EMMITSBURG, MD - The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation is pleased to announce that Hallmark Channel, in conjunction with the release of its Hallmark Channel Original Movie For the Love of Grace, has made a $25,000 donation to the Foundation.

An act of heroism changes the lives of two strangers affected by the past, and allows them to face the uncertain future together in For the Love of Grace, a Hallmark Channel Original Movie. Mark Consuelos, Chandra West, and Corbin Bernsen star in the drama, which looks at what happens when those who put their lives on the line every day are the ones most in need of saving.

In the movie, Grace is rescued when her apartment catches fire, and she then visits the firehouse to thank the firefighter who saved her life. There she learns the firefighters have developed exemplary culinary skills during their downtime, and this inspires Grace to capture those recipes in a cookbook. Real life firefighters from across the United States contributed their favorite recipes for this cookbook. It is available for download at: www.hallmarkchannel.com.

In recognition of the support of America's fire service on this project, Hallmark Channel is proud to honor fallen heroes and to help provide resources to assist their survivors in rebuilding their lives. The donation was sent to the Foundation through FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, in honor of all fallen firefighters, including those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

"Hallmark Channel is honored to recognize the remarkable work the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation does in caring for the survivors of fallen firefighters," stated Henry Schleiff, Hallmark CEO.

"Firefighters commit acts of bravery that put their lives in peril every day. When a firefighter dies, the mandate of the Foundation is to help their survivors rebuild their lives," said Chief Ronald Jon Siarnicki, Executive Director, National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. "Hallmark's donation will help make that possible."

About the Hallmark Channel
Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming to a national audience of 85 million subscribers. The top tier program service is distributed through more than 5,450 cable systems and communities as well as direct-to-home satellite services across the country. Hallmark Channel consistently ranks among the top 10 ad-supported cable networks in Prime Time and Total Day household ratings and is the nation's leading network in providing quality family programming. Crown Media also operates a second 24-hour linear channel which plays the greatest family movies of all time, Hallmark Movie Channel, and launched Hallmark Movie Channel HD in April, 2008. For more information, please visit www.hallmarkchannelpress.com.

About the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation
The Foundation was established by Congress in 1992 with the mission to help the families of firefighters who die in the line of duty. Since then, the Foundation has developed many programs for families and coworkers of fallen firefighters. For further information, visit: www.firehero.org