global Television in Canada.  at Hunters Point Hunters Point refers to the following places:
    • Hunters Point, San Francisco, California
    • Hunters Point, Queens, New York
    • Hunterspoint Avenue (LIRR station)
    , the NFL NFL
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    National Football League

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     Alumni's Caring for Kids Program and the 49ers Foundation's community grant programs.

    "We're very excited to join forces with the five-time World Champion San Francisco 49ers for IN THE POCKET to host a great evening of entertainment that also benefits several very important charities located right here in the Bay Area," said Kaz Hirai, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO)

    The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president.
    , Sony Computer Entertainment America. "Sony's corporate philosophy has always been to give back to the community in which we reside."

    The 49ers Foundation is dedicated to enhancing the educational, social and cultural needs of Bay Area Communities. The Foundation offers unique resources and financial support to non-profit organizations working to enrich and strengthen communities throughout Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern .

    "What better way to raise funds for Bay Area charities than to have fun with the entertainment master, Sony Computer Entertainment America," says Lisa DeBartolo, vice president/director, 49ers Foundation. "We should have a full house with great company."

    San Francisco 49ers wide receivers Terrell Owens and J.J. Stokes as well as R.W. McQuarters, Lee Woodall, Darnell Walker, Terry Kirby, Jim Druckenmiller, Chuck Levy, Junior Bryant, Reggie Roby, Lance Schulters and Derrick Deese are participating in the PlayStation challenge.

    Tickets for IN THE POCKET cost $75 and can be purchased by calling the 49ers Foundation at (408) 562-4949. The event will take place at The Great Entertainer located at 975 Bryant Street in San Francisco from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.

    Sony Computer Entertainment America, a division of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., markets the PlayStation game console for distribution in North America, develops and publishes software for the PlayStation game console, and manages the U.S. third party licensing program. Based in Foster City, Calif., Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

    A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

    Notes:
    In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
     of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

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    Date:Oct 20, 1998
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