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Wheelchair B-Ball All-Stars Challenge Roseville Chrysler Plymouth Employees

6 June 2000

Both Teams in Wheelchairs for Parking Lot Game To Benefit Michigan Athletes Hall of Fame

                
    ROSEVILLE, Mich., - A group of wheelchair basketball all-stars are taking on
the employees of Roseville Chrysler Plymouth Wednesday in a match to 
benefit the new Michigan Athletes With Disabilities Hall of Fame.  Admission is 
free.

    Both teams will be in wheelchairs for the game, scheduled to start at
4:30 p.m. in the store's pre-owned vehicle lot, 25524 Gratiot Avenue,
Roseville.  The game is part of a broader special event from 4 to 6 p.m. which
includes displays of mobility tools to increase life accessibility, as well as
to present safety information to minimize injuries.

    "We want to show the world just how much people with physical
'disabilities' can adapt to so called 'normal' settings and continue to be a
strong part of society even after disability injuries," Roseville Chrysler
Jeep Superstore owner Mike Riehl said.  "Our family believes strongly in
community involvement and this is a natural extension of that belief.

    "The Michigan Athletes With Disabilities Hall of Fame estimates that there
are more than a million people with various disabilities in Michigan.  That's
why we recently added Lisa Flatt, R.N. to our team to show people how best to
use conversion vans and other mobility aids," Riehl added.

    The special event is being directed by Flatt, who specializes in adapting
vans and mobility tools for improved transportation.

    Flatt has assembled a team of organizations for the event, including:

    *  Wright Filippis, supplier of handicapped and medical supplies,
    *  Creative Controls, suppliers of automotive hand controls and wheel
       chair lock-downs,
    *  Phase Four, supplier of remotes starters and alarms,
    *  Option Care of Troy, providing high-tech home care services,
    *  Roseville Police Department DARE (Drug Awareness Resistance Education)
       program with its special DARE car, van and officers,
    *  Allstate Insurance, for special insurance needs, and
    *  Roseville Chrysler Plymouth Jeep, with a handicapped conversion van on
       display.

    "We plan on having a lot of fun and teaching the public about life with
disabilities," Flatt said.  "It will be a great opportunity for one-stop
education about life with a handicap."

    Visitors will be able to sit in wheelchairs, the conversion van and talk
with experts to learn more about adaptations to physical disabilities.