Day In The Sky - Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

THE EIGHTH ANNUAL “DAY IN THE SKY”
WATSONVILLE AIRPORT SATURDAY April 28, 2012 - 9:00am-4:00pm

2000+ Visitors to Seventh Annual "Fun Fair & Accessibility Expo" and Watsonville Airport Open House

Shared Adventures of Santa Cruz, California, is pleased to announce the eighth annual "Day In The Sky" at the Watsonville Airport, Watsonville, California, Saturday April 30, 2011 9:00am-4:00pm.

2000+ person free Fun Fair & Science Vocational Opportunity & Accessibility Expo is scheduled, which will feature up to 100 nonprofit groups and vendors of assistive technologies, information from nonprofit organizations, and fun and educational interactive displays. The festival will also include music provided by a local DJ, clowns and face painters, accessible sports equipment demos, visits with live animals, free barbeque lunch will be served between 11:30 and 2:00, refreshments, and much more.

Exhibiting organization from previous years include: A Schmahl Science Workshop, ATG Rehab, Alzheimer's Association, American Red Cross Santa Cruz County Chapter, Angel Flight, Angels On Stage, Aspergers Society, Autism Parent Club of San Benito County, Autism Speaks, Bay School, Books Aloud Inc., California Childrens Services-Santa Cruz, California Telephone Access Program, Catalyst for Youth, Central Coast Center for Independent Living, Central Coast Kids & Families, Cisco Girls in Tech, City Year San Jose, City of Watsonville Parks and Community Services Dept., Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America (Northern California Chapter), Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, DBSA Palo Alto, Department of Rehabilitation, Dragon Slayers, EMQ Families First - Programs UPLIFT/TBS/RSP, Easter Seals of Central California, Fleishman & Weisman P.C., Faces of Hope Charitable Fund, Foundation Fighting Blindness, Friends Outside In Santa Clara County, Home Depot, Home Helpers, Hope Services, Jacob's Heart Children's Cancer Support Services, KidQuest, Magic Makers, Make A Wish, Manuel Mejia, MetDESK, MetLife - Placeholder, Miceli Financial Partners Special Care Planning Team, Mobility Specialist, Monterey Bay Horsemanship & Therapeutic Center, NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI Santa Clara County, PVUSD Migrant & Seasonal Head Start, Pacific Advisors, Padres Compartiendo Juntos, Pajaro Valley Prevention & Student Assistance, Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Parents Helping Parents, Radcliff Elementary, Santa Cruz County Special Education, Santa Cruz Skydiving, Shared Adventures, Sheriff's Volunteers, Special Needs Advocates for Understanding (SNAFU), Special Olympics, Special Parents Information Network (SPIN), Spectrum of Science Foundation, Stanford Solar Observatories Group, Tahoe Maps, The Children's Tree House, Therapeutic Golf Clinic, Tuolumne Trails, United Way of Santa Cruz County, Wilco Films - A Pilot's Story, Women's Initiative, Yahoo Girls in Tech

BBQ and memorabilia will be for sale as a fundraiser. All event activities are free to participating children, families, friends, volunteers, and pilots. Day In The Sky is fully funded by corporate and private sponsors, vendor contributions, and merchandise sales. Individual and corporate monetary and in-kind donations and sponsorships are needed and are most welcome.

For information, to register as a volunteer or a pilot, or to make a donation, please see the Day in the Sky web site at www.dayinthesky.com or call 831/459-7210.

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Contacts:
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Foster Andersen, Founder and CEO, Shared Adventures
foster@sharedadventures.org 831/459-7210

Dean McCully
dean@dayinthesky.com, 408/209-3049

Daryl Wise, Shared Adventures, Press
dsw@streetwisepr.com, 831/763-9313

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Host's Information
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Shared Adventures www.sharedadventures.org
Established in 1994, Shared Adventures is a Santa Cruz based 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the quality of life of people living with disabilities through recreational opportunities. It is the only program in Santa Cruz County that offers a year-round calendar of activities and events for all ages and sectors of the physically and developmentally challenged populations. Shared Adventures is renowned for its annual Day On The Beach, an enormously popular summer event drawing 300+ volunteers and 200+ participants with disabilities to participate in events such as kayaking, SCUBA diving, outrigger canoeing, and beach wheelchair rides. Shared Adventures will host its 18th annual Day On The Beach on Saturday, July 17, 2010.

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