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Featured Sponsor
Arnprior Chrysler
Reach For The Rainbow Telethon
(helping to keep Sunshine Coach Service viable and Fares affordable for people living with disabilities in Renfrew and area)
The most recent edition of the Reach For The Rainbow Telethon happened on Sunday 20 October 2013 
The 2013 edition of the  Reach For The Rainbow Telethon on TVCOGECO 22 happened on Sunday October 20th, 2013
between 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
and was broadcast Live on myFM 96.1 between 4 pm & 6 pm

 $68,530.77 + $1,408.45 (Kilos of Coins) = $69,939.22

Thank you Renfrew & Area!!!! We appreciate your support in helping to ensure that Sunshine Coach remains viable and that fares remain affordable for everyone who relies on us every day to assist them in overcoming transportation barriers.

It is not too late to join us as a supporter.  The Day-Of Pledge Line is no longer available but we will accept pledges online, by secure credit donation via Canada Helps or by visiting the Sunshine Coach Offices at 44 Railway Avenue in Renfrew.

Remember: 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.
 Telethon 2013 Brochure
Telethon 2013 Poster 
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.

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

Guest entertainers will be joining Mixed Nuts during the day and will offer a unique blend of musical styles that promises a show that has something for everyone:

2-3 pm - Julie Larocque
3-4 pm - Quinn Solar
4-5 pm - Sonya Bergin
5-6 pm - Dai Bassett
6-7 pm - Dave Armsrong
7-8 pm - Mike McCormick 


Sarah Freemark (CTV Morning Live Host) together with Dai Bassett (Valley Heritage Radio) will be the Anchor Hosts for the 2013 Telethon.   Joining Sarah and Dai to assist with hosting duties during the telecast will be John Yakabuski (MPP Renfrew/Nipissing/Pembroke), Sonya Bergin (Youth Host - Miss Teen Ontario East), Jon Pole (myFM), Terri-Lynn Bayford (myFM), Peter DeWolfe (myFM), Chris Kyte (myFM), and Art Jamieson.

Photo of Dai Bassett

 

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 Bonnechere 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, together with Dai Bassett of Valley Heritage Radio in-person, as they anchor the broadcast and welcome 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 Auxiliary, (Constables Scott Rodden, Brian Sharpe, Rick Peplinski and Dalla MacLeod), who will be on hand to assist.
  • A pre-halloween treat awaits all who visit and/or weigh-in.
  •    Take the opportunity to make a donation in person in support of the Sunshine Coach Service.  Our friendly 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. - Winners of the Angel Prize Brian & Debbie Pratt

Thanks to all who donated their coins.  Final weight for 2013 - 157 Pounds (71.36 Kilos)

$1,408.45

Sunshine Coach Supporters Prize Draw

Rules
1. All individuals, small businesses & service organizations having made a pledge to the 2013 Reach For The Rainbow Telethon in Support of Sunshine Coach will be elligible for the draw.
2. Draw will take place at 12:00 noon on Friday October 25th from among all pledges that have been honoured as of that time.
3. Prize winners will be directly notified by Friends of the Disabled (Renfrew) Inc and Sunshine Coach.  The names of the prize winners will be published on the Sunshine Coach website located at www.sunshinecoach.ca (this space)

First Prize
2 Tickets to Ottawa Senators vs Minnesota Wild
at Canadian Tire Centre
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
7:30 p.m.
Section 209, Row E, Seats 11 & 12
(includes a Parking Pass)
Compliments of Economical Insurance
First Prize Winner - Katherine McKeddie

Second Prize
One Ottawa Senators 3rd Jersey
NHL Official Licensed
Manufactured by Reebok
Compliments of Intact Insurance
Second Prize Winner - R&D Insurance

Third Prize
One Nylon Laptop Computer Carry Bag
plus
One Fleece Jacket
 Compliments of Intact Insurance
Third Prize Winner - Lindsay & Ruth Stewart

Fourth Prize
Two Tickets to the
LAFT presentation of
The Last Resort
Wednesday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m.
at the Renfrew Recreation Centre
'a really cool initiative'
Fourth Prize Winner - Hubert & Shirley Beattie

Fifth Prize
Two Tickets to the
LAFT presentation of
The Last Resort
Wednesday, November 27th at 7:00 p.m.
at the Renfrew Recreation Centre
'a really cool initiative'

Fifth Prize Winner - Donald & Sheila Letts
Set Decoration by Christina Ouellet:
Image of Flower Factory Logo
166 Raglan Street, South
Renfrew, Ontario
K7V 1R1

Telephone: (613) 432-8300
Evenings: (613) 433-8292

Click here to visit the Flower Factory Website
Angel Prize Photography Donated By:
A Moment In Time Photography Image