FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 5, 2009

Contact: Melissa Habersaat
Phone: 781-235-3210
Email: mhabersaat@linx-usa.com

LINX ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW FUN-FILLED ACTIVITIES FOR SUMMER FEST

WELLESLEY, MA - As part of a growing parntership with LINX, this Sunday at Elm Bank, Mass Hort will host the first Summer Fest - a fundraiser for Mass Hort and area schools that will feature a wide variety of fun activities for families including performances by the LINX Dance Studio, a live performance by children of Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, a science show with Steve the Science Guy, a musical concert, hay rides, a visit from an active Celtics player and much more.   Tickets can be reserved online and more information on Summer Fest can be found at www.summerfestma.com 

Summer Fest runs from 12pm to 5pm with events and attractions all day (see a detailed schedule of events and a map of Elm Bank).

About LINX:
LINX is the Enrichment Club for Kids, a small business that opened its first location three years ago in Wellesley.  LINX operates on Linden Street in a 9,000 square foot state of the art facility.  LINX offers classes for kids from 1 to 13 years old in art, dance, early childhood, mandarin, martial arts, movie making, science, spanish, sports, technology and theater.  Families look to LINX to provide a quality educational experience to supplement what kids are getting in the outstanding school districts in and around Wellesley including Needham, Wayland, Natick, Dover, Newton, Weston and other surrounding communities.  The LINX fun based learning curriculum has proven to be widely successful as they have created innovative ways to make programs convenient for parents and kids.  Please feel free to learn more about LINX at www.linx-usa.com
 
LINX Summer Camp:
LINX recently announced a fantastic new partnership with the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, approved by DCR, to host its summer camp at Elm Bank.   LINX will be utilizing a portion of Elm Bank for our summer camp serving kids from the same communities as our year-long programs.  This is a great win-win as LINX will be able to leverage its outstanding team of instructors to create a fun-based camp for kids.  At the same time, we are helping to generate a new revenue source for Mass Hort which is in desperate need of funding.  LINX and Mass Hort are very excited about this partnership.
 
Summer Fest:
As part of a broadening partnership with Elm Bank, a new outdoor event at Elm Bank called Summer Fest will showcase the kids accomplishments, offer rides and games, and make it broadly appealing to the community (see www.summerfestma.com).  Like LINX summer camp, this event will generate much needed funding for Mass Hort.  Revenue will come from merchants who choose to advertise in the Summer Fest program guide or have a table at the event.  More than 1,500 people are expected to attend based on the families that will come as a result of their involvement with LINX, community advertisements, ongoing sports at Elm Bank, etc.   Summer Fest will be held on Sunday, June 7th from 12pm to 5pm.
 
About Elm Bank
Elm Bank (http://www.masshort.org/History-of-Elm-Bank) is a 36-acre site with open fields and walking trails owned by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and leased to The Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Elm Bank is located at the intersection of Wellesley, Natick and Dover and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.  The Elm Bank Reservation is located at 900 Washington St - directions.

About the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS)
Founded in 1829, the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (http://www.masshort.org/) is dedicated to encouraging the science and practice of horticulture and developing the public's enjoyment, appreciation and understanding of plants and the environment. Mass Hort has 8,000 members and is headquartered at the 36-acre Elm Bank Horticulture Center. Mass Hort is known for its annual New England Spring Flower Show - the largest indoor event in New England and, after 136 years, the longest-running of its kind in the United States.

About the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR)
The DCR (http://www.mass.gov/dcr/) is steward of one of the largest state parks systems in the country. Its 450,000 acres include forests, parks, greenways, historic sites and landscapes, seashores, lakes, ponds, reservoirs and watersheds. DCR's mission is "to protect, promote and enhance our common wealth of natural, cultural and recreational resources".