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Coby Electronics Supports Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida

PRESS RELEASE | 2012-02-07 | Grand Communications

Lake Success, NY, February 7, 2012 - Coby Electronics Corporation, the leader in consumer electronics products designed to complement every lifestyle, has partnered with the Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida to make the stay of families with children undergoing medical treatment a little easier. Coby will supply the charity with TV/DVD combination entertainment systems as a way to help families relax and share time together doing everyday activities.

"It is truly our pleasure to provide home theater systems to Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida and to help give these courageous families a little down time, while they enjoy their favorite entertainment together," said Jodi Sally, Vice President of Marketing, Coby Electronics. "Through our involvement with this worthwhile organization, we at Coby are hopeful that we will help to make the lives of these families a bit brighter."

"Ronald McDonald House Charities and all of our families are blessed and extremely grateful to have Coby Electronics as one of our partners," said Soraya Rivera-Moya, Executive Director, Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida. "With their support, we can continue to keep families together and enhance their coping skills during their child's hospitalization."

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of South Florida maintains homes in Miami on land donated to the charity by Jackson Memorial Hospital, and in Fort Lauderdale in a building on land located next to Broward General Media Center that was donated Broward Health, operator of the hospital.

Coby will supply the two Ronald McDonald South Florida houses with the company's TFDVD1995 High-Definition TVs with DVD player. The wall-mountable units include a built-in digital TV tuner and integrated slot-loading DVD player. The units play digital media files from USB flash drives and SDHC memory cards and have V-chip parental control, closed-captioning and multi-language on-screen display.

About Ronald McDonald House Charities® of South Florida The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children in South Florida. Guiding us in our mission are our core values: Focusing on the critical needs of children; Celebrating the diversity of the programs we offer and the staff, volunteers and donors who make them possible; Staying true to our heritage of 30 years of responsible stewardship; Operating with accountability and transparency.

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Grand Communications (For Coby Electronics)
Alison Grand: (212) 584-1133, alison@grandcommunications.com
Laura Liebeck: (845) 440-7974, laura@grandcommunications.com