Chase Says Hello to Detroit April 24, Pledges $2.5 Million in Grants; Will celebrate with free music, activities at Campus Martius Park.

DETROIT -- Chase will say hello to Detroit April 24 by pledging to grant more than $2.5 million to city-based nonprofit groups and programs for city residents and sponsoring Chase Day in the Park with fun, free activities planned in Campus Martius Park.

"While our name will change from Bank One to Chase, we haven't changed our commitment to Detroit and Michigan," said Dick Wade, president of Chase in Michigan. "We're proud of our history in this community and look forward to a terrific future helping our customers grow and prosper. As Chase, we will continue to support the citizens, businesses, government entities and nonprofit groups in the communities we serve."

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and leaders from many nonprofit groups are expected to join Wade, head of retail banking Anthony Glover and hundreds of bank employees in the bank's lobby, 611 Woodward Ave., for a 9 a.m. unveiling of a sign bearing the bank's new name and logo.

At 9:15 a.m., City Year Detroit will perform its morning warm up -- a stomping routine -- to lead the group to Campus Martius Park. In the park, Chase will pledge to make more than $2.5 million in grants to be paid during 2006 to Detroit-based nonprofit groups and programs that support city residents. (Both presentations will take place in the lobby if the weather is inclement.)

In addition, Wade and Graham Beale, director of the Detroit Institute of Arts, will announce a significant gift from the JPMorgan Chase art collection to the institute's collection. Other nonprofit groups expected to attend include: the Detroit 300 Conservancy, Detroit International Jazz Festival, Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Focus: Hope, LISC, Michigan Opera Theatre, New Detroit and United Way.

Chase will celebrate the new brand in Michigan by giving consumers the chance to win one of three six-day, five-night Walt Disney World vacations or one of 50 $100 Disney Gift Cards by visiting any branch. Additionally, Chase has asked promotional partner The Walt Disney Company to bring some of its magic to Campus Martius Park April 24 for Chase Day in the Park. Park visitors will see backdrops of familiar Disney theme parks scenes and a car from the famous Tomorrowland exhibit. From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Chase employees will distribute free Mickey Mouse ice cream bars at the park and sketch artists will draw free portraits.

Chase uses the Beatles' hit, "Hello Goodbye," as the theme of a commercial introducing the brand and invited a Beatles tribute band, "The Beat Club," to perform free in the park from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Children and the young at heart can enjoy many free activities in the park between 11:30 and 5 p.m.:

--Face painting and balloon animals, noon to 2 p.m.

--Arts and crafts projects from Arts & Scraps, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

--A puppet-making workshop presented by PuppetArt Theater, 1 to 3 p.m.

--Cranbrook Science on the Go, 3 to 5 p.m.

Chase Day in the Park will conclude with a free performance by The Project, a jazz band, from 4 to 6 p.m.

On April 24, Chase will demonstrate its commitment to youth education by sponsoring Detroit Science Center visits for 1,400 Detroit Public Schools' students. At 10:30 a.m., Chase's Detroit leadership team will meet with the students at the Science Center where they will see its popular "Space" exhibit courtesy of a Chase grant.

In cooperation with the nonprofit group The Greening of Detroit, Chase will plant a tree to start a beautification project at Burton International School, 1333 Pine Street (near the Lodge Freeway), Detroit, at 1:30 p.m. April 24. Chase provided a grant to The Greening of Detroit to fund planting trees and flowers at ground level and a rooftop garden to form an outdoor classroom at the public elementary school.

Chase operates a network of nearly 260 branches and more than 380 ATMs in Michigan. JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $1.2 trillion and operations in more than 50 countries. The firm is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking, financial transaction processing, asset and wealth management, and private equity. A component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers in the United States and many of the world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients under its JPMorgan and Chase brands. Information about the firm is available at www.jpmorganchase.com.