Stellar Donates New Athletic Complex to Community Connections of Jacksonville

-Facility Provides Summer Fun for Kids at A.L. Lewis Center-

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - August 11, 2008 - Stellar is supporting vital programs and services benefiting Northeast Florida's children by renovating a state-of-the-art Athletic Complex for Community Connections of Jacksonville, an organization that supports homeless and low-income women, children and families. The new Stellar Athletic Complex, which features multi-usage basketball courts, is located at the A.L. Lewis Center on the city's Northside, and is owned and operated by Community Connections, which runs the largest summer camp program in the city of Jacksonville.

Stellar celebrated the opening of the Stellar Athletic Complex on Thursday, August 7th by bringing in an ice cream truck and providing youngsters with a surprise treat on a hot day. "We are thrilled with the Stellar's support of our kids," said Pat Hannan, Executive Director of Community Connections. "Their generosity provides an essential element in Community Connections' anti-obesity program, offering the children the opportunity for organized physical fitness activities that promote improved health for economically challenged youth."

Stellar performed extensive renovation work on the Center's existing six-acre site, which had fallen into disrepair. The older tennis/basketball courts at the A.L. Lewis Center were cracked and had to be completely resurfaced. Stellar repaved the courts, replaced fences, removed trees that were encroaching on the courts and pushing up cement, and also performed additional landscaping work to beautify the site.

"Community Connections does great work, and Stellar is happy to be part of it," said Ali Korman, Director of Public Relations at Stellar. "We are proud to support their efforts to provide quality after-school care and summer programs for the city's children and teens, and this new facility will help serve that purpose for years to come."