CANUCKS SUPPORT LITERACY

Vancouver Canucks are proud to announce their participation in the 16^th annual Raise-A-Reader Day September 20^th in support of literacy.

Canucks Alumni, Team personnel and mascot Fin will join personalities from the B.C. Lions, Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Giants, Vancouver Canadians and local celebrities, along with hundreds of volunteers stationed on streets throughout the city.

A special Raise-A-Reader edition of The Vancouver Sun will be exchanged for donations throughout the day with all proceeds allocated to the Canucks for Kids Fund granted to the Canucks Family Education Centre.

For more information on how to support literacy in British Columbia, please go to

http://www.canada.com/literacy/raiseareader/vancouver/index.html.

WHO:           Canucks Alumni, team personnel and mascot Fin
WHAT:          Raise-A-Reader Day
WHEN:          Thursday, September 20th from 7:00-9:00 a.m.
WHERE:        Downtown Vancouver street corners