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CONTACT: Mark Sexton, Communications Coordinator
PHONE: (352) 374-5204; CELL: (352) 283-2317
EMAIL: msexton@alachuacounty.us

For Immediate Release



Foster Grandparents Rock-a-thon

5/5/2011 10:15 AM

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - The public is invited to join the Alachua County Foster Grandparent Program Advisory Council for the fifteenth annual Rock-A-Thon.  This event takes place on the front porch of the Cracker Barrel Restaurant (4001 SW 43rd Street, just West of I-75 on Archer Road) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Friday, May 6, 2011. This event is sponsored by the Village.

This is a fundraising event.  Donations are made on behalf of the rockers with all proceeds going to the Foster Grandparent Program to support training and recognition events.

Foster Grandparent volunteers work one-on-one with children who have special needs in elementary schools, child care centers, and after-school programs.

For more information, contact the Foster Grandparent Program at 352-264-6757.

If any accommodations are needed for persons with disabilities, please contact the Equal Opportunity Office at (352) 374-5275 or (352) 374-5284 TDD.

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at (352)374-5275 at least 3 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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