ADVISORY/Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Ray Romano, 1998 Playmate of the Year and Other Celebrities Join Canon to Raise $50,000 for National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

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WHAT:   Canon Golf Tournament to Raise Funds/Awareness for National
        Center for Missing and Exploited Children

WHO:    -- Martin Sheen
        -- Emilio Estevez
        -- Ray Romano, CBS/"Everybody Loves Raymond"
        -- Victoria Silvsted, 1998 Playboy Playmate of the Year
        -- James Worthy
        -- Gale Sayers
        -- Bob Seagren
        -- Ronny Cox
        -- David Naughton
        -- Ernie Allen, president, National Center for Missing and
           Exploited Children
        -- More than 100 other golfers, including Canon and Computer
           Retailer executives

WHEN:   Sunday, Nov. 15
        9 a.m. -- shotgun start
        3 p.m. -- awards lunch

WHERE:  Rhodes Ranch Country Club
        20 Rhodes Ranch Parkway
        Las Vegas
        626/233-1354

Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez, Ray Romano, James Worthy, Gale Sayers and other celebrities will join Canon to raise $50,000 for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and Canon at a one-day invitational golf tournament at Rhodes Ranch Country Club in Las Vegas.

Canon is supporting the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through donations of Canon digital cameras, scanners and printers to 21 law-enforcement agencies across the United States, including the Las Vegas Police Department. The equipment allows police officers in Missing Persons Units to produce and distribute fliers of missing children within hours of a child's disappearance. Previous methods took two to three days.

As a national supporter of NCMEC, Canon has also created a national ad campaign featuring the pictures of 30 missing children from around the United States. The ad has run in a number of national newspapers and magazines, including Time, Newsweek, USA Today, People and PC magazine. Since the ad first started running in May, nine children depicted in the ad have been recovered. Canon's other efforts have included providing information on child safety through its Web site and 800 toll-free number.

Golf-tournament activities begin at 9 a.m. and conclude at approximately 3 p.m., with a check presentation to Ernie Allen, president, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Fliers of missing children from the Las Vegas area, a display of equipment used by law enforcement, and additional information on child safety and prevention will be on display.