Sample Press Release (Page 3 of 3) in pdf

HOW TO WRITE A PRESS RELEASE: SAMPLE #2, PUBLIC EVENT

When writing a press release for a public event, you must include all the details the

public will need to know in order to attend your event! This sample press release is

modeled after the World Friendship Day celebration put on by the Friendship Force of

Sacramento in 2010.

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Month X, 20XX

CONTACT

Name

Phone Number

Email address

The Friendship Force of ________ hosts World Friendship Day celebration

YOUR CITY – The Friendship Force of (club) will host a World Friendship Day

celebration on Saturday, March 5

at the Community Center. The public is invited to

come for an intercultural festival featuring family fun, live music and dance

performances.

The celebration will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday with a parade of nations. Performers

will include the Russian Character Ballet, the Irish American Ceili Dancers and the

Contemporary Dance of India. Cultural displays and geography games will offer fun

learning opportunities for all ages.

“It’ll be a great opportunity to learn about the cultures of the world, many of which are

represented right here in our city, and we’ll have lots of fun at the same time,” says FF

(club) President (name). Last year’s World Friendship Day celebration drew more than

350 attendees, and this year’s is expected to be even bigger.

The Friendship Force of (club) is part of Friendship Force International, a global network

of citizen ambassadors who travel the world in the name of friendship and goodwill. The

signature program of FFI is home hospitality, where travelers are hosted in the home of

someone in another country in order to experience the culture from the inside. “It is truly

a powerful experience that creates strong bonds as well as lifelong friendships,” says

(club president).

Friendship Force International was launched on March 1, 1977, in a White House

ceremony with the support of President Jimmy Carter. Since that time more than

1,000,000 people have participated in its programs.

World Friendship Day was created by Friendship Force International five years ago as a

way for its 360 clubs around the world to commemorate the organization’s birth. This

year, World Friendship Day will be celebrated in March in 55 countries on six

continents.

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