August
7, 2007
BLOCS
SPONSORS INAUGURAL CHAMPIONS OF CHOICE EVENT
Contact: Stacy
L. Henninger, Director of Communications, REACH Foundation
Phone: (717) 238-1878 (office)
(717) 503-8019 (cell)
Email: shenninger@paschoolchoice.org
You’re
Invited to the CHOICE Event of the Year!
REACH Foundation to Host Inaugural Champions of Choice Awards
Dinner
HARRISBURG,
PA – It’s time to honor the people that have helped
make school choice in Pennsylvania what it is today. The REACH
(Road to Educational Achievement through Choice) Foundation is
hosting its inaugural awards dinner with that goal in mind. On
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at the Marriott in Philadelphia,
REACH will be celebrating the contributions these honorees have
made to the movement.
In 1955, Nobel
laureate Dr. Milton Friedman introduced to the nation the idea
of school vouchers. He thought that a child’s education
should not be determined by zip-code or financial status. Years
later, we are still fighting this battle. In Pennsylvania, the
battle continues, though we have made giant steps forward with
charter schools, cyber-charter schools, homeschooling and the
Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) Program.
This inaugural
event will recognize those who “perform like Champions of
Choice” for the children of Pennsylvania. REACH is hosting
the event for three main reasons: to gather those supportive of
the school choice movement and recognize its initial successes;
to honor those visionary leaders who set us on the correct path
to educational freedom; and to celebrate the concept of parental
control in a child’s education.
Thanks to
the generosity of our top sponsor, Pennsylvania Manufacturers’
Association, there will be a special VIP reception held where
attendees will be able to meet several families that partnered
with REACH this year to tell their stories of school choice through
the Visions of Choice Campaign. These families have spent months
helping REACH put a face to the true meaning of school choice
in Pennsylvania. REACH would like to extend a thank you to all
of our other Champions of Choice event sponsors as well: the Milton
& Rose D. Friedman Foundation, Beneficial Savings Bank, BRAVO
Educational Foundation and the Business Leadership Organized for
Catholic Schools (BLOCS).
Tickets for
the event are still available, so please consider joining us as
we honor Pennsylvania’s foremost champions of school choice.
Here are the event details:
WHEN:
Thursday, September 27, 2007
PMA VIP Reception 6:00 p.m., General Reception 6:00 p.m., Dinner/Program
7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia,
PA 19107
TICKETS:
Range from just $25pp for members of a family participating in
the EITC program to $100pp for single tickets; if you’d
like to attend the VIP reception a ticket will cost you $200;
full tables may also be purchased at a discounted ticket rate.
If you would
like more information about the Champions of Choice event or would
like to purchase tickets, please contact the REACH office at (717)
238-1878 or mail@paschoolchoice.org.
What
is the REACH Foundation?
Founded in 1991, the REACH (Road to Educational Achievement through
Choice) Foundation is dedicated to ensuring parental choice in
education in Pennsylvania. REACH continually promotes policies
that enable statewide parental choice in education, including
the well-established and highly successful EITC Program. For more
information on the REACH Foundation, visit www.paschoolchoice.org.
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