Dear RARES Member,

The Harlem Globetrotters start playing in NY this week.  RARES members save up to $9 everywhere the Globetrotters play - Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, Philadelphia, San Diego and more.

Yes, PolarWave Snowtubing does accept the RARES ID card for a discount right at the gate and they make their own snow!  More convenience and greater savings than if you purchase your tickets at Wegmans - more.

Geva has extended the savings for Perfect Wedding.  Save 15% through February 12 - more.

Very important update and name change.  Your RARES ID card might say "Midas" on the inside but the savings are now being honored by RocCity Total Car Care & Tires.  6 locations including Rochester, Penfield, Henrietta, Batavia, Greece, and Brockport - more.

If you're looking for indoor fun with the family, take a look at the offers from our area waterparks - Hope Lake Lodge in Cortland, Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, and Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA - more.

Colonial Williamsburg has great winter pricing and they just announced

that all current and former presidents an enjoy admission at no charge during Presidents Day Weekend Feb. 18-20. The offer applies to any guest who has ever served as president of any group or organization - a company, a club, even an elementary school class - more.

If you love soccer, this may make you love it even more.  The Rochester Lancers indoor soccer team has just three remaining games for the 2012 season and they've indicated they want to give back to RARES members by offering a special ticket discount for these remaining games with advance purchase tickets for just $8 or upgrade to Premium seating for just $11! (and there is no charge for kids in Upper general admission). They also offer beer specials and a live band at every game - more.

Need we remind you that Valentine's Day is coming up?  RARES Members save 20%* through February 15, 2012 at

1800Flowers.com® & 1800Baskets.com® When you use the promotion code RARES.  This Valentine's Day don't settle for less. Wow them with truly original arrangements, luxurious bouquets, decadent chocolates, gift baskets and more romantic gifts that help express yourself perfectly - more.

Online savings this month for Fannie May Candies, FTD, Dancing Deer Baking Company and more.

If you're looking to ski or snowboard, remember that you save not only at Swain, Greek Peak, and Smugglers' Notch but also Gore Mountain, Windham, Whiteface, and more than 40 other ski resorts in the U.S. - more.

  New & Important Offers

Arena performances  

Harlem Globetrotters 2012 World Tour including stops in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Erie, Albany, Philadelphia, Trenton, Hershey, Binghamton and dozens more cities throughout the United States - over 100 dates total.  Save up to $9 a ticket everywhere they play - more.  Here are just some of the upcoming dates:

Buffalo, Feb. 3

Rochester, Feb. 4

Albany, Feb. 5

Elmira, Feb. 6

Erie, PA, Feb. 7

Utica, Feb. 8

Syracuse, Feb. 10

White Plains, Feb. 14

Uniondale, Feb. 19

East Rutherford, NJ, Feb. 17 and 20

Philadelphia, Mar. 9 and 11

Trenton, NJ, Mar. 10  

Wilkes-Barre, PA, Mar. 16

Manchester, NH, Mar. 17

Hershey, PA, Mar. 23

The Pink Floyd Experience -a full-on sensory assault - interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter - it's all there, live!  At the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, Sunday, February 12.  RARES members save 20% on all ticket prices - more.

Sesame Street Live:  Elmo's Super Heroes. 

Syracuse, March 2 - 4

Rochester, March 16 - 18 

$3 savings.  More information here.

MUSEUMS

Discover the Extreme Animal Kingdom during February Break Week at the Rochester Museum & Science Center.  Save on both adult and child admissions with your RARES ID card.  Also show your RARES ID card in the museum store to save - more.

THEATRE 

At the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League you save 10% when purchasing tickets in advance - more. 

Rain, Tuesday, February 14

Jersey Boys, Tuesday, April 3

Garrison Keillor, Thursday, May 10

NEW  South Pacific, Tuesday, May 15 

Shen Yun Performing Arts classical Chinese dance at Kodak Hall in the Eastman Theatre, Rochester NY,  Sunday, Feb. 26.  Save 10% on tickets at any price level.  Online only - more.

NEW  Perfect Wedding at Geva Theatre Center is on stage through February 12.  Save15% on all remaining performances.  These tickets are only available for purchase Monday-Friday through Geva Group Sales Manager Colleen Brown and not through the Geva Box Office.  For more information, or to order tickets, contact Colleen at 585-232-1366 x 3057 or e-mail her.  

