McDonald's(R) All American Names Four New York Tri-State Basketball Players to Final Teams

Sylven Landesberg (Holy Cross High School, Flushing, NY), Samardo Samuels (St. Benedict's Prep, Bayonne, NJ), and Kemba Walker (Rice High School, Harlem, NY) will be members of the Boys' East Squad. Samantha Prahalis (Commack High School, Commack, NY) will be a member of the Girls' East Squad.

"We are proud to have so many talented basketball players in the New York Tri-State Area be honored with this wonderful achievement," said Paul Hendel, president of the New York Tri-State Area Owners and Operators Association. "We believe in our student athletes and take pride in all of their hard work and dedication to this great sport. Our local McDonald's family looks forward to seeing them shine at the games this year."

This year's game marks the 31st year of the McDonald's All American Game for the boys' team and the sixth anniversary for girls' team. The game will be played Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at The Bradley Center inMilwaukee, WI.

The Girls Game broadcasts live at 7:00 p.m. EST on ESPNU and the Boys Game broadcasts live at 9:30 p.m. EST on ESPN.

A portion of the proceeds from both games will benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities(R) of Eastern Wisconsin. The Ronald McDonald House program has provided a "home-away-from-home" for millions of family members of seriously ill children since its inception in 1974.

McDonald's All American alumni include such current and former NBA and NCAA superstars as Michael Jordan (retired) and Magic Johnson (retired), Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves), Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) and LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), as well as Dee Brown (Illinois), Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) and Rashad McCants (North Carolina). Women's NCAA stars include Shanna Zolman (Tennessee), Courtney Lavere (Notre Dame) and Seimone Augustus (LSU).

For more information on McDonald's(R) All American Game please visit: www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com

About McDonald's New York Metro Region

McDonald's is the world's best-known brand and is the global leader in food service. There are more than 600 McDonald's restaurants, owned by 100 franchisees, located throughout the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Tri-State area. For more information, please visit www.mcdonaldsnymetro.com.

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