(LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Aug. 3, 2005) Police and firefighters normally have the same goal: to save lives. But at 10:30 a.m. this Friday, at Fourth Street Live!, both groups will announce their intentions to face-off again to score goals as part of The Patriot Game — a fund-raiser for The Healing Place.

Louisville Gas and Electric Company and The Healing Place will host a news conference announcing the third annual Patriot Game, a basketball game between the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Fire & Rescue. This year's event, presented again by LG&E, will be held on Sept. 8 at Bellarmine University, Knights Hall.

The Patriot Game is designed to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11, honor the men and women of the Louisville Metro Police Department and Louisville Fire & Rescue, and raise needed funds for The Healing Place.

What: Patriot Game III News Conference

When: Friday, Aug. 5, 2005, at 10:30 a.m.

Where: Fourth Street Live! (502) 627-4999

Who: Chief Robert White of the LMPD
          Chief Gregory Frederick of Louisville Fire & Rescue
          Jay Davidson, President and CEO of The Healing Place
          Laura Douglas, Director of External/Internal Communications for LG&E Energy

For more information about The Healing Place and The Patriot Game, please call Jim Evans at (502) 585-4848 ext. 228, or visit their websites at: www.thehealingplace.org and www.patriotgame.com.



The Healing Place is Louisville's solution for the addicted and homeless in our community, and the model for Recovery Kentucky. The Healing Place has been serving homeless men and women and their children since 1989 and is an award winning, nationally recognized program, having been named "A Model That Works" by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It provides a detox center, medical clinic, and long-term recovery program for its clients. Its mission is to reach the homeless, offer recovery for the addicted, and help restore productive lives. In January 2005, Gov. Ernie Fletcher announced "Recovery Kentucky," an incentive to provide 10 new shelter recovery locations statewide and using The Healing Place model.

LG&E is a wholly-owned subsidiary of LG&E Energy LLC that serves 318,000 natural gas and 390,000 electric customers in Louisville, Ky., and 16 surrounding counties.