NEW  You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! is at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. $25 tickets available for the Friday, Feb. 3 at 8 PM and Saturday, Feb. 4 at 5 and 8:30 PM performances when you mention this e-mail.  RARES members always save $3 on any Sunday through Thursday performance with your RARES ID card (regularly $29 - $39)  Call 585-325-4370 for reservations or more information.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Blow your hair back fun!  Polar Wave Snowtubing in Batavia offers the best tubing in the area!  They make their own snow, offer a heated warming hut with food and drink and will whisk you up the hill faster than you can imagine for your next ride.  More runs, more tubes, and more fun than you'll find elsewhere and you save when you show your RARES ID card - more.

SPORTS

25% off box office prices to select Knighthawks games:

Saturday, Feb. 18 vs. Washington

Saturday, April 14 vs. Calgary

Tickets must be ordered in advance at 585-454-HAWK (4295).  Just $20 when you mention RARES - more.

Amerks - $14 tickets when you show your RARES ID card at the Blue Cross Arena  or $12 for select games purchased in advance.  Next $12 game, Feb. 17 vs. Lake Erie.  More info. here.  

NEW  Rochester Lancers indoor soccer has just three remaining games for the 2012 season and they're offering a special ticket discount for these remaining games with advance purchase tickets for just $8 or upgrade to Premium seating for just $11! (and there is no charge for kids in Upper GA!).  Beer specials and a live band at every game - more.

 
This special is available for the remaining three Lancers home games:

    Sunday, February 12th vs. rival Syracuse at 1pm
    Thursday, February 23rd vs. Wichita at 7pm
    Sunday, February 26th vs. Wichita at 1pm

Contact Donna Waasdorp at 585-872-5425 or e-mail her to receive discounted tickets above. For this pricing, tickets must be purchased by phone at least one week in advance of the game.

The Lancers are currently two games ahead of Syracuse in the playoff race!  Come enjoy the excitement of the Lancers and take advantage of all the great activities at every game.

  

SKIING & SNOWBOARDING

Big savings at these RARES member resorts:

Swain

Smugglers' Notch

Greek Peak Mountain Resort 

Ski resort savings from RARES offered through our partner the Recreation Connection features 44 resorts including:

Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe, CA

Alta, UT

Bear Mountain, CA

Bromley Mountain, VT

Camelback, PA

Cannon Mountain, NH

Canyons, Park City, UT

Catamount, NY

Cranmore, NH

Crystal Mountain, WA

Diamond Peak, Lake Tahoe, CA

Gore Mountain, NY

Gunstock, NH

Heavenly Mountain, Lake Tahoe, CA

Homewood Mountain, CA

Jack Frost, Big Boulder, PA

June Mountain, CA

Killington, VT

Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe, CA

Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH

Mammoth Mountain, CA

Mount Snow, VT

Mountain Creek, NJ

Mountain High, CA

Mt. Baldy, CA

Mt. Rose, Tahoe

Northstar, Lake Tahoe, CA

Okemo Mountain Resort, VT

Park City, UT

Pats Peak, Henniker, NH

Pico Mountain, VT

Ski Butternut, MA

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA

Snow Valley, CA

Snowbird, UT

Squaw Valley, CA

Stevens Pass, WA

Sugar Bowl, Lake Tahoe, CA

Sugarloaf, ME 

Sunday River Ski Resort, ME

Summit at Snoqualmie, WA

Wachusett Mountain, MA

Waterville Valley, NH

Whiteface, Lake Placid

Windham Mountain, NY

Use the links on the RARES web site to enter the Recreation Connection and waive the normal membership fees - more.  Some of these are e-tickets that you can obtain on the spot.  Others are paper lift tickets that you will need to order in advance so plan now!

There are over 400 discounts and savings opportunities on the RARES web site.  Every savings opportunity is a bit different.  Some require advance purchase, some are online only.  Others allow you to show your RARES ID.  Check out our web site today.

