NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE 280 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10017 (212) 450-2000 * FAX (212) 681-7573 WWW.NFLMedia.com Joe Browne, Executive Vice President-Communications Greg Aiello, Vice President-Public Relations FOR USE AS DESIRED 12/8/06 GAME OFFICIALS CONDUCT ANNUAL HOLIDAY VISITS NFL game officials will begin their annual holiday visits to children’s hospitals and youth organizations this weekend. Crews also make personal financial donations or purchase gifts for the young people of these organizations. The visits take place in the area where the officiating crew is working. Following is the schedule of 2006 NFL game officials’ holiday visits: CREW CHIEF (Referee) VISIT (Weekend of 12/10-11) Gerald Austin Foster Children’s Home, Dallas Walt Coleman St. Petersburg Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL Terry McAulay Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte Jeff Triplette Special Kids, St. Louis (Weekend of 12/16-18) Mike Carey Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Nashville Pete Morelli Law Center for Families, Oakland Gene Steratore Riley Children’s Hospital, Indianapolis (Weekend of 12/23-25) Walt Anderson Wolfson’s Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville Bill Carollo Newark Children’s Hospital, Newark, NJ Scott Green Boys & Girls Clubs, Cleveland Bill Leavy Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Bill Vinovich Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, San Francisco Ron Winter Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron Bibleway Christian Mission, Philadelphia (DONATIONS) Jerome Boger Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis Hackensack Univ. Hospital, Hackensack, NJ Tony Corrente Spokane Valley Nazarene Church, Spokane Make-A-Wish Foundation, San Diego Ed Hochuli Charity in Kansas City Larry Nemmers Coyote Hills Foster Home, Columbia, MO .