ADVISORY, May 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
| WHAT: | The Blue Ribbon Gala is Canyon Acres' largest fundraiser. The agency |
| expects more than 300 guests and aims to raise more than $300,000. | |
| The Gala includes dinner, live and silent auctions and an interactive | |
| opportunity prize area. The evening's grand prize will be a custom | |
| jewelry piece, donated by Black Starr & Frost. Auction highlights include | |
| fabulous jewels, exciting sports packages, a luxury trip to Greece, wine | |
| dinners at beautiful estates, a private dinner on a yacht, catered by | |
| Antonello Ristorante, Natalie Cole concert tickets with a post-show meet-- | |
| and-greet---and much more. This year's event will also feature the | |
| honoring of past and present board members and Jim Murray Memorial | |
| Service Award recipients by showcasing the great strides Canyon Acres | |
| has made over the years due, in large part, to their help and support. | |
| In addition, Canyon Acres will present the 2010 Jim Murray Memorial | |
| Service Awards to Tim and Marci Salmon, Chili's Bar & Grill and Kappa | |
| Delta Sorority Alumnae of Orange County. | |
| Major event sponsors include TROY Group, Inc. and Yard House. | |
| Additional sponsors include Bock Communications, Merrill Lynch, South | |
| Coast Winery, Total Spectrum Advertising and Wells Fargo. Board | |
| member Christine Bock will chair the event. | |
| For more information or to buy tickets, please visit www.canyonacres.org ; | |
| or call (714) 383-9335. | |
| WHO: | Canyon Acres Children and Family Services has been serving children |
| throughout Southern California since 1980, providing the highest level of | |
| care and therapeutic treatment to children who suffer from a variety of | |
| emotional and psychological disorders. Canyon Acres gives children | |
| nurturing, treatment, and opportunities that they need to grow up in safe, | |
| loving, and stable families. | |
| WHEN: | May 15, 2010, 6 p.m. |
| WHERE: | St. Regis Hotel & Spa, 1 Monarch Beach Resort, Dana Point, CA 92629. |