14th Annual Dream Ride Experience Will Benefit Special Olympics, August 23-24

The 2014 Dream Ride Experience, presented by Bozzuto’s Inc. and the Hometown Foundation to benefit Special Olympics, will take place, August 23 - 24 in Farmington (CT). The event will unite motorcyclists, classic and exotic car enthusiasts, and families and friends who want to be a part of a fun, festive event to support Special Olympics. A motorcycle ride with starting points at Harley-Davidson dealerships/locations across the state and drawing participants from three countries – the US, Canada and Australia and 12 states (including Connecticut) and a host of activities are planned. These include a Twilight Car Cruise & Wrangler Rally, Dream Show car exhibit, celebrity guest appearances, kids’ activities and miniature golf. To view a full schedule of events and register, go to www.dreamride.org.

Registration is $30 for adults for a one-day pass (includes Twilight Dream Cruise on Saturday night or Dream Ride/Dream Show on Sunday) and $50 for a two-day pass (includes Twilight Dream Cruise on Saturday night and Dream Ride/Dream Show on Sunday); $15 for children 10 – 16 (each day); and free for children under 10. Register by August 15th, and receive an official Dream Ride Experience t-shirt. Additional fundraising to support Special Olympics is encouraged. And, follow Dream Ride at facebook.com/DreamRide and twitter.com/DreamRideExp. To find out about sponsorship opportunities, call 203-250-5660 or email ccaramia@bozzutos.com.

Dream Ride Experience highlights will include:

Saturday, August 23rd –

• Dream Ride presents national recording artist Lonestar at the Farmington Polo Grounds, 152 Town Farm Road, Farmington (CT). General admission tickets and lawn seats are $30.00 and may be purchased at www.dreamride.org. Gates will open the day of the show at 5 p.m.; the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held rain or shine.
  
  
• Ice cream/golf at Farmington Miniature Golf, 1048 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Make a donation and enjoy burgers, hot dogs, sundaes and golf on the 18-hole miniature course.

• The Twilight Dream Cruise & Wrangler Rally presented by and originating at Papa’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, 585 E. Main Street, New Britain. The Cruise will conclude at The Farmington Club and be followed by a party featuring great food and live music. Check-in at Papa’s Dodge: 3 p.m.; Cruise begins: 5:15 p.m.

On Sunday, August 24th –

· The largest motorcycle ride around with participants from 3 countries and 12 states converging at The Farmington Club. Start locations in Connecticut include: Brothers’ Harley-Davidson-Branford, Danbury Harley-Davidson-Danbury, The Farmington Club-Farmington, Fairfield University-Fairfield, Gengras Harley-Davidson-East Hartford, Mike’s Famous Harley-Davidson-New London, TSI Harley-Davidson-Ellington and Yankee Harley-Davidson-Bristol.

· Dream Show, an elaborate auto show at The Farmington Club to be judged by a panel of notable car connoisseurs.

· An all-day party featuring great food, vendors, live music, a kids’ corner and pet adoptions. Celebrity guests will include Wayne Carini, host of the Velocity channel’s “Chasing Classic Cars”, John Ratzenberger, best known for his talent in the sitcom Cheers, Pixar’s feature films and “Made in America” and Tim Harris, a Special Olympics athlete and owner of “Tim’s Place”, a Tex-Mex restaurant in Albuquerque, New Mexico known for providing “the friendliest service in the world.”

· New! Visit the Big Y and T.K Axel Jean Company booth. For each donation of $10, receive a free article of clothing from T.K. Axel Premium Denim. Choose from Jeans, Jackets, T-Shirts, Jean Shirts and more. There is no limit and 100% of the donations go directly to helping Special Olympics Connecticut.

Also, new this year: Donations to support Dream Ride may be made with your cell phone or tablet! Just text message to 41444 and enter the keyword “DreamCT”. Then, text your donation amount and receive a link to confirm and complete your donation.

Event sponsors include Aqua Turf; Campus Customs; Dasani; The Farmington Club, Monster; Papa’s Dodge; Revelation Productions; Steinger, Iscoe & Greene; Trantolo & Trantolo; Western Beef; Bozzuto’s Inc; The Hometown Foundation and your local IGA Supermarket.

About Bozzuto’s, Inc.

Bozzuto’s, Inc., is a family-owned, full service, wholesale food distribution company headquartered in Cheshire, Connecticut, that serves over 700 supermarket retailers from Maine to Maryland and Ohio to Long Island. Bozzuto’s is a proud supporter of IGA and is a five-time winner of IGA’s highest honor, The President’s Cup.

About The Hometown Foundation

The Hometown Foundation is a non-profit, charitable foundation dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and their families in hometowns and surrounding communities where we operate. The Hometown Foundation honors and assists five key areas of interest: Children, Cancer, Diabetes, Military, and Emergency Response Personnel.

Special Olympics Connecticut

Special Olympics Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for over 14,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports® partners - their teammates without disabilities.

Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 170 countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)

Partner Sponsors: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Connecticut Light & Power/Yankee Gas/Western Massachusetts Electric (Northeast Utilities Companies), Law Enforcement Torch Run, NBC Connecticut, TD Bank, United Technologies and WWE. Year-Round Suppliers: Adams Hometown Markets/IGA Hometown Supermarkets, Campus Customs/Cymplify, The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of New England, Crystal Rock Water and Coffee Company, Dunkin’ Donuts, Graebel Connecticut, Guida’s Milk and Ice Cream, Lamar Outdoor Advertising, Marcus Communications, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch Community Service and Worx Branding & Advertising. --##--

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