THE STELLAR FOUNDATION CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS WITH THE HOMELESS

Jacksonville, Fla. – Dec. 19, 2006 – In an effort to bring holiday cheer to the homeless in Jacksonville, The Stellar Foundation is hosting a special holiday luncheon to celebrate the Spirit of Christmas with the I.M.Sulzbacher Center for the Homeless on December 22, 2006.

For the second year, The Stellar Foundation will sponsor the holiday luncheon and employees of Stellar and volunteers will decorate and serve the food, which is being prepared by The Clara Mission School of Culinary Arts.

The luncheon will be served between 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the City Center, located at 221 East 8th Street. Also as part of the holiday luncheon, The Stellar Foundation has organized for live music, games, toys, a storyteller and a Santa Claus to complete the festive mood.

“This holiday luncheon is an example of our continued year round community service,” said Ron Foster, Jr, CEO\President of Stellar. “The Spirit of Christmas celebration with the homeless gives them an opportunity to enjoy the holidays in a safe environment”

The Stellar Foundation assists civic and community service programs that encourage volunteerism and enhance the effectiveness of the non-profit sector, address community needs, promote leadership, and support diversity in the workforce and society.  In recent years, Stellar has donated as much as 20 percent of its net profits to charitable organizations in the areas where its employees live and work.

For more information about the Stellar Foundation, please contact Stellar at 904-260-2900 or visit www.stellarfoundation.org.

About Stellar
The Stellar Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to supporting civic and community service programs that encourage volunteerism and enhance the effectiveness of the non-profit sector, address community needs, promote leadership, and support diversity in the work force and society. For more information, please visit www.stellar.net.