[imc-st.louis] TOCO Festival for Make-A-Wish

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*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*
*The 8th Annual TOCO Family Festival & Camp Out*

Benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation©

Friday September 11th & Saturday September 12th 2009

Camp Ondessonk in the Beautiful Shawnee National Forest

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*Contact: Kim Vrooman*

*Websites:* www.tocofestival.com ~ www.toconfp.org~
www.myspace.com/tocofestival
*Email:* tocofestival at gmail.com ~*Telephone:* 618-580-0303

 For charitable & educational purposes, *TOCO (Tapestry of Community
Offerings) *organizes family themed events to raise awareness & financial
support for regional families & children in need.  *This year proceeds from
the TOCO Festival benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation**©*.  The Make-A-Wish
Foundation*©* grants special wishes for children with serious illnesses.  Both
TOCO & Make-A-Wish*©* share the belief that life should be measured in
memories, not years!  Please go to TOCO & make some of your own memories
while helping youngsters live dreams!



TOCO Family Festival patrons rally *Friday September 11th & Saturday
SEPTEMBER 12th* for 48 hours of fun, beginning at 3pm at *CAMP ONDESSONK:
3760 Ondessonk Road, Ozark, Illinois 62972*; inside the magnificent Shawnee
National Forrest.  TOCO offers *one-of-a-kind tree house CAMPING*, tent
camping, & patrons may upgrade to bunks inside Camp Ondessonk’s St. Noel
Retreat Center offering air conditioning and private baths.



Campers enjoy *AMAZING MUSIC*, *SWIMMING*, *FISHING, HIKING*, *CANOEING*, as
well as an *ARTIST CARAVAN* & *COLLECTIVE ARTS PROJECT* featuring the wares
of talented folk artists.  *FOOD & DRINK* will be available for patrons. In
the *KIDS PLAY PARTY ZONE *kids find hands on creative art activities such
as shaker making, painting, & the famous tree diva coloring contest. ToCO
Festival also features *PONY RIDES* for the kids!



*34 talented local* *& regional musical acts donate their love and time to
multiple  TOCO stages this year: *Vitamen A, Aaron Kamm & The One Drops,
EarthSol, Rodney Branigan, Pepperland Beatles Tribute, Auset Music Project,
Heather Barth Manley, Sully, Following the Water, Melvynville, Bottoms Up
Blues Gang, Fattback, The Mhurs, Schedule C, Becky Ward, Brother Bagman,
Defined Perception, Leveld, Ellen the Fellen, Elemental Shakedown, Sam West,
Brother George, Corey Saathoff, Tree Rollins Band, Racket Box, Rebecca Ryan
Band, Tulera, Descending New Angels, Ian Wallace, Bando Trio, Papa Smiley
and the Brain Bananas, Roscoe Beano, BootiGrabbers Delight, and Rick Green.*
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*TOCO Tickets *are a $45 for adults.   Children 12 and under are free.
 *ADVANCED
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED *for tree-house & family camping.  Camp with your
favorite bands!  Get tickets today from them, online at www.tocofestival.com,
or by calling 618-580-0303!



*TOCO IS SPONSORED BY: *KDHX FM 88.1 COMMUNITY RADIO, Allsup, The Shanti in
Historic Soulard,  Triple Jam Productions, SWIC Women’s History Month, K
Square!, Free Form Television, and Gustave Design.**

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*TOCO SUPPORTERS INCLUDE: *Café Ventana, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra,
Smokey Bones, Sahara Hair Studio, Sushi Tatsu, Atomic Cowbow, Hardshell
Café, Hammerstones, Columbus Club, Schafly, Meyer Logistics, Excel Bottling,
Pasta House.



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Thanks & Peace!
Kim Vrooman
TOCO Family Festival & Camp Out
www.tocofestival.com
618-580-0303

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