RARES Web Site

Many of the savings opportunities we offer our members require advance action on your part - you can't just show your RARES ID card to obtain the savings.  Here are some we're featuring this month:

• Fannie May Candies is offering an extra gift with any purchase of $25 or more this month through the 25th.  Other specials, up to 30% but dates are limited.
• Dancing Deer Baking Company offers goodies and gifts for Valentine's Day at 20% savings for RARES members.
• FTD is offering savings of up to 25% this month on roses and more.
• The Glasses Shop is offering 20 - 30% savings on all glasses through Feb. 15.  Give yourself a gift on Valentine's Day!
• Coupon Books & Restaurant coupon books - Restaurant.com gift certificates are just $2 to $10 for most $25 certificates (varies by time frame). Rochester-area Dinner & Theatre Plus coupon books are 50% off with over 189 local Rochester coupons including theatre, fine dining, casual dining, merchandise, golf and more.  And if you're not in Rochester, purchase an Entertainment Book for your city at savings up to 20% off.
• Hotels - RARES has negotiated discounts ranging from 5% to 20% with over 20 major hotel chains.  All hotels require advance reservations or a corporate ID # (not your RARES ID # but a unique # for that hotel) you'll find on the web site.
• Rental cars - RARES members can enjoy savings of 5 to 25% on rental cars from all major companies.  All require advance registrations with a corporate ID #  you'll find on our web site.
• Target.com - save $7 on $70 purchase every day (some exclusions apply).  
• Fragrancenet - RARES members always save 10% online.  Thousands of perfumes and fragrances as well as skin and hair care products

There are over 300 discounts available when you book a reservation or make a purchase online.  Visit the web site to find out more.

Who we are . . . 

RARES stands for the Regional Area Recreation and Employee Services Association.

A not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, RARES has been providing added value to employee benefits programs at hundreds of New York State companies since its founding in 1983.

If your company is a member of RARES, you are a member and entitled to everything RARES offers - over 400 discounts from local, regional and national companies - everything from amusement parks to zoos.  Check us out at RARES.org.

Sincerely,

The RARES Board

 Of Note

Be sure and visit the RARES web site to enter for monthly giveaways provided by your member vendors.  In the past two months, John Paul Mlynar of Thompson Health and Jessica Ingham of the Episcopal Senior Life Communities were both winners of a 3-day, 2 night all inclusive weekend getaway in a suite at one of Cove Haven Entertainment Resorts 3 Pocono resorts.  You can be a winner as well by visiting the web profile pages of our various member vendors and entering with an e-mail (you'll find the entry button near the bottom of those profile pages).  Interested in learning more about Cove Haven Resorts?  You'll find more here.

With wholesale pricing from Sears Commercial, RARES members save on all makes and models of appliances (all makes & models, not just Kenmore brands), exercise equipment, mattresses, outdoor grills, lawn tractors and more.  Savings vary up to 40%.  Delivery to your door or to a Sears store near you.  From Sears Commercial:  A Kenmore 25 cu ft , Energy Star Side-by-Side Refrigerator ( model 46-51102 ) with a full 3 year Protection Agreement included for a price of $879.   Retail value is $1398.   Price for ref. without 3 year protection is $679 - more.   

Maid 4 Time reminds you that maid service is a perfect, fat free and guilt free gift for Valentine's Day - more 

Limited quantity offers from our web store:

African Lion Safari 2012 admission passes.  Regularly $25.00, just $14.00.  4 remaining.

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre gift certificates.  Regularly $78, just $57.  1 left.

George Eastman House admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $6.  Limited supply.

Hertz rental car certificates.  Just $28 a day, all dates & locations.  7 left. 

Magically Clean Carpets - $50 gift certificates for just $30.  Valid for any service they provide.  $30 each for the $50 certificates.  Only 4 left.

Mind & Body Connection Massage gift certificates, 1/2 hour.  Regularly $35, just $21.  Limited quantities

Rochester Museum & Science Center admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $7.  Limited supply.

All of the above while they last are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the RARES web store ("special offers" category).

Buckmans Car Wash - Basic Soft Wash tickets with a 24 hour guarantee, just $5.55 each (reg. $7.96 with tax).  Protect and Shine washes with a 48 hour guarantee, just $7.50 (regularly $10.55 with tax).  And their best "The Works" with a 5 day wash again guarantee are only $9.10 each in any quantity (regularly $12.98 with tax).  Order now - either by mail or online. 

RARES members can now exercise their right to choose between Internet & Cable providers and save with gift cards and rebates in the process - Dish Network, Time Warner, ADT Security Systems, HughesNet Satellite Radio, Direct TV and more.

