Local company sponsors Southern Connecticut Walk/Run and hosts fundraising night for childhood cancer prevention

CULTEC RAISES MONEY FOR ST. JUDE

Local company sponsors Southern Connecticut Walk/Run and hosts fundraising night for childhood cancer prevention

Fundraising night to be held September 18th in Danbury

Marquee event to be held in Stamford on September 26

BROOKFIELD, CT/August 5, 2015 – This September, people in 58 cities nationwide will lace up their sneakers and take to the streets in support of kids and families battling childhood cancer by participating in the inaugural St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer. Stamford will host Connecticut’s signature event in the new national series during September, which is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The presenting local sponsor for the Connecticut walk will be 5th year sponsor, CULTEC, Inc. of Brookfield, Conn.

In Stamford, the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer will take place on Saturday, Sept. 26. The event will kick off at Harbor Point 100 Washington Blvd., Stamford, Conn. in front of World of Beer and Palomba Restaurants, and the 5k walk and run route will conclude on the scenic boardwalk.

Registration for the St. Jude Walk/Run to End Childhood Cancer is $10 for adults and children ages six and up. Participants are encouraged to form teams and raise funds to help support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude, with incentives beginning at the $100 and $250 fundraising levels. To register and learn additional event details, visit walkrun.stjude.org/teamcultec.

So far, the Southern Connecticut Walk/Run has raised nearly $25,000 in the form of both donations and scholarships; about 25% of the way towards its fundraising goal of $90,000.

To further their fundraising goal, CULTEC is also proud to present A Night with Phil Quinn- Medium & Life Guide on September 18th at the Hampton Inn in Danbury, with all proceeds going directly towards the Walk/Run fundraising efforts. Phil Quinn (www.philquinn) who has appeared on WTNH’s Connecticut Style several times is a medium blessed with the ability to see and hear those who have passed away. For more than two decades, Quinn has been connecting people with loved ones who have crossed over, helping them find closure and move forward from their loss.

“Sponsoring the St. Jude Walk is something we look forward to each year,” said Lisa Lynch, TEAM CULTEC Captain and CULTEC Customer Service Representative. “Being that CULTEC as a company is such a close-knit family, we know the importance of leaning on each other for support when life throws us difficult challenges. St. Jude provides that same support to all of its children and their families – at no cost to them – and any way we can raise money to support that mission gives us all immense pride. It is the least we can do to give back to a cause that does so much for others and asks nothing in return.”

St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Despite great progress, this year, parents of 16,000 children in the U.S. will hear the words: “Your child has cancer,” and one in five of those children diagnosed won’t survive. Throughout Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, St. Jude will amplify its efforts to raise the awareness and funds that sustain its mission: Finding cures. Saving children.

St. Jude is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. Treatments developed at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since the hospital opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing and food—because all a family should worry about is helping their child live.

In addition to St. Jude, CULTEC supports a number of other charities and local good causes including, Brookfield Lion Charities, Inc., Team Hole In The Wall, L4Kids.org, American Cancer Society, ALS, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics Connecticut, United Way: Sandy Hook School Support Fund, The Mission Continues, H.O.R.S.E. of CT, Brookfield High School - Sports Dept., Wounded Warrior Project, Marine Corps Family Foundation, Ridgefield Playhouse, CT AM Vets, St. Joseph School in Brookfield, Conn., and St. Joseph School Basketball in Danbury, Conn.

For more information on joining the St. Jude Walk/Run of Southern Connecticut, or purchasing tickets to A Night with Phil Quinn, please contact Lisa Lynch ( llynch@cultec.com) or Gina Carolan (gcarolan@cultec.com) at 203-775-4416. Both events may also be followed on Facebook at facebook.com/teamcultec .

About CULTEC

CULTEC, Inc., manufacturer of the Contactor® and Recharger® plastic septic and stormwater chambers, is a family-owned and operated company with experience in the drainage industry dating back to the 1950’s. Introducing its Contactor and Recharger chambers to the industry in 1986, CULTEC helped begin a revolution toward using plastic construction products. Since then, several product developments and strategic alliances have made CULTEC a cutting-edge R&D-based manufacturer.

The company currently offers the largest variety of chamber sizes ranging from 8.5” – 48” high to fit almost any installation requirement. CULTEC’s products meet traffic wheel load criteria and are manufactured at facilities with strict quality control. To support the engineering community, CULTEC products are modeled in Bentley Systems’ PondPack® V8i, SewerGEMS® and CivilStorm®, HydroCAD®, Autodesk® Storm and Sanitary Analysis in AutoCAD® StormPACK Civil 3D® version and Streamline Technologies’ ICPR®. CULTEC can assist with any design by performing preliminary calculations and supplying job-specific AutoCAD® layouts free of charge. The Technical Department can also aid in system conversions and value-engineering of projects not specified with CULTEC. For more information, visit www.cultec.com. Follow the company at facebook.com/cultec.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. St. Jude has the world’s best survival rates for some of the most aggressive childhood cancers, and treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20 percent to 80 percent since we opened more than 50 years ago. St. Jude is working to drive the overall survival rate for childhood cancer to 90 percent in the next decade. St. Jude freely shares the breakthroughs we make, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children. Families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food – because all a family should worry about is helping their child live. Join the St. Jude mission by visiting stjude.org or following St. Jude on facebook.com/stjude and twitter.com/stjude.

About Phil Quinn

At the age of six growing up in Northern Ireland, Phil Quinn learned quite suddenly he was gifted. Just hours after his beloved grandmother died, he was able to fully see and hear her. His Granny appeared with a startling message, urging him to use his gift as best as he possibly could. He kept his promise.

For nearly two decades, Phil has been connecting people with loved ones who have crossed over. His readings are known for their stunning and thorough detail. People all over the United States and Europe have called upon his unique ability to converse so clearly and easily with the Other Side.

While his readings provide comfort, peace and validation, Phil takes his gift a step further. As a Life Guide, he is able to access information from the Other Side to provide specific direction to those who are stuck. Whether it’s a major life decision, a question involving family, a relationship or career, a reading with Phil Quinn will leave you clearly feeling guided.

Through the years, Phil’s work has been featured in a number of newspapers and magazines in Connecticut as well as radio and television stations, including “Better Connecticut” on WFSB-TV. Phil is also a regular guest on “Connecticut Style” on WTNH-TV.

Eager to share his knowledge of the Other Side, Phil has been a guest lecturer at the University of Hartford, Fordham University, the Shoreline Institute of Lifelong Learning, local high schools and Rotary clubs. He has also been called upon for direction in paranormal and criminal investigations.

Phil has counseled bereavement groups, including one at Danbury Hospital, and partnered with a number of charities, raising tens of thousands of dollars for such groups as the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital American Cancer Society, Compassionate Friends, and Mary’s Place. Phil has called Connecticut home since 1993, when his family moved to America. From his boyhood days in Belfast to his life as an extraordinary medium today, Phil has made it his mission to spread the message that life does not end with death. Learn more about Phil Quinn at philquinn.com.

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