Take RTA to “A Feast of Giving” and ride free

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             

CONTACT: Sabrina Pritchett 425-8352

(DAYTON, OHIO) November 2, 2010… RTA will again provide free rides to the annual Thanksgiving dinner called "A Feast of Giving" at the Dayton Convention Center on Thursday, November 25. Doors open at 11 a.m.

Anyone riding RTA from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to the Convention Center dinner will board free. Riders will need to disembark at the Wright Stop Plaza Transit Center, 4 S. Main St., and walk one and a half blocks south. Advanced tickets are not required for bus rides or for admittance to the dinner.

The traditional meal is offered at no charge to anyone spending the holiday alone, for those who are homeless or less fortunate, or for anyone who wants to attend. The dinner is sponsored by ABC 22/Fox 45, the Dermatologists of Southwest Ohio, celebrity chef Art Smith LLC., and Lastar Inc.

For more information on any RTA trip, visit i-riderta.org or call Customer Support at 937-425-8300.

Providing transportation for 140 years, RTA is Ohio’s fourth largest public
transit system serving Dayton and 19 surrounding communities in Montgomery
and parts of GreeneCounty. RTA provides more than 11 million passenger trips per year.
Dayton is one of only five U.S. cities to provide electric trolley service.
RTA is the only U.S. public transit agency to provide uninterrupted electric
transit service for more than 120 years.