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		JEFF RECEIVES BEN GORDON AWARD Jeff and Ben Gordon In September Jeff was honored to receive The Ben Gordon Award from The Ben Gordon New Life Foundation for service to the City of Mt. Vernon. Ben Gordon is an All-NBA guard for the Detroit Pistons. A Mt. Vernon legend and inspirational leader, Ben has been helping the youth of Mt. Vernon for the past 6 years through programs sponsored by his Foundation. The award is presented annually to an individual who contributes to the community in unique and outstanding ways. In 2009 Jeff donated a PSA and a Documentary to the city. The film entitled "Austerity Plan" chronicles the fundraising efforts of a neighboring Westchester town whose residents rally to save sports in MT. Vernon after all athletic programs were stripped from the school budget

		JEFF COMPLETES ANOTHER ICY HOT SPOT Jeff and Shaquille In March Jeff completed his fourth consecutive campaign with Shaquille(The Big Diesel)O'Neill for ICY HOT. Spots air in the fall. See Spots Here
		THE BEATLES: ROCK BAND Jeff Cooney Films has just completed :30 and :15 spots for The Beatles: Rock Band. The spot opens on empty rooms from a typical holiday house party. Giftwrappings, food and drinks are strewn about, and low strains of "Daytripper" play in the background. Where is everybody? Cut to the room where the real party is taking place. The volume is kicked way up as a band of revelers rip into the iconic opening lyrics: "Gotta good reason for taking the easy way out." It's GAME ON as the partiers jam the night away and literally Rock the house.

50/50 CHALLENGE

In February Jeff was selected by Glaxo,Smith,Kline to shoot the
50/50 CHALLENGE campaign starring John MacEnroe.

Mac who just turned 50, is the national spokesman for the campaign which promotes prostate health awareness for men who've hit the half century mark.One Spot also stars Kenny Mayne from ESPN. Spots air April 4th on the Final Four broadcast by CBS.

MY FIRST VOTE.TV

Created by Jeff Cooney and Jonathan Pillot, MY FIRST VOTE.TV is designed to be an "and" movement. Linking together the participation and support of traditional “competitors” including Republicans and Democrats, CBS and NBC...Nike and Adidas... Abercrombie & Fitch and Urban Outfitters, My First Vote is an inclusive, nonpartisan effort, oriented towards the common, positive goal of using multi-media content and entertainment to inspire active citizenship among the youngest generation in our political system. TAKE A LOOK AT THE WEBSITE!

ICY HOT SPOT FEATURING SHAQUILLE O'NEAL

Jeff Cooney Films has just wrapped another great shoot with basketball superstar, Shaquille O'Neal. Jeff was thrilled to work with
Shaq for an ICY HOT commercial. "The quy is amazing, he wanted to improv a lot of the lines and have fun and I think it shows up on the screen."

SAVE OUR SPORTS

Jeff Cooney, has helped support the Mount Vernon football team since 2002, donating $25,000 a year for an academic coach to tutor players. This year, Jeff donated the money directly to the sports program — the academic coach agreed to work for nothing — and helped create a 60-second video, NUMBERS, that has been posted on YouTube and sent by e-mail to potential donors.

AURORA AWARDS

Jeff Cooney Films is honored to have received Platinum “Best of Show” for 2 projects that we collaborated on in 2005. One award was given for our continued work with The Coca-Cola Company. The NCAA commercial spotlighted the continued efforts of The Coca-Cola Company and their partnership with the NCAA to support education through athletic scholarships. The second “Best of Show” was given for a PSA that told the story of reporter David Bloom’s death due to a blood clot called DVT while covering the war in Iraq. His widow, Melanie Bloom, tells his moving story.

PLAY IT SMART: THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES 2

Jeff Cooney continues to bring his passion to the playing field. Jeff has completed filming and editing The Game of Their Lives 2, the follow up to Game of Their Lives, the 2001 Chicago Film Festival Winner in the Best Educational Documentary category. Jeff continues to show his support and admiration for the students of Mount Vernon High School. He brings financial backing, energy and the support of the widely successful Play It Smart program with him. The Play It Smart program has spread to more than 168 schools nationwide, Jeff plans on continuing his efforts to raise that number.

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