Philanthropy

November 2nd, 2000

Once again, Five Star Productions is lending a helping hand to The Florida Panthers Alumni Association's Annual Pool Tournament. The event, held Thursday, November 2nd, 2000 at Gatsby's in Boca Raton benefits Florida Panthers Charities. As in past years, we sponsor two teams of players, in addition to helping create the event's program.

Five Star President, Scott Woolley, is on The Florida panthers Alumni Board which raises money for children in need.

The 2000 Wing Ding has proven to be as addictive to Five Star as chicken wings are to most of us. Once we started to get involved in this Philanthropy weekend of great concerts and tasty chicken wings - we couldn't stop!

Working with local DJ, Footy of Y-100 we've learned a great deal about this event which has quietly grown into one of South Florida's largest charity events, not to mention a celebrity favorite, and benefits Here's Help. So how did we get involved?

Well, Footy had this great idea of making the Wing Ding a world wide affair. Thanks to technological advances with the Internet and his good friends at Five Star, this became a reality. We were instrumental in not only covering the entire weekend event with several camera crews, producers, directors and an audio and video remote truck, but also producing videos and animated graphics to keep fans entertained between live acts. Then we edited the live event footage into videos that can be watched on the Wing Ding's web site at www.wingding.cc. While we were becoming involved with the event's web site, we also lend a creative hand in giving the web site a face lift.

That's quite a mouthful! But we savored every minute of it and are thankful to have become involved.

Unlike chicken wings, this event is actually good for you and benefits those in need. See you next year!

August 23rd, 2000

More than 60,000 Dol-fans and friends came to Pro Player Stadium in Miami to wish a final farewell to one of football's greatest heroes: Dan Marino. The event, dubbed A Tribute to Dan Marino, was the largest event of its kind in South Florida history, was marked the largest tribute to a sports figure ever, and raised $104,000 for charity.

It was a memorable evening for all, and Dan Marino and his family were overwhelmed by all that was done in his honor: There were emotional videos of Dan's amazing career and his tremendous community involvement. There was the Class of 83 reunion, Dolphins Alumni presentation, and a special performance by Hootie and the Blowfish - including vocals by Dan. The evening was capped off with an impressive fireworks display.

M.C. Tony Segreto introduced some of Dan's close colleagues and mentors, including Coach Shula, Terry Bradshaw, Dolphins President Eddie Jones, Dolphins Owner Wayne Huizenga, Y-100 DJ Footy, John Elway, Jim Kelly, Ken O'Brien, Todd Blackledge, Tony Eason, OJ McDuffie, Mark Clayton, Mark Duper, Zach Thomas, Jason Taylor, and numerous others who shared special moments, reminisced, and even pulled a few humorous surprises.

Behind the scenes was Five Star Productions, who was hired by Huizenga Holdings and the Miami Dolphins to not only provide one and one-half hours of video production and awesome 3-D, 2D and print graphics, but also to co-produce and direct the live event! During the three months of planning, creating, shooting, editing, rehearsing and producing, almost all associates became involved with the event.

July 14 - 16, 2000

South Florida is getting its Groove back - and Five Star is stepping right in! It's that time of year again . . . Zo's Summer Groove is returning to Miami on July 14 - 16, 2000 for its 4th consecutive year!

The annual charity event, invented, organized, and hosted by Miami Heat's Alonzo "Zo" Mourning, is heavily into its planning stages, and once again, Five Star Productions will be there to do its part.

As in the past, Five Star will be responsible for all video footage taken at the event, in addition to producing the 30 minute TV Special which is broadcast to sports fans nationally and will be streamed live on the Internet.

Zo's Summer Groove is a celebration of the spirit and culture of South Florida. Its activities include the ZSG Golf Classic, the "Evening in Paradise" ball, the "MegaGroove Concert," "Zo's Block Party" and the event will conclude with the "All Star Basketball Game" featuring some of the NBA's hottest players. The event benefits two significant charities through the Alonzo Mourning Charitable Fund of the Dade Community Foundation: The Children's Home Society of South Florida and 100 Black Men of South Florida. Come join us for a weekend of sun, fun, and groove - all for a good cause!

For more information, visit the official Zo's Summer Groove 4 web site at www.zsg.com.