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Contacts: Danielle Kozich, Bravo Group                                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

  Kozich@thebravogroup.com                                                                       October 27, 2009

  (717) 214-2200 office // (717) 418-9001 cell

Erin Loudenslager, REACH Foundation

eloudenslager@paschoolchoice.org

(717) 238-1878 office // (717) 503-3496 cell

Join Us in Honoring Pennsylvania’s Educational Leaders

3^rd Annual Champions of Choice Awards Dinner Tickets are Available

WHO:   The Honorable Tom Ridge, former Governor of PA and former Secretary of Homeland Security

            Senator Jeffery, E. Piccola (R- Dist 15), Chairman, Senate Education Committee

            Representative Keith R. McCall (D- Dist 122), Speaker of the House

            Gregory J. Cavoli, General Manager/Vice President of Enterprise Rent-a-Car

WHAT:  Champions of Choice is an event hosted by the REACH Alliance and REACH                                    Foundation.  For the past two years, public and private sector school choice champions

            have been honored at this event.  Entertainment provided by local schools; this is an

            event you will not want to miss.

WHY:   We will honor those who have supported education, education reform, and choice for parents

in Pennsylvania.  We will honor those visionary leaders who have set us on a better path. And we

will celebrate parents being involved in their child's education. 

WHEN: Tuesday, December 1, 2009

            6:00 p.m. – General Reception, VIP Reception (hosted by The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’            Association. There is an additional cost to attend this reception.)

            7:00 p.m. - Dinner/Program

WHERE: Zembo Shrine, 2801 N. 3rd Street 3rd & Division Streets Harrisburg, PA 17110

HOW:   Table of 8 - $700 

One Ticket to VIP Reception/Dinner - $200

One Ticket to General Reception/Dinner - $100

For more information or to reserve your ticket, please contact Elizabeth Kohler at ekohler@paschoolchoice.org or call (717) 238-1878.

2009 Champions of Choice Host Committee:

Frederick W. Anton, III – Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, William J. Donahue – Donahue Family Foundation, Dennis Walsh – Bravo Group, Chris Bravacos – Bravo Group,

Robert C. Enlow – Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice

Champions of Choice Sponsors:

Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, Donahue Family Foundation, Bravo Foundation, Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice, Ream Printing Company, Langan Public Affairs

Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available.

What is the REACH Foundation? Founded in 1993, the REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation is dedicated to ensuring parental choice in education in Pennsylvania. REACH continually promotes policies that enable statewide parental choice in education, including the well-established and highly successful EITC Program.  For more information on the REACH Foundation, visit www.paschoolchoice.org.

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