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Sunshine on a Ranney Day Event in Roswell

The Roswell Tap is the venue for Sunday's event that starts at 12:30 p.m.

Press release:

The Roswell Tap will host Sunshine, Swine and Dine, a fun family event to support Sunshine on a Ranney Day, a non-profit organization that creates dream room makeovers for children with long-term illnesses in the greater-Atlanta area. The Roswell Tap is located at 1090 Alpharetta Street in Roswell.

Sunshine, Swine and Dine will include Low Country Boil with hot dogs for the kids, drink specials, raffles, Cornhole, kiddie pools, live music and games. A percentage of the proceeds with go to Sunshine on a Ranney Day to assist with future makeovers. 

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“At The Roswell Tap, we want to give back to the community we live and work in. We want to return the favor, by supporting the community that supports our business,” said Jerome Stuart, managing partner of The Roswell Tap. “We want to introduce our staff, who are predominately college-aged, to the importance of community service and good works. And last, but not least, we want to put the FUN back in FUNdraising by creating weekly programs that are on-going in which the supporters and donors for each of our Charity Partners can continue to benefit the Charity year-round. Sunshine for a Ranney Day meets all of the above criteria. They are a grassroots, home-grown organization that is providing for the needs of individuals and families within our local community. To make it even better for us at The Tap, they are also our customers, which means we are indeed giving back to our patrons and the community in one fell swoop.”

At just over a year-old, Sunshine on a Ranney Day has completed six makeovers and currently has two in the works. Over 150 generous company sponsors, talented design teams and hundreds of gifted volunteers have donated their time, services and products to help improve the lives of children and their families. They also went from 200 Facebook followers to over 50,000 followers in just their first year!  Sunshine on a Ranney Day’s latest makeover reveal for Tripp Halstead, the adorable toddler who suffered a traumatic brain injury during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, has been viewed online 1.6 million times.

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"We are excited to have an event in our hometown of Roswell!  Our charity likes to work hard and we also like to have a good time.  We even have some of our past makeover families coming to join...including Tripp Halstead's family! We are looking forward to a great crowd and a wonderful time.”

For more information on Sunshine on a Ranney Day, see www.sunshineonaranneyday.com or https://www.facebook.com/SunshineOnaRanneyDay.


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