SAN FRANCISCO, July 24 /EMWNews/ -- Crocodiles not Waterlilies

Entertainment, LLC, a San Francisco based entertainment company with

meaningful content, announced that its CrocPond (TM) brand is locally

supporting the Kristi Yamaguchi's Friends and Family ice show slated for

October 12 in Phoenix, AZ at the US Airways Center. The show will include

very special guest performances by The Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, and

Jordan Pruitt and will be nationally televised on NBC-TV at a date to be

announced.



    



    



    "When great family brands come together that are 10 out of 10 in our

book, it is amazing the cumulative and exponential power they can all bring

to a special event like this one," said Nicholas Zaldastani, CEO of CNW

Entertainment, which includes CrocPond. "It will be great for everybody to

see. How often do you see brands with integrity, concern for other people,

and wholesome family entertainment come together for an event like this?"



    Crocodiles not Waterlilies Entertainment is building CrocPond into one

of the world's most trusted family brands and communities. The Company's

mission is to engage families by providing a unique suite of transmedia

products that embody Entertainment, Inspiration, and Social Interaction so

that children and families can live with more courage, confidence, and hope

to fulfill their personal potentials.



    Born and raised in Australia, Roger Anthony, the founder of the

Crocodiles not Waterlilies I.P. (Intellectual Property) created the

CrocPond role-model characters to encourage living in integrity and making

wise choices. They have been introduced to over 30,000 people in

classrooms, boardrooms, and family seminars over the past 23 years.



    According to Roger Anthony, Chief Crocodile Officer: "We believe that

the CrocPond characters will continue to have enduring success in the most

important classroom of all - Life. Our world of CrocPond utilizes

child-friendly, inspiring, easy-to-remember, iconic characters to enhance

self-image and positive attitudes amongst children and families."



    CrocPond also offers a premium family brand with a strong commitment to

storytelling excellence and high-quality classical animation. The brand

inspires integrity and is poised to capture the imagination of children

everywhere. Nicholas Zaldastani points out: "Given the dominance of the

Internet today, 'integrity' of all things, is of the utmost importance to

instill into children as they become young adults." CrocPond is produced at

Phoenix-based FatCat Animation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNW

Entertainment. Zaldastani added: "Our team is committed to producing

heartwarming, animated stories with characters that appeal to audiences of

all ages."



    In June, CrocPond's RINDIN the Puffer won its 10th award after being

selected by Dr. Toy as one of the Best Summer Play and Learn Products for

2008. Other recent CrocPond awards include the 2008 Sprockets International

Film Festival for Children - Best Short Film, International Family Film

Festival short film winner for Best Animation "RINDIN the Puffer" from Len

Simon, Director/Animator/Writer, of CNW Entertainment's FatCat Animation

Studios.



    FatCat Animation, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNW Entertainment,

LLC, is an award-winning, dynamic, dependable, Arizona-based classical

animation studio with a strong commitment to excellence in high-quality

animation and long-term industry relationships. The studio's mission is to

produce heartwarming, animated stories with characters that appeal to

audiences of all ages.



    For more information: visit http://www.fatcatanimation.com/



    CNW Entertainment, LLC, based in San Francisco, CA, is an entertainment

company with meaningful content that inspires children and families through

its brand, CrocPond(TM). Our 32 characters, each with his or her own fun,

applicable, and easy-to-remember name, will offer numerous entertaining

storylines for years to come. CrocPond is partnered with the Humane Society

of the United States and endorsed by Dr. Toy for its teachings of courage,

confidence, and hope.



    For more information: visit http://www.crocpond.com/