This press release may include forward -looking statements within the
meaning of Section 7A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Encourage your child to have a "backyard sleep out" by pitching
a tent in your backyard. This will give your son or daughter
the freedom to navigate through their feelings of anxiety,
curiosity, and excitement within the safety and security of
their own home.

While often referred to as summer camp, this experience exists in a number of different programs that are offered by camps on a year-round basis.

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Inc. Valerian, chairman + CEO of Liberty
Bank, N. "At Liberty Bank , we're dedicated to helping individuals with
their financing needs throughout their lives."
The first product offering under the new agreement will be the Student
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In its purest form, camp is a sustained experience which provides a creative, educational opportunity in group living in the outdoors.

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3. Mark the first day of camp on the family calendar.

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a night or two.

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The Salvation Army Shares Tips for Parents Sending Kids to Summer Camp

Bed-wetting
should not preclude a child from attendance at camp; however,
the camp staff needs to be aware of the issue so that
appropriate arrangements can be made and to ensure the
camper 's dignity is protected.

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were urban, underprivileged children experiencing crickets, campfires ,
and an escape from city streets for the first time. Write your child a couple of letters and pack the sealed
envelopes in their luggage a day or two before they leave for
camp.

For more information on The Salvation Army activities in San
Francisco and Central California and Camp Redwood Glen, visit us
online at: www.

These programs may be sponsored by agencies, religious organizations, or independent operators.

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loan programs.
"Education Lending Group and Student Loan Xpress are committed to helping
students affordably achieve their education dreams, wherever that may take
them," said Fabrizio Balestri, president and CEO of Student Loan Xpress.

ABOUT STUDENT LOAN XPRESS, INC . Pack paper, postcards and stamps so that your child can write
to you.

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Commission filings, including the Company 's 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K,
filed on March 12, 2004.
Mark Morton, camp director for The Salvation Army's Camp Redwood
Glen, founded in 1946, has prepared ten tips for parents sending their
child to camp for the first time.
Call the camp if there are items that you cannot secure for
your camper. Tell your son or daughter they can open them while they
are away at camp.

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"This relationship with Liberty Bank will allow us to expand the ways in which
we can help make those dreams become a reality.
(Nasdaq: EDLG), is a national lender of Federal Stafford and Parent Loan For
Undergraduate Students (PLUS) loans, and provides access to alternative
(private ) education loans, with a long-term commitment to students and
families. Most attended camp
with the help of a Salvation Army camp scholarship.

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These include programs that serve youth , adults, and seniors in day and resident camps and conference centers.

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Education Lending Group is a specialty finance company principally engaged
in providing student loan products, services and solutions to students ,
parents, schools and alumni associations. Last
year, more than 1,800 people attended Salvation Army summer and day
camps in the San Francisco Bay Area through the Central Valley.

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index, its business is focused on originating and purchasing guaranteed
student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP),
including consolidation loans, Stafford loans and Parent Loans for
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SAN FRANCISCO----Preparation for the
start of the summer season is underway at The Salvation Army's Camp
Redwood Glen in Scotts Valley and camp directors advise parents to
take equal care in preparing their children for the experience.

5. "Mail Call" is always a
big event at camp and every child loves to get mail from home.

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unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us and the Company's
affiliate companies, that may cause the Company's actual results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Together
with your child, mark each day off during the week prior to
camp and spend a time talking about what a great experience it
will be.

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It utilizes trained leadership and the resources of the natural surroundings to contribute to each camper's mental, physical, social, and spiritual growth .

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It's also equally important that you write a
letter and send it through the mail. Also, consider going to the library and
checking out a kid's book about summer camp and read it
together by the light of your flashlight in the tent.

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No child wants to be away at camp while
the rest of the family goes on a fun family vacation or has a
special celebration.

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with sales of up to $25 million. For more information, visit
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Founded in 1990, Twinsburg, Ohio-based Liberty Bank, N. AND EDUCATION LENDING GROUP, INC. This way, your son or daughter can experience
what it is like to sleep somewhere new and different. Make sure your child can manage basic personal hygiene such as
brushing teeth, changing clothes and bathing. Do not schedule a significant family event while your child
will be away at camp.

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For more information about private education loan programs offered through
Student Loan Xpress, contact Randy Behm, senior vice president of Private Loan
Programs, EDLG, at (216) 706-7406. is a full-
service community financial institution with assets of $67 million as of
December 31, 2004. Develop a checklist of items needed for camp (or get one from
the camp) and work with your child to get everything together. It is not necessary to buy a lot of new gear;
most camps will have extra supplies or resources that will
ensure that each camper arrives at his or her cabin with all
the essentials to have a successful week at camp.

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, a subsidiary of Education Lending Group, Inc. During the weeks leading up to camp, take time to share your
own camp stories and memories with your child to build
excitement and anticipation for camp.

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full-service national bank headquartered in Twinsburg, Ohio. If possible, pull out
old camp photos or scrapbooks for your kids to look at.

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looking statements on the Company's current expectations and projections about
future events.

When you arrive with your child at camp, make a point of
meeting and connecting with the camp staff so your child can
see that you are interested in, and trust the people that will
be caring for them.

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provider Student Loan Xpress, Inc. Additional products for other graduate
disciplines, as well as for undergraduate and career college students , will be
introduced later this spring. For more information, visit the company's web site at:
http: //www.educationlendinggroup.

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