For immediate release                                                                                              Contact:  Karen Ahearn

January 12, 2006                                                                                                        Director, Communications

                                                                                                                                      412-481-7320

                                                                                                                                      kahearn@assetinc.org

Date of Event:              Thursday, April 6, 2006

Time of Event:             Reception begins at 6 p.m., Dinner at 7 p.m.

Type of Event:              Awards/Benefit Dinner

Name of Event:            The Power of Partnerships Awards Dinner

Location:                       Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh 

Nonprofit for which the event benefits: ASSET (Achieving Student Success through Excellence in Teaching) Inc.

Brief description of event:

• ASSET celebrates the impact of corporate and community partners in improving science education throughout the region.
•  Event Chair Mr. Stephen Tritch, President and Chief Executive Officer,
• Westinghouse Electric Company, Presenting Sponsor
•  Bayer Corporation will be presented the second annual ASSET Award for Educational Leadership

Price:          Prices vary for table sponsors; contributor ticket $250; individual ticket $150

For more information contact:           Karen Ahearn

                                                              412-481-7320

                                                              kahearn@assetinc.org