ETV Brings Preschool TV Star Miffy to Charleston’s First Day Festival

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ETV Brings Preschool TV Star Miffy to Charleston's First Day Festival

For Immediate Release
July 13, 2010

WHAT:
Miffy, the smart little bunny and star of ETV’s Miffy and Friends will make her first live appearance in the Palmetto State, joining ETV Kids’ mascot Smart Cat at the 8th Annual First Day Festival in Charleston. The pair will spend a summer afternoon greeting and posing for photos with their young fans, during the festival.

Attendees who stop by ETV's booth will also be able to collect Smart Cat and Miffy activity sheets, pencils, stickers and more, as well as play on computers featuring ETV's knowitall.org educational Web portal, full of games that both teach and inspire their imaginations.

The First Day Festival offers an afternoon of entertainment, face painting, free food and school supplies, and information on student support services, as well as access to the SC Aquarium, boat rides in the harbor, and many other exciting activities.

Miffy and Friends airs on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. on ETV’s South Carolina Channel and Sundays at 6:30 a.m. on ETV-HD.

WHO:
Miffy, from the children's public television series on ETV, Miffy and Friends
Smart Cat, ETV's lovable mascot who can be seen everyday between each ETV Kids program
knowitall.org, ETV's educational Web portal
Local South Carolina Parents and Children

WHEN:
Sunday, August 15, 2010; 1-4 p.m.

WHERE:
Liberty Square at the South Carolina Aquarium
100 Aquarium Wharf
Charleston, SC 29401

Charleston Maritime Center
10 Wharfside Street
Charleston, SC 29401

MORE:
Charleston's First Day Festival is a community-wide celebration of education and the beginning of a new school year. It helps promote health and wellness and encourages business involvement in education. For more information, click here.

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South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.

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ETV Kids' Mascot Smart Cat. CREDIT: ETV

Miffy and her friends and family (L to R) Mother Bunny, Grunty, Poppy Pig, Miffy, Boris Bear, Snuffy, Barbara, Father Bunny, Melanie, Aggie, and Grandma. CREDIT: Illustrations Dick Bruna © copyright Mercis bv, 1953-2008. "Miffy and Friends" © copyright Mercis Media bv. All rights reserved.