Sparrowtech Appoints Chef Shawn Whalen to Advisory Board

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. October 14, 2008

TORONTO, Ontario, July 21, 2005. Sparrowtech Multimedia Corporation ("Sparrowtech") President Cornelia Volino is pleased to announce the appointment of Chef Shawn Whalen to its Corporate Advisory Board.

"We are very excited to have Chef Shawn Whalen join our Corporate Advisory Board," stated Ms. Volino. "His experience in local, national and international culinary affairs will significantly broaden Sparrowtech's outreach potential within the hospitality community."

Chef Whalen has held various Executive Chef positions in the Greater Toronto Area including: The Chimo Hotel, Mississauga; The Oshawa Golf and Country Club; and The Bank of Montreal Institute for Learning. In1996, Chef Whalen accepted the position of Executive Chef for the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville.

Chef Whalen's solid reputation within the culinary competition arena is well known around the world. He received a gold medal in 2000 at the VKD World Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany as Team Captain for Culinary Team Ontario; a gold medal in 2001 at the World Culinary Grand Prix in Glasgow, Scotland with Culinary Team Canada, where the team was also declared World Champions; and a grand gold medal, Best of Show Award and the "Silver Cup of France" presented by the Philanthropique Society of New York during the 126th Annual Salon of Culinary Arts in New York City.

Chosen by his peers, Chef Whalen was awarded the 2000 Chef of the Year for the Escoffier Society of Toronto as well as the 2000 and 2001 Chef of the Year for the Central Region of the Canadian Culinary Federation. He is also a member of the Epicurean World Master Chefs Society and Les Toques Blanches International, Toronto Chapter.

Chef Whalen was selected to be Team Captain for Culinary Team Canada 2001 - 2005, representing the Canadian Culinary Federation while competing in Singapore, Luxembourg, Chicago, Scotland and Germany.

Sparrowtech is positioning itself to launch the foremost and innovative brand networking application specifically designed for food service, hospitality and tourism professionals and domestic culinarians. Sparrowtech is currently seeking business opportunities domestically and internationally for the benefit of Sparrowtech and its shareholders.

Sparrowtech further announces that Donovan Bailey no longer holds the position of Vice President nor is a member of the Board of Directors effective June 27, 2005.

A number of statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties including but not limited to: competitive market conditions, successful integration of acquisitions, and the ability to secure additional sources of financing. The actual results that Sparrowtech may achieve could differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties.