The Beach Jam for Breast Cancer at the Westbrook Elks was an amazing event, and if you missed it, you missed one of the best fundraisers this summer. The Band Free Play did a great job organizing, and it showed, and the Westbrook Elks Lodge was not only the perfect place for the show, but [...]
As Many of you know, I do what I can to help great causes, but this time it’s very personal. And, you may remember that I was pretty much laid out from June until mid July. What you don’t know is that my immune system had all but shut down. This in itself is a [...]
Run for the Fallen CT will take place on Saturday, 8/21/10, from 10am-2pm on the Glastonbury High School track. The run will be a memorial for all servicemen who have lost their lives in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom, and we will specifically be honoring those from CT. All proceeds will benefit the [...]
The Westbrook Elks Club and the band FREEPLAY announce their 2nd Annual Beach Jam for Breast Cancer! The event will take place on Saturday August 28th, 2010 from 1:00 pm until 10:00pm at the Westbrook Elks Club, 142 Seaside Avenue, Westbrook, CT. The cost of the event is $25.00/ticket, which includes parking and shuttle service [...]
And now, the rest of the VetsFest line up. Coming on at 5:30 is one of my favorites. Moody Blossom. Peter Blossom and Travis moody are two of the best damn guitar players that you will ever hear. Now throw in the tragic misfortune that Travis went through back in December when he was involved [...]
One of the best parts of summer is seeing and hearing all the amazing bikes that are out there. Even better, when you see a pack of one hundred or more, you know that it is a bunch of great people doing a ride for a great cause. And this weekend it will be a [...]
I have always said that there are some really amazing bands in this state, and now i get the chance to show you. The other great thing about many of these bands is that they are willing to donate their time to help great causes such as this. Starting the day off is Four Barrel [...]
People all over Connecticut will be rocking out in support of Autism this summer! On July 24th, Roses for Autism at Pinchbeck Rose Farm in Guilford, will host “Autism ROCKS”, a benefit concert to raise awareness and funds in support of its programs. It is also a great chance to come and learn more about [...]
Since the start of our fund raising campaign to rebuild the Guilford VFW, our primary goal with VetsFest 2010 has been to make as fun a day as possible. So this year we have added a Touch-A-Truck event in addition to the great line up of music. A & W Construction will be bringing some [...]
I guess I have a little bit of a reputation. Okay, I have a lot of different reputations, but the one that I take pride in is that I always (contrary to what Gunny Grace always used to say) volunteer my time for a good cause. Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation, Relay for Life, and [...]
Saturday Morning Ed had the opportunity to talk with Matt Scott about the upcoming VetsFest 2010. Everyone at Shoreline Out and About, and VetsFest 2010 would like to thank Channel 8 for their support on this awesome fundraiser. There will be 7 bands playing, a Touch-A -Truck event featuring Della Rocca racing, A & W [...]
On Sunday, June 20 (Father’s Day) I am proudly co-hosting an important fundraiser along with Kristen Cusato of WTNH News 8. The Sydney Rocks benefit is meant to raise awareness of Neuroblastoma and to help families struggling in their fight against this form of childhood cancer. Neuroblastoma is a cancer that arises in immature nerve [...]
The Kick For A Cause Women’s Soccer Tournament is held every summer in Wallingford, Connecticut at Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial Park. Over-30 teams play 11 v 11 on regulation-sized fields; over-40 and over-50 teams play 8 v 8 on smaller fields. Activities also include merchandise and food sales, as well as a drawing for lots of [...]
HIV/Aids burst on the scene in 1981, and since then has claimed the lives of over a half million men, women, and children in the United States alone. According to stats published by AVERT, by the end of 2008 over 25 million people had died from AIDS, many in Africa. And it’s not just the [...]
On Sunday, June 20 (Father’s Day) I am proudly co-hosting an important fundraiser along with Kristen Cusato of WTNH. The Sydney Rocks benefit is meant to raise awareness of Neuroblastoma and to help families struggling in their fight against this form of childhood cancer. Neuroblastoma is a cancer that arises in immature nerve cells and [...]
Shoreline Out and About is a community to share local events,activities, restaurants on the Connecticut shoreline, New Haven to New London. We are off to a great start, and have many events planned for the coming months, so join up and let the madness begin.