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Rectrix Aerodrome Centers and Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Donate Over 1,300 Free Pops by the Sea Tickets to Families on Cape Cod
Centerville, MA, July 24, 2008 - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod has distributed over 1,300 free tickets to the 23rd Annual TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert tickets to local families, thanks to a generous donation by Rectrix Aerodrome Centers, Inc. @HYA. This special program, benefiting the clients of over thirty nonprofit health and human services agencies across Cape Cod, provides free family lawn seating to the TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert on Sunday, August 3, at 5:00 pm. The concert, held on the Hyannis Village Green, marks the only Cape Cod appearance by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart, and special guest conductor Henry Winkler.
“These free tickets provide our volunteers and the families they serve with the opportunity to spend a summer evening listening to a world-class orchestra, and enjoying the most important cultural event on Cape Cod all year,” said Kathy King, Executive Director for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands, one of the agencies participating in the Rectrix donation program. “Many of our families would never have this chance otherwise.”
“We are proud to support the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and the free Pops by the Sea family ticket program,” remarked Richard Cawley, President of Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services Inc. “This program will provide an afternoon of quality entertainment to many deserving Cape Cod families.”
“Rectrix Aerodrome Centers has shown a remarkable and meaningful commitment to the community through their generous support of the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and those served by Cape Cod’s health and human service agencies,” said AFCC President, Margaret Van Sciver. “We are very grateful to Rectrix Aerodrome Centers @HYA for making this program possible and to our partnering service organizations, as we work together to improve the quality of life on Cape Cod.”
The free tickets were distributed to the clients of: the Adopt a Foster Family Program of the Cape Cod Council of Churches, American Red Cross, Barnstable Fatherhood Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cape Cod and the Islands, The Boys and Girls Club of Cape Cod, Cape and Islands Council Boy Scouts of America, The Cape and Islands Office of the Department of Social Services, Cape Cod Child Development, Cape Cod Children's Place, Cape Cod Human Services, Cape Cod Literacy Council, Cape Head Injured Persons’ Housing and Education Group, Inc., Cape Regency Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, capeAbilities, CHAMP Homes, Children’s Cove, Essex Pavilion, Girl Scout Council of Southeastern Massachusetts, Gosnold on Cape Cod, Health Care of Southeastern Massachusetts, Hospice & Palliative Care of Cape Cod, Housing Assistance Corporation, Independence House, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children – Cape & Islands Chapter, Outer Cape Health Services, The Penikese Island School, Safe Harbor, Salvation Army in Hyannis, Sight Loss Services, South Coastal Counties Legal Services, Windsor Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, and the YMCA of Cape Cod. Other nonprofit health and human services organizations may apply for inclusion in this program by emailing RectrixFamilyTix@artsfoundation.org.
An aviation services provider, Rectrix Aerodrome Centers, Inc., opened its first Aerodrome Center in Hyannis in September of 2005. For more information visit www.rectrixaviation.com.
The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod, Barnstable County’s local arts agency, has been supporting, promoting, and celebrating art, culture, and heritage on Cape Cod year-round since 1988. For more information, visit www.artsfoundation.org.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. Big Brothers Big Sisters mentors children ages 6 through 18, in communities across the United States. For more information visit www.bbbs.org.
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