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Monarchs Unveil Reading & Learning Center at WIND

August 10, 2007 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Sacramento Monarchs News Release


WHO: The entire Sacramento Monarchs team and coaching staff, volunteers from Maloof Sports & Entertainment, Wells Fargo and Dome Printing and youth from WIND Youth Services

WHAT: The entire Sacramento Monarchs team and coaching staff will join with volunteers from Wells Fargo, Dome Printing and Maloof Sports & Entertainment to donate a Monarchs Reading & Learning Center to WIND Youth Services. The donation includes a computer lab, reading corner and library. Volunteers will be painting, assembling and refurbishing the two existing rooms that will house the Reading and Learning Center. The Center will be unveiled in an afternoon ceremony to homeless youth currently utilizing WIND services. Monarchs players and coaches will also interact with the youth, who will receive books and other gifts.

WIND Youth Services is a local non-profit agency established in 1994 to directly address the immediate and long-range needs of Sacramento area homeless, runaway and street youth and their families. WIND Youth Services engages youth experiencing homelessness who need safety from the streets and access to resources to help them move from crisis to healthy functioning and independence.

The 2007 Monarchs season marks the 11th consecutive year in which the Monarchs have adopted reading and literacy as a community priority. This event is in conjunction with the WNBA's Read to Achieve initiative, which aims to build a lifelong love of reading in youth by providing greater access to books and technology.

WHEN: Monday, August 13, 2007

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. (Unveil Ceremony)

WHERE: WIND Center

701 Dixieanne Avenue Sacramento, CA 95815

ABOUT WELLS FARGO

Wells Fargo & Company is a diversified financial services company with $540 billion in assets, providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through almost 6,000 stores and the internet (wellsfargo.com) across North America and internationally. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. is the only bank in the U.S., and one of only two banks worldwide, to have the highest credit rating from both Moody's Investors Service, "Aaa," and Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, "AAA."

ABOUT DOME PRINTING

Dome Printing is one of Northern California's largest privately held commercial printing companies, servicing the business community for over 35 years. Under the direction of the Poole brothers, Tim, Andy and Bob, Dome continues to stay in the forefront of the industry by offering customers a complete service from knowledgeable professionals, the highest quality printing to mailing services. Dome prides itself in remaining family owned and in being personally involved in the community.

ABOUT MALOOF SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

Maloof Sports & Entertainment includes the Sacramento Kings (NBA), Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA) and ARCO Arena. Led by Joe and Gavin Maloof and owned by the Maloof family with a group of long-term partners, the organization is committed to the community in Sacramento and to making a positive, meaningful difference in the lives of families in need and at risk in the Sacramento region. For more information about Maloof Sports & Entertainment, please visit kings.com, sacramentomonarchs.com and arcoarena.com or call 916-928-0000.



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