Philanthropy

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office and Five Star Productions are teaming up to enhance the existing CALL-A-COP program, which serves as a tool for children involved in violent situations, ranging from physical intimidation to witnessing weapons being brought onto school grounds. One hundred and fifty thousand trading cards with both the deputies' and celebrities' images and deputies' 24 hour phone numbers will be passed out to children. The sheriff and four deputies volunteered to carry mobile phones, donated by Bell South Mobility. The program will begin in Palm Beach County elementary school.

To make the cards more appealing and collectible for children, we have volunteered both our services and contacts. Instrumental in bringing together all of the professional South Florida sports teams with The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, the idea is to incite the child's interest enough to hold onto the card for future use if necessary. Star athletes and other celebrities will pose on the trading cards alongside the volunteering deputies, with each individual's statistics available on the back. The trading cards will be produced by Five Star and a selected printer.

The time, effort and expense of this program will be well worth it if helps just one child, said Scott Woolley, president of Five Star Productions. Our commitment to the children of this community and their future is paramount in our minds.

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to go to a costume party with your favorite professional football players, eat great food and contribute to a great cause? All-Pro football player, Sam Madison of the Miami Dolphins and his foundation, Madison Avenue For Kids, are planning to do just that!

Five Star Productions was there to aid the cause by donating the production of a five-minute promotional video used to market the event and court Broward County businesses and their employees to attend the "Gridiron Signature Grand Ghoul." This video will also be used throughout the year to gain awareness of the organization, Madison Avenue for Kids, and their charitable efforts.

Benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Broward County and the Sun-Sentinel Diversity Venture Fund, Five Star took crews on-location for the 2001 event and donated the production and post-production services for the 2002 video. The video also airs in local retail outlets on closed-captioned television and during the Dolphin games at Pro Player Stadium.