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Memorial
Hermann Children's Hospital and Hollywood Video
Unveil Entertainmant
Suite for Patients
 Houston,
Texas, February 2, 2005 – Movie magic and gobs of games will brighten hospital
stays for kids at Memorial Hermann
Children’s Hospital through
a partnership with Hollywood Video and the Starlight Starbright Children’s
Foundation.
A Hollywood
Video Starlight Site was unveiled today on the hospital’s
ninth floor. The home video retail chain, along with sister Hollywood
Entertainment subsidiary Game Crazy, are joining the Starlight Starbright
Children’s Foundation to enhance the healing environment by bringing
smiles and capturing imaginations.
“
A patient’s attitude can play an intangible but profound role
in the healing process,” said Steve Allen, CEO of Memorial
Hermann Children’s Hospital. “Bringing a little fun
to the hospital experience makes it less stressful for our patients
and their families,
and we are grateful to Hollywood Video, Game Crazy and Starlight
Starbright for this contribution.”
The Starlight
Site includes a movie theater, videogame and computer stations,
a lounge area
and a large, colorful fish tank. Hollywood
Video contributed more than $150,000 to develop the site, while
two dozen building-trade vendors donated more than $100,000 in
labor,
materials and supplies. Hollywood Video will keep the site stocked
with popular
movies that can be accessed any time, and employee volunteers
will host group movie nights for patients twice a month.
“Our goal is to bring a bit of Hollywood magic into the lives of children
across the country,” explained Mark Wattles, founder
and CEO of Hollywood Entertainment. The company is building
a total of eight
sites in various cities nationwide.
Game Crazy
also recently donated $5,000 worth of consoles and games for patients
to
enjoy. Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital volunteers
pitched in another $3,000 to purchase carts and televisions,
creating 15 mobile game units that can be wheeled from room
to room. Game Crazy
employees volunteer twice a month at the hospital, running
videogame tournaments for patients.
Each year
37,000 sick and injured children receive treatment at Memorial
Hermann
Children’s Hospital.
For
more information, contact Media Relations.
About Hollywood Video and Game Crazy
Founded in 1988, Hollywood Entertainment Corporation
(Nasdaq: HLYW) owns and operates more than 2,000
Hollywood Video retail stores in
47 states. Hollywood Video, the second-largest video retailer in
the United States is dedicated to providing entertainment to families,
and offering exceptional guest experiences that are delivered with
genuine warmth and friendliness. Based in Wilsonville, Ore., Hollywood
Video employs more than 26,000 nationwide. Game Crazy, also a subsidiary
of Hollywood Entertainment, is the nation’s fastest growing
video-game retailer in the industry with over 720 locations across
the country. Game Crazy offers the industry’s broadest selection
of new and used video games and consoles from classic systems to
the latest releases. Only Game Crazy offers gamers the ability to
buy, sell, trade, and try any game before they buy. Learn more about
Hollywood Video at www.hollywoodvideo.com or Game Crazy at www.gamecrazy.com. About Starlight
Starbright Children’s Foundation
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation is an international non-profit
organization dedicated to transforming the lives of seriously ill
children and their families through imaginative programs that educate,
uplift their spirits, foster a sense of community and help alleviate
the pain and fear of prolonged illness. Starlight Starbright offers
an impressive array of in-hospital, outpatient, school and home-based
programs and services that touch the lives of more than 180,000 children
and families each month. To learn more about the organization, visit
their web site at www.slsb.org.
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