After-School All-Stars Launches National Campaign with ``The Rock''; Kintera Helps after-School All-Stars Expand Web Presence with Online Newsletter and National Contest Featuring Dwayne ``The Rock'' Johnson.SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- Every day in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as many as 15 million children leave school with no place to go. Organizations like After-School All-Stars (ASAS ASAS All Source Analysis System ASAS Australian Special Air Service ASAS American Society of Animal Science ASAS Airborne Separation Assurance System ASAS All Saints Anglican School (Gold Coast, Australia) ASAS Advanced Solid Axial Stage ) provide quality after-school programming to children everywhere so they become more focused and disciplined in their schoolwork and extracurricular activities. ASAS is spreading the word about their mission with the help of technology provider Kintera, Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA KNTA Korean National Tuberculosis Association ). ASAS worked with Kintera to develop a new online newsletter and contest for subscribers to win a trip to Hollywood to meet the ASAS National Spokesperson, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, at an upcoming movie premiere. Subscribers who sign up for the newsletter at www.afterschoolallstars.org/contest are automatically entered to win the trip to meet The Rock. A second-place prize includes a backpack full of memorabilia from The Rock, including signed photos, DVDs and more. The third-place winner will win an autographed au·to·graph n. 1. A person's own signature or handwriting. 2. A manuscript in the author's handwriting. tr.v. au·to·graphed, au·to·graph·ing, au·to·graphs 1. photo of the The Rock. ASAS grew out of Inner-City Games, an initiative founded in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. in 1991 to positively influence and inspire at-risk youth. In 1993, Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation (IPA): [ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈaloɪ̯s ˈʃvaɐ̯ʦənˌʔɛɡɐ] founded the Inner-City Games Foundation to expand the program nationwide. The name was changed to After-School All-Stars in July 2003. "I accepted Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's invitation to become the National Spokesperson for this outstanding organization because it offers initiatives and programs that change kids lives and encourage them to set goals and develop habits that contribute to their self-realization," says The Rock. "Caring, intuitive individuals can have an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. impact on a young person's life. The e-Newsletter will contain information to support people who want to make that impact." Kintera's web-based tools helped ASAS create the new online newsletter in an effort to build its list of supporters while providing informational and fun content for parents and children. The Rock will be a regular contributor to the newsletter. Kintera also helped the nonprofit create a more engaging web presence at www.afterschoolallstars.org by providing a site designed to educate and inform web visitors, and an area where supporters can donate easily and securely online. Currently provided free of charge to approximately 45,000 kids in 15 cities throughout the United States, ASAS offers homework assistance, computer training, literacy programs and electives such as sports, performing arts, crafts and more. The nonprofit depends on generous donors to raise funds so it can fulfill its mission of providing after-school programming to every child in America by 2010. About After-School All-Stars The mission of After-School All-Stars is to provide comprehensive out-of-school programs that keep children safe and help them achieve in school and in life. To this end, After-School All-Stars engages middle-school children in activities and ongoing relationships that increase confidence and encourage success. After-School All-Stars programs combine sports and recreation, educational programs, technology training, arts and culture, and life skills and service learning. For more information, please visit www.afterschoolallstars.org. About Kintera, Inc. Kintera(R), Inc. (Nasdaq:KNTA) provides an online solution to help nonprofit organizations 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. deliver The Giving Experience(TM) to donors -- including giving convenience, financial transparency, feedback about the social impact of their gifts, and a sense of belonging and appreciation. More than 15,000 accounts in the nonprofit, government and corporate sectors use Kintera's "software as a service" innovations, including the Friends Asking Friends(R) fundraising program and Kintera Sphere(TM), an enterprise-grade software platform that provides a secure, scaleable and reliable system for customer relationship management (CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. ), a web content management system (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), eMarketing and directed giving applications. Additionally, Kintera FundWare(R) provides award-winning financial management software developed for nonprofit organizations and governments. Kintera recently introduced the Kintera GivingFund(TM) payment option offering donors Internet convenience for Donor Advised Funds A Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is a charitable giving vehicle set up under the tax umbrella of a public charity, which acts as sponsor to many Funds. A Donor-Advised Fund offers the opportunity to create an easy-to-establish, low cost, flexible vehicle for charitable giving as an (DAF) financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . Nonprofits may now provide higher customer service to philanthropists through this new, innovative way to make major gifts online. A one-time DAF, CharityGift(TM), is available for purchase at Kintera's The Giving Communities(TM) interactive website at www.kintera.org. The site is also a destination for consumers to connect with thousands of causes and organizations. For more information about Kintera's software and services, visit www.kintera.com. Kintera, Kintera Sphere, Friends Asking Friends, The Giving Experience, The Giving Communities, GivingFund, CharityGift and FundWare are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Kintera, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Forward-Looking Statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. In addition to historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, express or implied statements regarding the adoption of software solutions by After-School All-Stars) that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date hereof. 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