(Louisville, Ky. - April 12, 2004) To kick-off the registration drive for this year's LG&E Energy Foundation Streetball Showdown, several local dignitaries will "tip-off" the River City's biggest-ever game of "HORSE," on Wednesday, April 14, at 2:45 p.m. at the Cabbage Patch Settlement House gym, located at 1413 S. 6th Street.

Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson, Louisville Metro Police Chief Robert White, Luke Whitehead, and local media personalities will go head-to-head to see who has the sweetest jump-shot, lay-up and hook-shot this side of Freedom Hall.

Although the winner will be determined by who misses the least amount of shots, the real champions will be the families and children served by The Cabbage Patch Settlement House, who are the direct beneficiaries of the proceeds raised through the LG&E Energy Foundation Streetball Showdown.

The "Tip-Off" event will begin with speeches from Mayor Jerry Abramson, Tracy Holladay, executive director of The Cabbage Patch Settlement House and Laura Douglas, LG&E Energy's director of external communications, but the real fun begins at 3 p.m. when the players take to the court.

"We know the players are champions in the community - now we get to see how they fare on the hardwood," said Laura Douglas, LG&E Energy's director of External Communications. "In addition, this game will help drive Streetball Showdown registrations that will benefit a great organization that provides much needed services in our community."

The Cabbage Patch Settlement House is a nonprofit organization that empowers families and children to be self-sufficient by helping them maximize their spiritual, social, emotional, physical, moral, economic and educational potential. The Cabbage Patch has staged Streetball Showdown since 1988 as its primary fundraiser. Streetball Showdown has grown into the area's largest, outdoor amateur athletic event, featuring 3,500-4,000 players of all ages and more than 70,000 spectators.



The LG&E Energy Foundation is an independent, nonprofit business entity established in 1994 to support education, community outreach, environmental projects and the arts in the communities served by LG&E Energy LLC and its subsidiaries. The Foundation has awarded more than $13.2 million in grants. Nonprofit organizations must be classified as IRS code 501(c)(3).