GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS Presents 5th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival October 18, 2012

GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS, a Texas-based broadband communications company that offers Internet, TV and Phone services, will host its 5th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival at its Corpus Christi retail store location on the evening of Thursday, October 18. Festivities will include a pumpkin patch, 10-cent carnival games, pumpkin and face painting, a costume contest, fortune telling, photos, magic and more. Each family in attendance will receive a large pumpkin, and children will receive a small pumpkin, while supplies last. Food and soft drinks will be provided by Papa John's, Sonic and Coca Cola.

Proceeds from the festival will benefit the Coastal Bend AIDS Foundation's Project Turnaround. The mission of Project Turnaround is to provide prevention services to adolescents who are at risk for substance abuse and participate in other risky behaviors. Partners of the 5th Annual Pumpkin Patch Festival include H-E-B, Walgreens, Corpus Christi Ice Rays, Stripes, Send-4-Kiss and Silver Spoon Prodigy Child Care.

GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS is a Texas-based broadband communications company that offers a full suite of Internet, TV and Phone services for residential and business customers through its state-of-the-art, high-capacity, hybrid fiber-optic network. Since its launch ten years ago, Grande has offered Texans a real choice in entertainment and communications providers plus outstanding local customer and technical support. Grande proudly serves the following communities: Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Midland, Odessa, San Antonio, San Marcos and Waco. For more information, please visit: www.mygrande.com