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<p class=section1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:right'><a name="OLE_LINK1"><b><font size=3 face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";font-weight:bold'>For more
information contact:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
<p class=section1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:right'><font size=3 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>St. Clair Superior Development Corporation <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:right'><font size=3 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>216.881.0644; <st1:phone phonenumber="$6881$$$"
o:ls="trans" w:st="on">216.881.1142</st1:phone> fax<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:right'><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Becca Britton, Project Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=section1 align=right style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;
text-align:right'><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>rbritton@stclairsuperior.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoHeading7><a name="OLE_LINK2"><b><font size=3 color=black
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></a></p>
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<p class=MsoBodyText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
font-weight:bold'>SCSDC expands the Year of the Rat project beyond Public Art<font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><b><font size=2
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Cleveland, Ohio –</span></font></b><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>
St. Clair Superior Development Corporation will be partnering with two local
non-profit organizations, Art on Wheels and The Organization of Chinese
Americans of Greater Cleveland (OCAGC), to implement an educational art program
for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>’s
inner city children. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'> Third
and fourth graders at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Case</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Elementary school</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> (located
at <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4050 Superior Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>)
will be the first recipients of this program. Each class consists of art
projects taught by Art on Wheels, based specifically on the Chinese culture, as
well as guest speakers from the OCAGC organization educating the students about
certain aspects of the Chinese culture. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Classes
begin Friday, February 29<sup>th</sup>, and are fully funded by Year of the Rat
premium sponsors, <st1:stockticker w:st="on"><span class=style22>ASI</span></st1:stockticker><span
class=style22> International, Consolidated Graphics, National City Bank, Ohio
Technical College & Marigold Catering. </span><br>
<br>
Upon program completion, all art projects will be on display the month of May at
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Cleveland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">City Hall</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in the Rotunda, in honor of
Chinese heritage month. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph'><span
class=EmailStyle20><u><font size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'>Year of the Rat
Project Overview:</span></font></u></span><span class=EmailStyle20><font
size=2 color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT";color:black'> The Year of the Rat public art project
celebrates St. Clair Superior’s growing Asian Community, its blossoming
artistic community and its business community. The project is in commemoration
of the Chinese Year of the Rat, which began with the new moon <st1:date
Year="2008" Day="7" Month="2" w:st="on">February 7, 2008</st1:date>. </span></font></span><font
size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'> In
celebration, SCSDC </span></font><span class=EmailStyle20><font size=2
color=black face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
color:black'>will install <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>23</span></b>
fiberglass <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>rat sculptures </span></b>painted
by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Northeast Ohio artists</span></b>
throughout the St. Clair Superior Neighborhood, which encompasses the area from
the lake to <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Superior</st1:City></st1:place>
and Payne Avenues from <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">Martin
Luther King Boulevard</st1:address></st1:Street> to <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address
w:st="on">East 30<sup>th</sup> Street</st1:address></st1:Street> and in other
key locations.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=style8><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>In addition to the public art, the Year of the Rat
Project also includes a variety of Asian & art education programs and
events throughout the year. These will include the Year of the Rat Unveiling
Festival, Art Education Classes for St Clair Superior Neighborhood schools, and
more. <strong><b><i><font face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-family:"Gill Sans MT";
font-style:italic'>The goal of this project is to promote investment in the St.
Clair <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Superior</st1:City></st1:place>
neighborhood, cultural awareness, art education, and to support local artists.</span></font></i></b></strong><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=style8><font size=2 face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Visit www.stclairsuperior.org/yearoftherat.html for
project details.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>Contact
Johnny K. Wu, President for more information about OCAGC email :
johnny@mdifilm.com<br>
www.ocagc.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoBodyText align=left style='text-align:left'><font size=2
face="Gill Sans MT"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Gill Sans MT"'>For
more information about Art on Wheels, visit www.aowinc.org<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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