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76ERS AND COMCAST SPORTSNET PRESENT 2008 SIXERS COAT DRIVE

Drive to take place January 11 in conjunction with Sixers game against Chicago; all coats donated to Operation Warm

Philadelphia, PA - January 08, 2008 The Philadelphia 76ers community initiative "Drive For Kids" shifts gears on Friday, January 11 to the fifth annual Sixers Coat Drive, held in partnership with Comcast SportsNet. All fans attending the game against the Chicago Bulls are encouraged to bring a new children’s coat, with the tag attached, to the Wachovia Center. All coats collected at the gate prior to the game will be donated to Operation Warm, an organization that provides new winter coats to children in need.

All fans who make a donation will receive a coupon to attend an exclusive post-game autograph session with Sixers guard Lou Williams!

With help from the City of Brotherly Love and Sixers fans, the Sixers have donated 3,477 coats to Operation Warm over the past four years and that number includes the 600 collected during last year's drive. The 2007-08 season marks the fifth consecutive season that the Philadelphia 76ers and Comcast SportsNet have teamed up for "Drive for Kids," a season-long initiative that includes a turkey drive, toy drive, coat drive, teddy bear drive and book drive to benefit children throughout the area. Last season’s successful campaign gave thousands of Sixers fans the opportunity to meet players while supporting numerous charitable organizations in the area.

For more information on the Philadelphia 76ers, please visit the team's official web site, SIXERS.COM.

Comcast-Spectacor (comcast-spectacor.com) is the Philadelphia-based sports and entertainment company which owns the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), the Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), the Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL), the two arenas in which their teams play, the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum, four Flyers Skate Zone community ice skating and hockey rinks and Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia. In addition, Comcast-Spectacor is also the principal owner of Global Spectrum, the fastest growing firm in the public assembly management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada; Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage service provider; New Era Tickets, a ticketing and marketing company for public assembly facilities; Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company; and 3601 Creative Group, a full-service in-house advertising agency. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces 10 nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC.

About Comcast SportsNet: Comcast SportsNet operates 10 sports networks that cover more than 2,400 live sporting events annually and deliver comprehensive sports news and analysis to nearly 40 million cable and satellite homes. Comcast SportsNet’s networks are: Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Comcast SportsNet West, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, SportsNet New York, FSN Bay Area, The Mtn. - MountainWest Sports Network, and CSS. These networks provide live game coverage of 18 professional teams as well as college, minor league and other sports. For more information see ComcastSportsNet.com.