Released on: March 5, 2008, 1:20 pm

Press Release Author: ME Productions

Industry: Non Profit

Press Release Summary: The Players May Change, but the Event Planner Stays the Same;
ME Productions Celebrates a Decade of Producing the Miami HEAT Family Festival.
Over 2,000 Attend Family-Focused Community Charitable Event

Press Release Body: The Players May Change, but the Event Planner Stays the Same;
ME Productions Celebrates a Decade of Producing the Miami HEAT Family Festival.
Over 2,000 Attend Family-Focused Community Charitable Event

March 2008 -Ten years is quite a milestone in any relationship and merits
celebration, even if it's a behind-the-scenes relationship, notes publicist Linda
Hamburger about the long-term, partnership maintained by South Florida events
company, ME Productions in setting the stage each year for the annual Miami HEAT
Family Festival.

Florida's largest special events company, ME Productions, was pleased to be selected
for a tenth consecutive year to design and produce the 11th Annual Miami HEAT Family
Festival, presented By by Carnival Cruise Lines and held at the AmericanAirlines
Arena on Saturday, February 24 with over 2,000 in attendance.

HEAT players, coaches, celebrities and 250 families enjoyed an all-day themed,
interactive, carnival-like celebration held to raise funds and awareness for local
charities. In addition to the fanfare of the event, the festival featured an
interactive game area geared toward children, a silent auction and a food court
featuring popular restaurants and chefs of South Florida to create a memorable
dining experience.

"This event keeps getting bigger and better every year," said ME Productions
Executive Sales and Event Manager Ted Boyd, "This year, the focus was entirely on
the games and added attractions for family fun. There were new and returning
activities that included pony rides, bungee jumping, an obstacle course and, of
course, the All Star Hoops area. We enjoy creating the décor and being a part of an
event for so many years. We really value when a client returns year after year. It
just says 'you're doing something right.'"

From dance clinics and shooting hoops with HEAT players, to player autographs and
photo opportunities, the Miami HEAT festival was a memorable and unique day of fun.
This year, the party included:

. Miami Heat Dancer performance
. Miami Heat Golden Oldies performance
. Jr. Jam performance
. Over 100 celebrities and sports heroes
. Miami Heat Arcade including Flip a Frog, Tic Tac Toe, Baseball Challenge, Balloon
Darts, Milk Bottle Throw, Break a Plate and more!
. Miami Heat Hoop Drills Demos
. Celebrity Dunk Tank
. Game Zone including face painting and games of Twister
. Celebrity Bars
. Inflatable Basketball

The event raised about $1.5 million for charities, with the proceeds benefiting the
Miami HEAT Charitable Fund; Jackson Memorial Children's Hospital, supporting
seriously ill children; Safespace (a domestic violence shelter for women and their
children); and the Miami Coalition for a Safe & Drug Free Community, and other South
Florida charities.


About the Miami HEAT Family Festival
www.nba.com/heat/community/community_foundation.html
The Miami HEAT Family Festival, which is the Foundation\'s largest annual fundraiser,
is an interactive, carnival-like celebration in which HEAT players, coaches,
celebrities and 250 families come together for a day of family, fun and feasting.
Over 100 celebrities and sports heroes join us yearly, and top restaurants from
South Florida create a dining extravaganza that is out of this world. Families enjoy
countless activities, food stations and interactive areas that are located
throughout the festival. From dance clinics and shooting hoops with HEAT players to
the finest dining and excellent island ambiance, the Miami HEAT Family Festival is a
memorable and unique affair.


About ME Productions
Florida\'s largest meeting and special events firm, ME Productions, is an
award-winning full-service destination management and event production company
specializing in national and international corporate and social events, décor,
floral design, destination management services, business theater, staging,
audio-visual, music and entertainment. For further information, contact Ted Boyd at
(800) 544.0033, extension 171. The company web site address is
www.meproductions.com, or send e-mail inquiries to tboyd@meproductions.com. ME
Productions is headquartered in Pembroke Park, Florida. The company's Central
Florida Office is located at 6220 South Orange Blossom Trail, Suite 140, Orlando
Florida 32809. 877.888.4436.



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Contact Details: Deborah W. Roker
Marketing Manager
ME Productions
2000 S.W. 30th Avenue
Pembroke Park, FL 33009
954.458.4000, x115
Toll-free: 800.544.0033
Fax: 954.458.4003
Website: www.meproductions.com