Purchase coupons for tickets to our favorite independent movie theater and save.  For only $6.50 each, the lowest price available for any movie theatre, you can buy coupons for The Little Theatre in any quantity.  Always available and with no expiration date, these coupons make perfect gifts for friends or yourself - more.

Planning a trip?  You can save big when you use RARES member Coast to Coast Travel.  We have wonderful discounted travel trips for RARES members, their family and friends for 2012, 2013 and 2014.  We have cruises, Disney, all-inclusive resorts, tours, vacation packages, ski trips, wedding, honeymoons, anniversary, reunions and more.  Visit us online or call us toll-free at 800-632-1988 and let us take you on the vacation of your dreams. You can also e-mail Margie here.

PC, Mac, or Network issues?   Rochester-based Teknosophy, LLC will solve your problems and offers a 10% savings on labor plus other savings for RARES members - more.  Call 585-789-1856 for more info. or visit their RARES profile page.

The Delta Sonic & Applebee's Holiday promotion is available  through mid-February.  $20 Applebee's gift certificates with 3-packs of your favorite washes as well as oil changes and in an exclusive to RARES - professional detail packages for both cars and trucks -you save anywhere from $4 to $12 per package as compared to purchasing them retail.  Applebee's gift certificates valid through March 31, 2012 while Delta Sonic tickets have no expiration date.  Order now - either by mail or online.   

Quick Links

Click on the links below to be connected to RARES member only savings (ID # required for access):

Alpha listing of discounts

Amusement parks

Automotive

Car rentals

Golf

Hotels & lodging

Kids oriented

Legal & arbitration

Museums

Niagara Falls area

Real estate & mortgages

Restaurants/couponbooks

Services

Skiing & Sledding

Special Events

Theatre & music

Travel agents

Waterparks

Dear RARES Member,

Families, don't forget that Shrek The Musical opens at the Auditorium Theatre next week and you can save 10% on the Tuesday night opening performance when you order your tickets in advance - more.

All you have to do is show your RARES ID card at the Blue Cross Arena Box office to save on selected shows and ticket prices for Disney On Ice - Treasure Trove, now through Saturday - details on performances and pricing.

$100 coupon at Dell Computers valid through the 31st - more.

The Harlem Globetrotters start playing in NY and throughout the northeast (and the entire US) next week.  RARES members can save everywhere the Globetrotters play, up to $9 off a ticket - more.

Special offers on Shen Yun Performing Arts.  Gift certificates for massage, George Eastman House, and carpet cleaning - see "Of Note" at right.

This weekend or Spring Break, take advantage of your RARES discount and enjoy snow tubing at PolarWave - more.

If you're looking for indoor fun with the family, take a look at the offers from our area waterparks - Hope Lake Lodge in Cortland, Great Wolf Lodge in the Poconos, and Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA - more.

Please pick up a 2012 RARES ID card from your RARES Representative in your workplace.  ID #s beginning with 2011 are no longer valid.  If you don't receive a 2012 ID card at work or you need to print one out if your employer doesn't distribute one, you can do so here.  If you need to request a 2012 ID # for web access from the RARES office, you need to do so from a work e-mail address only (to verify employment).

New coupon for $5 off $25 purchase at Uno Chicago Grill in Victor - more.

The Association has removed Prana Yoga from membership effective immediately.

  New & Important Offers

Arena performances

Disney on Ice

Treasure Trove, Jan. 25 - 28   Rochester, NY

 $10 savings on select tickets and shows.  More information here.

The Pink Floyd Experience -a full-on sensory assault - interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter - it's all there, live!  At the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, Sunday, February 12.  RARES members save 20% on all ticket prices - more.

Sesame Street Live:  1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends!   January 31 - February 1   Binghamton, NY.    $3 off tickets.  Purchase in person at the Broome County Arena Box Office with your RARES ID card - more.

Harlem Globetrotters 2012 World Tour including stops in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Erie, Albany, Philadelphia, Trenton, Hershey, Binghamton and dozens more cities throughout the United States - over 100 dates total.  Save up to $9 a ticket everywhere they play - more.

Buffalo, Feb. 3

Rochester, Feb. 4

Albany, Feb. 5 

Sesame Street Live:  Elmo's Super Heroes. 

