Harrisburg Mayor Eric Papenfuse publicly announced: WITF and CAT Partner for Free Rides to Sesame Street 50th Anniversary Celebration
All CAT Route 20 passengers will ride for free on Saturday, September 28, compliments of WITF
(Harrisburg) – Harrisburg residents can ride their way “to where the air is sweet” this Saturday, Sept. 28, compliments of WITF. Capital Area Transit (CAT) and WITF joined forces to provide free transportation from the downtown Harrisburg Transfer Center at Second and Market Streets, to the WITF Public Media Center, 4801 Lindle Road, Harrisburg for the 50th Anniversary celebration of the iconic television program Sesame Street.
All neighbors are welcome at WITF’s free celebration, Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting, this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children and families will engage with Sesame Street-themed activities, designed with the show’s mission in mind: to help children grow smarter, stronger and kinder. Activities include designing your own rubber ducky, counting to fifty, making your own letter of the day, and shopping for healthy foods in “Hooper’s Store.” Families may pre-register for a timed pass to take a picture with Walkaround Super Grover 2.0.
All children and parents are welcome to connect to the Harrisburg Transfer Center and ride free via Route 20 to the WITF Public Media Center. All buses in the CAT service system connect to the downtown Transfer Center. Families wishing to attend from any stop in Cumberland and Dauphin Counties should schedule a trip to the Transfer Center to connect with Route 20, then ride free from downtown to WITF and back again. The Route 20 buses that will stop at WITF will start at Market Street Transfer Center at 8:15 a.m. and will run every 35 minutes. The last pickup from WITF is scheduled for 2:40 p.m.
There will also be a regular Route 20 bus, following its normal schedule from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., that does not stop at WITF. Riders are encouraged to ask their driver if that bus will take them to Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting. All passengers on Route 20, no matter their destination, will ride for free.
“We are thrilled to be able to collaborate with Capital Area Transit to allow all of our neighbors access to transportation to celebrate with us,” said Ron Hetrick, President & CEO of WITF. “Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting is about bringing our community together; to honor a part of our lives that we’ve shared whether we realized it or not.”
“This is a wonderful opportunity for the community to experience this 50th anniversary celebration at no cost,” said Mayor Eric Papenfuse. “Thank you to CAT and WITF for making it possible.”
Families can register for the event, and see the Route 20 timetable, at witf.org/events
Sesame Street 50 Years and Counting
Saturday, September 28
9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
WITF Public Media Center
4801 Lindle Road
Harrisburg PA 17111
Press Contacts:
Sarah Trexler Sheehan
WITF Manager of Content Sponsorships
717.910.2866
sarah_sheehan@witf.org
Bob Philbin
CAT Public Information Director
717.233.5657
rphilbin@cattransit.com
About WITF
WITF Public Media is a trusted provider of public media news and programming for approximately 2.3 million citizens in 19 counties of south Central Pennsylvania, encouraging children and adults to Live Inspired®. WITF children’s programing includes public television on WITFTV and PBS Kids 24/7 channel and app. Other services include WITF Kids Club and engaging free family events throughout the community. WITF’s mission is to strengthen our communities by connecting us to each other and to opportunities for lifelong learning. For more information, visit WITF.org.
Capital Area Transit was incorporated in 1973 when Cumberland County and Dauphin County Commissioners and the City of Harrisburg organized CAT to provide mass transit Fixed-Route and Paratransit shared-ride services, which today transports about 2 million riders a year in the thousand square mile capital region.
