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Featured Sponsor
Royal LePage O'Neil Realty
Reach For The Rainbow Telethon
(helping to keep Sunshine Coach Service viable and Fares affordable for people living with disabilities in Renfrew and area)
Circle your calendar now for the next edition of the Reach For The Rainbow Telethon which happens on Sunday 20 October 2013 
The 2012 edition of the  Reach For The Rainbow Telethon on TVCOGECO 22 happened on Sunday October 21st, 2012
between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
and was broadcast Live on myFM 96.1 between 4 pm & 6 pm

Please remember to call in your donation using the Day-Of Pledge Line at:
613-432-7299
or Come On Down and join us at Renfrew Collegiate Grant Gym

New for 2012: As an alternative to calling in, you can send us your pledge online - these will be treated just like a phone pledge in that it will count for any blitz if the date/time stamp of your submission falls within the hourly three-minute blitz time frame.  Pledges of $100.00 or more will entitle you to entry into our special Angel Prize Draw.  It's quick and easy - the system will prompt you for all the necessary information and will send you a confirmation via e-mail when you're done.  You may honour your pledge using any of the options available for telephone pledges and a receipt will be issued on the same basis.  Beginning 1 October, a link will appear in this space as well as on the home page to allow direct access to the Online Pledge Submission page.  It's not too late, you can still send in a pledge to count for this year's telethon.
 
 
Click here to view Telethon Photo Albums from past events
Sunshine Coach (under the auspices of  our charitable organization Friends of the Disabled (Renfrew) Inc.) accepts donations online through CanadaHelps.org, a charitable organization registered with Canada Revenue Agency which provides secure processing for  major credit cards and provides immediate charitable receipts directly to you via e-mail.

Please click the Image below to make a donation now! 

    Operating a service such as Sunshine Coach is a very expensive proposition in today's uncertain economy.  Charging our clients for the actual operating cost of trips would almost certainly make the service cost prohibitive for most of the people we serve.  It is a necessity therefore to provide for shortfalls not covered by fares through the form of community fund raising and government subsidies.  The purpose of our Telethon is to reach out to you the public and seek your support in assisting us to continue this valuable service to those among our community who need it urgently.  Your donations are critical to the continued viability of Sunshine Coach and are appreciated beyond what words can express.

Telethon 2012


Telethon:  $63,936.00
Kilos of Coins:    $1,442.67
Grand Total:  $65,378.67
 

Kilos of Coins Final Weight:
 
257 lbs - 116.82 Kilos ($1,442.67)
(improving on last year's total by 45 lbs - 20.45 Kilos / $16.23)

Winner of Angel Prize:
Wil & Arlette Hermans 

Entertainment
Our House Band: Mixed Nuts (Randle Donnelly, Keith Eady, Jerry Papousek, Dave Rowat, Grant Smith, Pat Watters)
Photo of Mixed Nuts #2 Photo of Mixed Nuts #1

Talented local performers who will be joining our house band Mixed Nuts:
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. - Valley Harmonizers
3 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Deep Well Pumpers
4 p.m. - 5 p.m. - Stephen, Emily & Molly Helferty
5 p.m. - 6 p.m. - Mike McCormick
6 p.m. - 7 p.m. - Britanny Robinson
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. - Blues Guys

Hosts / Celebrity Guest Hosts
Sarah Freemark, John Yakabuski, Breigh Whalen, Grace Stewart, Jon Pole, Chris Kyte, Peter Dewolf, Terri-Lynn Bayford, Art Jamieson


Shrine Klowns
Meet JJ the Klown and Chipper the Klown, members of the renowned Ottawa Valley Shrine Klowns who will be on hand to welcome one and all.  JJ and Chipper can always be be counted on to have a surprise or two up their sleeves, so make plans to be a part of it all.
Photo 2 of Shrine Klowns

Kilos of Coins
Local schools as well the general public are encouraged to come and "Weigh in". 
Kilos of Coins Logo

 

Come on Down - There's lots to See and Do!!

You're invited to join us at the Renfrew Collegiate Grant Gym, 184 Bonnecherew Street, Renfrew between the hours of 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.:

  • watch a live television show being produced right before your eyes.  Watch Sarah Freemark of CTV Ottawa Morning Live, in-person, as she anchors the broadcast and welcomes various Celebrity Guest Hosts.
  • watch the live entertainment with house band Mixed Nuts along with many local performers who will be donating their time and talent during the telecast.
  • Weigh-in at our Kilos of Coins set and add your donation of coins to help us gather as many coins as possible.  Local scchools, merchants and the general public will be bringing us the coins they have gathered and we will have on-camera weigh-ins every hour.  Meet local members of the OPP who will be hand to assist.
  • In addition, JJ the Klown will be on hand to meet and greet the young (and young at heart) guests who bring in their coins.
  • A pre-halloween treat awaits all who visit and/or weigh-in.
  • Free Face Painting between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. compliments of Barb Beimers, et al of Kids Corp 
  •    Take the opportunity to make a donation in person in support of the Sunshine Coach Service.  Our friednly and helpful volunteers will be standing by to assist you.  Make a donation of $100.00 or more and have your name automatically entered into our Angel Club Draw for a valuable and unique prize. 
Set Decoration by Christine Ouellet:
Image of Flower Factory Business Card
Click here to visit the Flower Factory Website
Angel Prize Photography Donated By:
A Moment In Time Photography Image