Syracuse, March 2 - 4

Rochester, March 16 - 18 

$3 savings.  More information here.

MUSEUMS

Discover the Extreme Animal Kingdom during February Break Week at the Rochester Museum & Science Center.  Save on both adult and child admissions with your RARES ID card.  Also show your RARES ID card in the museum store to save - more.

THEATRE 

At the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League you save 10% when purchasing tickets in advance - more. 

Shrek the Musical, Tuesday, January 31

Rain, Thursday, February 14

Jersey Boys, Tuesday, April 3

Garrison Keillor, Thursday, May 10

Shen Yun Performing Arts classical Chinese dance at Kodak Hall in the Eastman Theatre, Rochester NY,  Sunday, Feb. 26.  Save 10% on tickets at any price level.  Online only - more.

NEW  You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! and Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage are at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. $25 tickets available for the Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 PM, Friday, January 27 at 8 PM and Sunday January 29 performances at 3 PM  of You Say Tomato! when you mention this e-mail.  $25 tickets for all final performances this weekend (through the 29th) of Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating and Marriage when you mention this e-mail.  RARES members always save $3 on any Sunday through Thursday performance with your RARES ID card (regularly $29 - $39)  Call 585-325-4370 for reservations or more information.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Blow your hair back fun!  Polar Wave Snowtubing in Batavia offers the best tubing in the area!  They make their own snow, offer a heated warming hut with food and drink and will whisk you up the hill faster than you can imagine for your next ride.  More runs, more tubes, and more fun than you'll find elsewhere and you save when you show your RARES ID card - more.

SPORTS

25% off box office prices to select Knighthawks games:

Saturday, Feb. 18 vs. Washington

Saturday, April 14 vs. Calgary

Tickets must be ordered in advance at 585-454-HAWK (4295).  Just $20 when you mention RARES - more.

Amerks - $14 tickets when you show your RARES ID card at the Blue Cross Arena  or $12 for select games purchased in advance.  Next $12 game, Feb. 17 vs. Lake Erie.  More info. here.  

Rochester Lancers indoor soccer - $2 off any seat.  Children 12 and under no charge when accompanied by an adult.  Just show your RARES ID card.  Next home game, Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 PM - more.

SKIING & SNOWBOARDING

Big savings at these RARES member resorts:

Swain

Smugglers' Notch

Greek Peak Mountain Resort 

Ski resort savings from RARES offered through our partner the Recreation Connection features 44 resorts including:

Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe, CA

Alta, UT

Bear Mountain, CA

Bromley Mountain, VT

Camelback, PA

Cannon Mountain, NH

Canyons, Park City, UT

Catamount, NY

Cranmore, NH

Crystal Mountain, WA

Diamond Peak, Lake Tahoe, CA

Gore Mountain, NY

Gunstock, NH

Heavenly Mountain, Lake Tahoe, CA

Homewood Mountain, CA

Jack Frost, Big Boulder, PA

June Mountain, CA

Killington, VT

Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe, CA

Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH

Mammoth Mountain, CA

Mount Snow, VT

Mountain Creek, NJ

Mountain High, CA

Mt. Baldy, CA

Mt. Rose, Tahoe

Northstar, Lake Tahoe, CA

Okemo Mountain Resort, VT

Park City, UT

Pats Peak, Henniker, NH

Pico Mountain, VT

Ski Butternut, MA

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA

Snow Valley, CA

Snowbird, UT

Squaw Valley, CA

Stevens Pass, WA

Sugar Bowl, Lake Tahoe, CA

Sugarloaf, ME 

Sunday River Ski Resort, ME

Summit at Snoqualmie, WA

Wachusett Mountain, MA

Waterville Valley, NH

Whiteface, Lake Placid

Windham Mountain, NY

Use the links on the RARES web site to enter the Recreation Connection and waive the normal membership fees - more.  Some of these are e-tickets that you can obtain on the spot.  Others are paper lift tickets that you will need to order in advance so plan now!

There are over 400 discounts and savings opportunities on the RARES web site.  Every savings opportunity is a bit different.  Some require advance purchase, some are online only.  Others allow you to show your RARES ID.  Check out our web site today.

