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Hear the Lions Roar on Xbox 360

Posted By: Laura Foy | May 7th @ 10:30 AM
I did this interview last year but JUST NOW is it allowed to go public...
A new program aims to make hospitals more fun for kids through technology. That’s the mission of a whole host of organizations nationwide like the Companions in Courage Foundation. Founded by pro hockey Hall of Famer Pat LaFontaine, the organization sets up what it calls Lion's Dens – rooms like one just opened at the Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital.

"We can create an atmosphere and environment where kids can escape to and be a safe haven where they can play games and videos and create art and create music and video conference with friends, their heroes, their grandparents, and just be, with technology, connected to the outside world," LaFontaine said. "We really have four primary components: video game, so Xbox 360; we have the PCs, so kids can go in and instant message and email, they can get homework assignments," Jim Johnson of the Companions in Courage Foundation said. "We also have a big screen television; and then we have the video conference pod, which is a live video conference that allows them to connect to relatives that may be out of town or celebrities."
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Re: Hear the Lions Roar on Xbox 360

Posted By: jkrebo | May 9th @ 2:58 PM
I'm almost positive I saw this last year... Was it released through something else and you just couldn't put it on 10?
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Posted By: Bootstrap | May 9th @ 1:30 PM
Haha - hey, I remember that promise!

Can I say that, a year later, it totally hasn't happened yet?  ;)
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Posted By: Bootstrap | Sep 18th, 2007 @ 1:33 PM

Awesome!  Let me know what's coming up?  It seems like every other video you post, I think "Wow, I wish I'd known about that ahead of time!"  :) 

I don't see your e-mail address posted anywhere, though...?

I'm Punk at BootstrapRecords.com .  And thanks!
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Posted By: Laura Foy | Sep 17th, 2007 @ 5:35 PM
There is- but alot of them are not even Microsoft events. Just email me and I will do my best to keep you updated :)
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Re: Hear the Lions Roar on Xbox 360

Posted By: Bootstrap | Sep 17th, 2007 @ 5:20 PM
Where do I go to find out about all these Microsoft fairs and events ahead of time?  It seems like there's a new one every week.
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