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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#333333'>ADVISORY</span><b><span style='color:#4D4D4D'> Contact</span></b><span
style='color:#4D4D4D'>: Catherine Timko -
Tele 202.234.2666 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#4D4D4D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:297.0pt;text-indent:27.0pt'><span
style='color:#4D4D4D'> Cell
202.365.7470<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#333333'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Gifford’s Ice Cream and Candy is
Now O</span></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#333399'>pen </span></b><b><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;color:#333399'>at University Town Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i>Washington, DC, July <span style='color:#1F497D'>23</span>,
2008</i>:<i> </i> University Town Center in Hyattsville, MD is pleased to
announce that <span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><i>Gifford’s Ice
Cream and Candy</i> <span style='color:#1F497D'>is now open. </span> This
is Gifford’s fifth store in the Washington
Marketplace. The new store is located at 6504
America’s Boulevard, directly under One Independence Plaza, the luxury
condominium project and directly across the street from the Regal Royale Stadium
14 Theatre. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal> “We are passionate about our ice cream and all
of our products, and our customer” said Neal Lieberman, President
and CEO, Gifford’s Ice Cream and Candy, Co. Just imagine
going to a movie then enjoying fresh ice cream while listening to jazz on the
plaza at UTC” said Lieberman. Gifford’s Ice Cream
& Candy Company is the Washington area's oldest and most distinguished ice
cream parlor and considered a local institution. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b>“</b>We see Gifford’s Ice Cream &Candy as
a true complement to our community and the existing retail and restaurants.
We are committed to creating a vibrant environment that meets the objectives of
the area residents, is supported by the neighborhood, and provides a desirable
mix of retail and other uses for this prominent project," stated Tim
Taylor, Vice President of Leasing, UTC. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Gifford's Ice Cream & Candy Co.<span
style='color:#342824'> is</span></b><span style='color:#342824'> the
Washington area's oldest and most distinguished ice cream parlor. We've
been making </span><a
href="http://www.giffords.com/products/ice_cream_and_sorbets.cfm"
title="gourmet ice cream"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>gourmet
ice cream</span></a> and <a href="http://www.giffords.com/products/candy.cfm"
title=candies><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>candies</span></a><span
style='color:#342824'> since 1938, and our clientele has included President
Dwight D. Eisenhower, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, and actress Goldie Hawn.
Our founder, John Nash Gifford, an experienced ice cream maker, spent several
years perfecting his secret recipes - creating wonderfully unique tastes like
our signature Swiss chocolate, Peppermint Stick, or fresh or seasonal peach ice
cream. And to this day, we continue to operate as a family-owned business,
maintaining </span>the <a href="http://www.giffords.com/about_us/about_us.cfm"
title=tradition><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>tradition</span></a><span
style='color:#342824'> that has made Gifford's a local legend. All of our ice
creams, sorbets, sauces, and candies are still made daily in nearby Silver
Spring, Maryland, ensuring superior quality and freshness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#342824'>A </span><a
href="http://www.giffords.com/giffords_history/giffords_history.cfm"
title="Washington institution"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>Washington institution</span></a><span style='color:#342824'> for
generations of children and adults, Gifford's features </span><a
href="http://www.giffords.com/products/ice_cream_and_sorbets.cfm"
title="Continuously evolving flavors"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'>Continuously evolving flavors</span></a>, from the traditional to exotic
and seasonal tastes; t<span class=style11><span style='font-size:8.5pt'>he
finest ingredients from all over the world</span></span>, including Callebaut
chocolate and Madagascar vanilla extract; and <a
href="http://www.giffords.com/products/products.cfm"
title="Homemade candies, mints, caramels, sauces, and ice cream cakes"><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Homemade candies, mints,
caramels, sauces, and ice cream cakes</span></a>, for every
occasion. Visit <a href="http://www.giffords.com">www.giffords.com</a>
for more information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Tw Cen MT","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><b>Project Highlights: </b><b><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>University Town Center (UTC) is a 56-acre project, which was
originally developed 50 years ago by the current owner, Herschel Blumberg and
is now undergoing a major expansion. Originally d<span style='letter-spacing:
-.15pt'>esigned by world renowned architect Edward Durrell Stone, the project
was considered to be at the forefront of design</span> thoughtfully conceived<span
style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'> with flexible design allowing for a range of
tenants and uses as well as expansion</span> in a town center environment to
accommodate growth and changes in market demand. <span style='letter-spacing:
-.15pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='letter-spacing:-.15pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span
style='color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:-.15pt'>Visit <a
href="http://www.universitytowncenter.net">www.university<span
style='letter-spacing:0pt'>towncenter.net</span></a></span><span
style='color:#1F497D'> for more information</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Informal Roman";
color:#1F497D'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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