Contact:
Erica D. Johnson, R&R Partners, 702.318.4269, 702.499.8862 (cell)
Lori Nelson, R&R Partners, 702.318.4209, 702.349.0625 (cell)
Cheryl Persinger, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, 702.383.3987

Mayor Oscar Goodman welcomes first Centennial baby

What: Mayor Oscar Goodman, Chairman of the Las Vegas Centennial Committee, will honor the first baby born on May 15, Las Vegas' birthday, with a Centennial gift package and a special recognition from KB Home. Recognition of the first Centennial baby comes as part of the Centennial baby promotion, in which the Centennial is awarding all babies born during the month of May with Centennial gift package and babies born on May 15 were given an additional gift to help commemorate the city's 100th birthday.

When: Thursday, May 19, 2005, 10:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Where: University Medical Center of Southern Nevada, Labor & Delivery lobby, 1800 W. Charleston Blvd., 7th Floor
Media should gather in the Trauma Center and a UMC staff member will escort you to the Labor & Delivery lobby. Media should park in metered parking outside the Trauma Center.

ABOUT THE CENTENNIAL BABY PROMOTION
The Las Vegas Centennial partnered with several local retailers to issue a Centennial gift package to all Centennial babies -- any local baby born the same month as Las Vegas. Each package includes a Centennial teddy bear, a commemorative Centennial birth certificate signed by Mayor Goodman and a bottle bag and product samples from Burlington Coat Factory Baby Depot. Babies born May 15 received a certificate for a free class offered through the City of Las Vegas Department of Leisure Services as well as an additional bottle bag from Babies R Us. The Centennial babies and their parents will also be invited to participate in a group photo in September which will be placed in the Centennial time capsule.