FOX 61 Hosts Phone Bank to Benefit Hartford's Camp Courant

The first annual ‘Send a Kid to Camp’ Phone Bank will be held on Wednesday, June 15th, at the FOX 61 studios in Hartford. The Phone Bank will air from 9:00-10:00 AM, and then resume from 4:00-7:00 PM. All monies raised will help Hartford’s Camp Courant and FOX 61 further their missions to support education-based programs for children throughout the greater Hartford community.

More than two dozen sponsors have committed to supporting the Phone Bank, including Bank of America, BlumShapiro, Bob’s Discount Furniture, ConnectiCare, Day Pitney LLP, FOX 61, current and former chairs of the Farmington Town Council, Goodwin College, Harte Auto Group, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare, Hinckley Allen, Kaman Corporation, KBE Building Corporation, Masonicare, Metro Hartford Alliance HYPE, MassMutual, Prudential Retirement, Rosenberg Orthodontics, Sullivan & LeShane, Virtus Investment Partners, and Voya Financial.

FOX 61 has a long-standing, aligned and focused partnership with Hartford’s Camp Courant. Everything FOX 61 does in the community links directly to their mission of HOPE (Helping Organizations Promote Education), where they will focus their resources to maximize impact. Jon Hitchcock, VP and General Manager of FOX 61 and WCCT said, “Camp Courant is at the very heart of our HOPE mission. Helping build a bridge with local companies and nonprofit organizations that foster educational programs. Our partnership and mission is all about helping to inform, educate and inspire our community.”

“We are thrilled to partner with FOX 61 on this initiative,” says McKinley Albert, Camp Courant’s Executive Director & CEO, “The funds raised from this event will support educational programming such as yoga, financial literacy, STEM, and Healthy Choices for more than 1,000 of Hartford’s young people this summer. Thanks in part to the support of FOX 61 and almost 30 sponsors; Hartford’s kids will have an amazing experience this summer.”

To donate to the Phone Bank and 'Send a Kid to Camp' this summer, text 56512 to FOX4Camp or call 1-844-Fox6161 on Wednesday, June 15th, between the hours of 9:00 a.m and 7:00 p.m.

FOX 61 WTIC is one of the nation’s most highly rated FOX Network affiliates providing Connecticut viewers with outstanding entertainment, news, sports and local event programming. FOX 61 News is the market leader in news, producing more news and winning more awards than any station in Connecticut. FOX 61 now airs more than 56 hours of local news and public affairs programming each week, more than any other market station. FOX 61 is owned and operated by Tribune Media, one of the country’s leading multimedia companies.

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Hartford’s Camp Courant is the largest and oldest free summer day camp in the nation. Since 1894, Hartford’s Camp Courant has provided a free summer experience for Hartford’s children that promotes positive youth development and healthy lifestyle choices through active learning and fun activities. For more information, please visit the website at www.campcourant.org