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Rectrix Aerodrome Centers and Arts Foundation of Cape Cod Donate 1,300 Free Pops by the Sea Tickets to Families on Cape Cod

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Centerville, MA, March 14, 2008 - The Arts Foundation of Cape Cod announced today that 1,300 free TD Banknorth Pops by the Sea concert tickets will be made available to local families, thanks to a generous donation by Rectrix Aerodrome Centers, Inc. at HYA; a subsidiary of Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services Inc. This special program, involving over thirty nonprofit health and human services agencies across Cape Cod, will provide free family lawn seating to the 23rd Annual Pops by the Sea concert on Sunday, August 3, at 5:00 p.m. The concert, held on the Hyannis Village Green, marks the only Cape Cod appearance by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra and conductor Keith Lockhart.
“We are excited to support the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod and the free family ticket program to the 2008 Pops by the Sea concert,” 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 this 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 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 will be available through 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. 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 or call 508-362-0066.