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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 06, 2010

Donna Gacek or Lisa Smith
Cape Ann TV
38 Blackburn Center,
Gloucester, MA 01930
(978) 281-2443
fax (978) 281-8679

The Cape Ann TV September 25 event Honoring Virginia Lee Burton Family Arts celebration was an enjoyable family event. More than 300 people attended the event held at former Gloucester home of Virginia Lee Burton. Dozens of volunteers and members of the Cape Ann TV Board of Directors and staff collaborated to honor Burton. Adults and children enjoyed block prints with Art Haven staff, participated in drama games with bubbly Joanne "Jojo" LaRiccia, heard excerpts of stories read by Lucille LePage, went on an adventurous Scavenger Hunt coordinated by Stacy Randell, listened to the Plum Cove School Singers directed by Connie Richards, took pictures with life-sized wooden cutouts of Burton's children's book characters created by Art Haven staff, sipped fresh cider and enjoyed lemonade pops made by Anne Jones. Visitors had the opportunity to purchase two wonderful programs, " A Sense of Place," produced by Christine Lundberg and "Folly Cove Designers," produced by Sinikka Nogelo. A rare and unique Christmas greeting print of an original Virginia Lee Burton linotype was up for bid as a silent auction item; the printing donated by the Sarah Elizabeth Shop and framing donated by the Garage School of Art at Beverly Farms.

We thank the community for supporting this fundraising event for Cape Ann TV, your nonprofit community access television station. We especially want to thank the following volunteers for their work:

Val Babson	Alexis Cruz
Ethan Bergeron	Paul Clark
David Brooks, Art Haven	Dawn Gadow, Art Haven
Galen Brooks	Anne, Peter and Josh
Ann-Patrice Hickey	Earl Kishida
Paul Jermain	Lucille LePage
Joanne LaRiccia, Jojo's DreamCart	Jennifer Lee Levitz
Nancy Lorcalon	Andrew Love
Christine Lundberg	David Marsh
Valerie McCaffrey	John McNiff
Sinikka Nogelo	Elizabeth and Emile Nunez
Barry O'Brien	Cindy O'Donnell
Mark Orlando	Bob Quinn
John Randazza	Stacy Randell
Gloucester Post Office	Bookstore of Gloucester
Bob Ryan and Kerry, Cape Ann Transportation Authority (CATA)	Sarah Elizabeth Shop of Rockport
Garage School of Art at Beverly Farms	Gloucester Department of Public Works
Gloucester Fire Department	Mike Lane, Gloucester Police Department
Connie Richards and the Plum Cove School Singers: Andrew Boga, TS Burnham, Kaya Cooper, Isabel Dalton, Emily Frick,Dakota Geanoulis, Gavyn Hillier, Sophia Hogan-Lopez, Erin Hoofnagle, Isabelle Mondello, Rodney Nyborg, Sarah McQuaid, Molly Martin,Alanah LaRose, Sabrina Lopes,Ruby Mills, Olivia Peavey, Anthony Rizzo, Emily Ross, Allison Sears, Ben Shrimpton, Luke Spear, Hope Spencer, Annika Vanderberg, Rachel Vincent, Ivan Williamson, Caleb Willett.