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PRESS RELEASE:
HOLIDAY MAGIC, a Gift for Children of all Ages
2011 Holiday Magic CD Release Event
December 7, 2011 at 5:30 – 8:00pm
Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego
2929 Children’s Way, San Diego, CA 92123
SAN DIEGO, November 7, 2011- Children’s Holiday Magic Project Inc., a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, announced today that they will hold a CD Release Party at the Ronald McDonald House Charities-San Diego, CA on December 7, 2011, 5:30-8:00pm. Children’s Holiday Magic Project, Inc. has completed the 9th edition of “Holiday Magic, a Gift for Children of all Ages 2011 CD,” and is celebrating its release. The CD features music and a holiday tale that will be distributed to sick children at Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego, CA and Children’s Hospitals nationally and for the second year in Singapore. The CD is distributed to hospitalized children and their families and contains a number of singers and actors who donate their talent for the CD. Funds are also being solicited to cover the cost of production and ensure as many children as possible receive them.
Special live performances at the CD Release Event by Ashley Fox-Linton, Karl Anthony, Teri Wilder and more!
Jeff Gelder, owner of GelderHead Productions, with the help of volunteers, distributed 3,000 CD’s to twenty-eight hospitals in 2010 and will exceed that number this year with plans to “play Santa” December 15th at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.
This year’s CD tale introduces Thalion, Master Elf, who is the head of Santa’s workshop. Santa also declares the first annual Elfin Day to celebrate and acknowledge all of the hard working elves. 2011 talent includes Broadway actress and singer Ashley Fox-Linton (from Del Mar, CA), and Marc Graue, renown voice-over talent. The CD includes tales in several languages including English and Spanish, and a Hanukah song. Talent over the past eight years has been remarkable, and includes award winning actress and singer Nichelle Nichols (Lt. Uhura on Star Trek) and her talented sister Marian Michaels, and Sam Bass of San Diego’s KyXy 96.5fm and many more. Listen to music clips online at www.HolidayMagicCD.com.
Other performers who generously lent their talent to the CD are singer, songwriter Karl Anthony, nationally acclaimed voice actors, Canadian Artist Deb Munro, and the talented and clever Glenn Hascall. Writer Mark Patterson penned the script, and professional speaker Phillip Tanzilo, voice actors Greg Dehm, Heather Martinez, Penny Abshire, Tina Wilson, and Jeff Gelder also of KyXy 96.5fm, plays Santa Claus, Carlito, Kate, Mrs. Claus and Rudolph and Jeffery the Reindeer respectively.
The first Holiday Magic CD was produced in 2003, when Jeff Gelder, of GelderHead Productions, was tasked in a Landmark Education class to come up with a project that would enhance the community and ultimately take on a life of its own. That’s just what has happened, as Gelder now fields many inquiries about the CD all year long. “This year we hope to once again have CD’s for Children’s Hospital’s in San Diego, Milwaukee, Miami, Albuquerque, Orange County, New Orleans, Houston, Los Angeles, Taos, Delaware, Tacoma, Seattle, Singapore, and New York!
Donations are requested throughout the year. Checks of any denomination should be made out to: Children’s Holiday Magic Project, Inc. and sent to P.O. Box 3386, San Diego, CA 92163-3386, or donate via Paypal at www.HolidayMagicCD.org and click on “Donation.”
For every $10.00 donation a child will receive a CD of their own,” says Gelder. “This is a labor of love that is received with much joy by children who are unfortunately spending the holiday season in the hospital and their siblings, who often crave attention due to so much being given to the ailing member of their family,” Gelder said. “We appreciate all donations! The more donations the more children that will be receiving a CD.”
About Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego 
Founded in 1980, Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego provides a “home away from home” to families with children being treated for serious, often life-threatening conditions at local hospitals. The Ronald McDonald House of San Diego features 47 guest suites and a Family Care Center that’s open to anyone with a child in an area hospital, not just overnight guests. The new facility serves nearly 20,000 family members each year with a range of programs including lodging, meals, enrichment activities, computer access, recreational facilities, and more. To learn more visit, Ronald McDonald House Charities of San Diego.
GelderHead Productions offers professional voice-over services to enhance business communications, provides voice or on-camera talent for commercials, narration, spokesperson and emcee services. Owner Jeff Gelder, believes in giving back to the community and is proud to produce a Holiday CD that is distributed free to children confined to the Hospital during the most festive time of the year. For more information and interviews, contact Jeff at GelderHead Productions.
