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FLORENCE (MARCH 02, 2010) - Fairytales and bandit voyages are coming to life for Shoals area boys and girls. Butler Studios will host a Princess and Pirate Party at the Marriott Shoals Ballroom (800 Cox Creek Pkwy. S. Florence, 35630) on Sunday, March 21, from 2-4 p.m.

Don't miss this "once in a lifetime" chance to meet Captain Jack, Cinderella, Snow White, Princess Tiana, Aurora and Tinkerbell. Proceeds from all ticket sales will benefit ill and injured children treated at the Children's Hospital of Alabama through the Children's Miracle Network. Last year, 3,268 children from the Shoals area were treated at Children's.

Tickets for the event, which include admission for one child, hors
d'oeuvres, a 4x6 portrait, a gift from one of guests of honor, as well as
admission for one adult, are $50 each and may be purchased at www.butlerstudio.net or by calling (256) 740-8212.

Entertainment will be provided by Yoonèk Services, and food by Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa, Creative Catering by DeNita, Catering by Scottie and Sugar on Top will be served.

All ticket sales will benefit Children's Hospital of Alabama through the Children's Miracle Network (CMN). Children's Miracle Network is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for more than 170 children's hospitals. Countless individuals, 90 organizations and 400 media partners unite with Children's Miracle Network hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities. Donations to Children's Miracle Network help create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year. And every dollar raised locally will help provide care to the ill and injured children treated at Children's Hospital of Alabama. To learn more go to www.ChildrensMiracleNetwork.org.

Butler Studio is a creative and unique photography studio offering elegant and timeless photojournalistic wedding coverage, as well as children and family portraits.

Children's Hospital is the 10th busiest pediatric medical center in the United States. Located in Birmingham, Children's is one of only about 45 freestanding acute care hospitals of its kind in the nation and the only hospital in Alabama dedicated solely to the care and treatment of children. It is licensed for 275 beds.

Children's is home to the state's only Level I pediatric trauma center, the only pediatric renal care center, the largest pediatric burn center in the Southeast and is one of the largest pediatric outpatient centers in the nation. Children's treats 95-percent of the children in Alabama diagnosed with childhood cancers and other blood disorders, and offers the only pediatric bone marrow transplant program in the state. The hospital was recently recognized for the excellence of its nursing care by achieving Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credential Center. Children's will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2011.
 
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Contact: Angela Scott, 256-577-9900 (angela.scott@chsys.org)