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Register Now For the 2014 Dream Ride Experience to benefit Special Olympics, August 23-24

The 2014 Dream Ride Experience, presented by
Bozzuto’s Inc. and the Hometown Foundation to benefit Special Olympics, will
take place, August 23 -24 in Farmington (CT). The event will unite
motorcyclists, classic and exotic car enthusiasts, and families and friends who
want to be a part of a fun, festive event to support Special Olympics. A
motorcycle ride with starting points at Harley-Davidson dealerships across the
state and drawing participants from three countries – the US, Canada and
Australia and 12 states (including Connecticut) and a host of activities are
planned. These include a Twilight Car Cruise & Wrangler Rally, Dream Show
car exhibit, celebrity guest appearances, kids’ activities and miniature golf.
To view a full schedule of events and register, go to www.dreamride.org



Satellite locations throughout Connecticut will
serve as starting points for Dream Ride. All will converge at the Farmington
Club on Sunday, August 24th:





Brothers' Harley-Davidson, Branford: Registration 9:00 am/
Departure 11:00 am



Danbury Harley-Davidson, Danbury: Registration 9:00 am/Departure
11:00 am

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Dream Show - Farmington Club, Farmington: Registration 7:30 am/
Departure 9:30 am



Fairfield University, Fairfield: Registration 9:00 am/Departure
11:00 am

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Gengras Harley-Davidson, East Hartford: Registration 9:00
am/Departure 11:00 am



Mike's Famous Harley-Davidson, New London: Registration 9:00
am/Departure 11:00 am



The Farmington Club (Main Event Location),
Farmington: Registration 8:00 am/Departure 10:00 am



TSI Harley-Davidson, Ellington:Registration 9:00 am/Departure
11:00 am



Yankee Harley-Davidson Inc., Bristol:Registration 9:00
am/Departure 10:00 am





Registration is $30 for adults for a one-day
pass  (includes Twilight Dream Cruise on Saturday night or Dream
Ride/Dream Show on Sunday) and $50 for a two-day pass (includes Twilight Dream
Cruise on Saturday night and Dream Ride/Dream Show on Sunday); $15 for children
10 – 16 (each day); and free for children under 10. Register by August 15th,
and receive an official Dream Ride Experience t-shirt. Additional fundraising
to support Special Olympics is encouraged. And, follow Dream Ride at
facebook.com/DreamRide and twitter.com/DreamRideExp. To find out about
sponsorship opportunities, call 203-250-5660 or email ccaramia@bozzutos.com.
 



Dream Ride Experience highlights will include:



Saturday, August 23rd –



• Dream Ride presents national recording artist
Lonestar at the Farmington Polo Grounds, 152 Town Farm Road, Farmington (CT).
General admission tickets and lawn seats are $30.00 and may be purchased
at www.dreamride.org. Gates will open the day of the show at 5
p.m.; the concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held rain or
shine.



• A Craft Fair at The Farmington Club and ice
cream/golf at Farmington Miniature Golf, 1048 Farmington Avenue, Farmington.



• The Twilight Dream Cruise & Wrangler Rally
presented by and originating at Papa’s Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, 585 E. Main
Street, New Britain. The Cruise will conclude at The Farmington Club and be
followed by a party featuring great food and live music.



Sunday, August 24th –



• A motorcycle ride with nine satellite sites
across Connecticut converging at The Farmington Club. (Motorcyclists from other
states and countries will arrive throughout the weekend.) 



• Dream Show, an elaborate auto show at The
Farmington Club to be judged by a panel of notable car connoisseurs.



• An all-day party featuring great food,
vendors, live music,  a kids’ corner and pet adoptions. Celebrity guests
will include Wayne Carini, host of the Velocity channel’s “Chasing Classic
Cars”, John Ratzenberger, best known for playing mail carrier Cliff Clavin on
the sitcom Cheers, lending his voice to Pixar’s feature films including Toy
Story, Monsters Inc. and Cars, and host of “Made in America” and Tim Harris, a
Special Olympics athlete and owner of “Tim’s Place”, a Tex-Mex restaurant in
Albuquerque, New Mexico know for providing “the friendliest service in the
world” and offering “breakfast, lunch and hugs.”



The Dream Ride Experience aims to unite
thousands of motorcycle and car enthusiasts to enjoy the ride, celebrate
Special Olympics athletes and join in a movement that inspires respect,
acceptance and inclusion for all people with and without intellectual
disabilities – both on and off the playing field.  Last year’s Dream Ride
raised $520,000 for Special Olympics. The event has raised $2 million since its
inception. 



Event sponsors include Bozzuto’s Inc. Monster,
Dasani, Trantolo & Trantolo, Aqua Turf, The Farmington Club, Steinger,
Iscoe & Greene, The Hometown Foundation and your local IGA
Supermarket. About Bozzuto's, Inc.Bozzuto's, Inc., is a family-owned, full
service, wholesale food distribution company headquartered in Cheshire,
Connecticut, that serves over 700 supermarket retailers from Maine to Maryland
and Ohio to Long Island.  Bozzuto's is a proud supporter of IGA and is a
five-time winner of IGA’s highest honor, The President’s Cup.



About The Hometown FoundationThe Hometown
Foundation is a non-profit, charitable foundation dedicated to enhancing the
quality of life for individuals and their families in hometowns and surrounding
communities where we operate. The Hometown Foundation honors and assists five
key areas of interest: Children, Cancer, Diabetes, Military, and Emergency
Response Personnel.



Special Olympics ConnecticutSpecial Olympics
Connecticut provides year-round sports training and competitions for over
14,000 athletes of all ages with intellectual disabilities and Unified Sports®
partners - their teammates without disabilities. 



Through the joy of sport, the Special Olympics
movement transforms lives and communities throughout the state and in 170
countries around the world by promoting good health and fitness and inspiring
inclusion and respect for all people, on and off the playing field. (www.soct.org)

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