Exciting February News

On February 4^th and 5^th, The REACH Foundation will be at Big Y Kids Fair at The Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, CT. This fun-packed weekend will be an affordable and great outing for your family. Ticket prices are as follows: Adults: $8.00 and Kids 12 and under: $4(with a free ride included). Also, there is a saving opportunity!  If you use your Big Y Express Saving Card, you can buy 1 adult admission and get the next 50% off.

At the Kids Fair, there is enough entertainment to keep the adults entertained as much as the kids!  There will be local and national vendors offering valuable information, live entertainment, celebrity appearances, and much more! Don’t forget about the pony rides and petting zoo, too (it’s always a fan favorite by the kids!). For more information, visit http://www.connecticutkidsfair.com/main.html. Don’t forget to visit our booth!!

Another exciting event in February is Concert For Kids! Everyone here at The REACH Foundation is ecstatic to announce that we are one of the sponsors for this concert. On February 13^th at the Cadillac Ranch in Southington, CT, Concert For Kids will take place at 7pm benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The performers include some of country’s finest … Lee Brice, Uncle Kracker, JaneDear Girls, Neal McCoy, Casey James, and CT’s own Courtney Drummey. This show will be one you do not want to miss! For more information, visit http://www.country925.com/event_portal/view/calendar/calendar.html?page=2.

Stay tuned! More to come...

Holiday Light Fantasia Overwhelming Success

After weeks of this dazzling light show, Holiday Light Fantasia has come to an end. With the support of the Connecticut community, this event was an overwhelming success! Over the past weeks, approximately 23,000 cars ventured to Goodwin Park in Hartford and drove through the 2 mile show, where over 35 lighted displays were admired by all.  Being the title sponsor of this event, we’d like to say thank you to all who attended! It is with your help that Channel 3 Kids Camp is now able to welcome thousands of children to their camp this year!

Again, thank you for making this season such a huge success! Until next year…

Updates

Happy New Year!!! Hope everyone had a safe and great holiday! With the New Year beginning, we want to keep you updated with what's going on at The REACH Foundation.

Stay tuned for exciting news about Breaking Barriers in the next few weeks. You can now find them on Facebook by searching Breaking Barriers Event. Please LIKE the page! Also, here is an introductory YouTube video giving the ground information about this remarkable event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Odwt7jbUKn8&feature=g-upl

This is the LAST week for Holiday Light Fantasia! The REACH Foundation is the proud title sponsor of this dazzling lightshow. Stay in the holiday spirit by coming up to Goodwin Park in Hartford. All proceeds benefit Channel 3 Kids Camp- admission is $10.00/vehicle. 

YouTube Stream of Unwrapped&Unplugged

Check out the YouTube stream of Montgomery Gentry at Unwrapped&Unplugged located in The Cabaret Theatre at Mohegan Sun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXiFT6lYyTM

UNWRAPPED&UNPLUGGED

Montgomery Gentry

Trent Tomlinson

On Wednesday, December 14th The REACH Foundation and Country 92-5 proudly presented UNWRAPPED&UNPLUGGED starring Montgomery Gentry and Trent Tomlinson. The night events were located at Mohegan Sun.

The night began with a VIP pre-party where Eddie Montgomery, Troy Gentry, and Trent Tomlinson all attended Lucky’s Lounge. These three men were extremely down to earth and so sweet interacting with all... their fans. The country stars mingled around Lucky’s while posing for pictures, signing autographs, and truly getting to know their fans which was the best attribute of the pre-party.

At 8 pm, the concert began at Mohegan Sun Cabaret. The Cabaret is an intimate setting where there isn’t a bad seat in the house. Seating 400 people, the audience was extremely enthusiastic and ready for the amazing show. Trent Tomlinson opened the show and the audience went wild. The country singer sang some of hit songs including “One Wing In The Fire”, ”Country Is My Rock”, “Drunker Than Me”, and many more! Montgomery Gentry rocked the stage for the last hour. They sang all their hit songs including “Where I Come From”, “Hillbilly Shoes”, “Something To Be Proud Of”, “If You Ever Stop Loving Me”, etc! Also, Eddie and Troy included a few Christmas songs that brought the Christmas spirit into the room. It was an amazing show!

With the Christmas feeling in the air, this was the perfect way to bring in the holidays. We at the REACH Foundation would like to say THANK YOU to Montgomery Gentry and Trent Tomlinson for everything- ranging from the amazing concert to just touching the many people who were there! Also, thank you all who attended! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!

WPLR Chaz and AJ'S Toy Drive Extravaganza

On Friday, December 9th, WPLR's Chaz and AJ threw quite the extravaganza! The morning began at 5:30 am and lasted until 10 am. In a matter of 4.5 hours, with generous donations and toys that were donated, Chaz and AJ raised over $93,000! WOW!

Not only was there an amazing turnout, but also some local CT celebs came out to partake in the fun. There was entertainment with bands such as Rockapella and Christmas movie clips being shown continuously throughout the morning.

Again, a HUGE thank you goes out to Chaz&AJ for making this event possible! You're changing the lives of many children this Christmas!

We'd Like To Say Thank You!

On behalf of The Reach Foundation, we want to extend a HUGE thank you to all who have attended Holiday Light Fantasia! The multitude of cars who have lined up these past few weeks in order to drive through Goodwin Park to see the display of lights ... is overwhelming and we are so glad that this beautiful display of lights is able to return to Hartford. This spectacular light show is bringing the community together to help send children to the Channel 3 Kids Camp. With the gracious donations that have been received thus far, it is evident that we all are passionate about this cause.

The Channel 3 Kids Camp’s mission is to provide opportunities to children, families, and communities through educational and recreational programs that promote diversity, learning, and growth. The unique year round program welcomes over 4,000 children, ages 6-16 years old, but primarily those who typically do not have financial abilities to experience the joys and value of a high quality camp. Most importantly, these children experience diversity, acceptance, and tolerance in a nurturing environment.

Holiday Light Fantasia runs through January 6, 2012. Let’s continue to help support this great opportunity for kids!