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Collin Raye goes home again

Monday, May 5, 2008 – Collin Raye will show that you can go home again, and once again it's for charity. Raye will return to his hometown of DeQueen, Ark. June 18-20 for the 8th Annual Collinfest, a three-day charity event.

On Wednesday, June 18, Collinfest will kick-off the event with a Fan Club Party and then on the 19th there will be a 5-hour bus tour which highlights locations that are important to Raye and his career, followed by the Colgate Country Showdown later that evening. Other events include a brunch and golf tournament. The grand finale will be the Collinfest Concert that features Raye, along with special guests Rebecca Lynn Howard, Emerson Drive and MC Teddy Gentry of the band Alabama.

Raye recently moved from his home outside of Dallas to Salt Lake City along with his two children and his two grandchildren, Haley and Maddie. Both granddaughters are featured in Raye's current video, "Quitters," that is airing on CMT and GAC. Haley was born with a degenerative brain disease, and Raye is currently setting up a charity, Haley's Helpers, that will provide an outlet of support to other children with similar health conditions.


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