RARES Web Site

Many of the savings opportunities we offer our members require advance action on your part - you can't just show your RARES ID card to obtain the savings.  Here are some we're featuring this month:

• Dell - $100 off select PCs over $999 with the coupon code you'll find on the RARES web site - through 1/31.
• Coupon Books & Restaurant coupon books - Restaurant.com gift certificates are just $2 to $10 for most $25 certificates (varies by time frame). Rochester-area Dinner & Theatre Plus coupon books are 50% off with over 189 local Rochester coupons including theatre, fine dining, casual dining, merchandise, golf and more.  And if you're not in Rochester, purchase an Entertainment Book for your city at savings up to 20% off.
• Hotels - RARES has negotiated discounts ranging from 5% to 20% with over 20 major hotel chains.  All hotels require advance reservations or a corporate ID # (not your RARES ID # but a unique # for that hotel) you'll find on the web site.
• Rental cars - RARES members can enjoy savings of 5 to 25% on rental cars from all major companies.  All require advance registrations with a corporate ID #  you'll find on our web site.  
• Target.com - save $7 on $70 purchase every day (some exclusions apply)
• Fragrancenet - RARES members always save 10% online.  Thousands of perfumes and fragrances as well as skin and hair care products

There are over 300 discounts available when you book a reservation or make a purchase online.  Visit the web site to find out more.

Who we are . . . 

RARES stands for the Regional Area Recreation and Employee Services Association.

A not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, RARES has been providing added value to employee benefits programs at hundreds of New York State companies since its founding in 1983.

If your company is a member of RARES, you are a member and entitled to everything RARES offers - over 400 discounts from local, regional and national companies - everything from amusement parks to zoos.  Check us out at RARES.org.

Sincerely,

The RARES Board

 Of Note

Purchase coupons for tickets to our favorite independent movie theater and save.  For only $6.50 each, the lowest price available for any movie theatre, you can buy coupons for The Little Theatre in any quantity.  Always available and with no expiration date, these coupons make perfect gifts for friends or yourself - more.

Limited quantity offers from our web store:

Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Eastman Theatre, Feb., 26.  Row C Balcony tickets.  Regularly $50 each, Just $35 or a 34% savings.  1 pair left.

Magically Clean Carpets - $50 gift certificates for just $30.  Valid for any service they provide.  $30 each for the $50 certificates.  Only 4 left.

Dryden Theatre Take 10 passes.  Regularly $65, just $40.  2 remaining.

Mind & Body Connection Massage gift certificates, 1/2 hour.  Regularly $35, just $21.  Limited quantities

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre gift certificates.  Regularly $78, just $55.  2 remaining.

Rochester Museum & Science Center admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $6.  Limited supply.

Hertz rental car certificates, just $28.50 per day.  7 left.

African Lion Safari 2012 admission passes.  Regularly $25.95, just $13.75.  6 remaining.

George Eastman House admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $6.  Limited supply.

All of the above while they last are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the RARES web store ("special offers" category).

Buckmans Car Wash - Basic Soft Wash tickets with a 24 hour guarantee, just $5.55 each (reg. $7.96 with tax).  Protect and Shine washes with a 48 hour guarantee, just $7.50 (regularly $10.55 with tax).  And their best "The Works" with a 5 day wash again guarantee are only $9.10 each in any quantity (regularly $12.98 with tax).  Order now - either by mail or online. 

From Sears Commercial:  A Kenmore 25 cu ft , Energy Star Side-by-Side Refrigerator ( model 46-51102 ) with a full 3 year Protection Agreement included for a price of $879.   Retail value is $1398.   Price for ref. without 3 year protection is $679.  With wholesale pricing, you save on all makes and models of appliances, exercise equipment, mattresses, outdoor grills, lawn tractors and more.  Savings vary up to 40%.

RARES members can now exercise their right to choose between Internet & Cable providers and save with gift cards and rebates in the process - Dish Network, Time Warner, ADT Security Systems, HughesNet Satellite Radio, Direct TV and more.

Planning a trip?  You can save big when you use RARES member Coast to Coast Travel.  We have wonderful discounted travel trips for RARES members, their family and friends for 2012, 2013 and 2014.  We have cruises, Disney, all-inclusive resorts, tours, vacation packages, ski trips, wedding, honeymoons, anniversary, reunions and more.  Visit us online or call us toll-free at 800-632-1988 and let us take you on the vacation of your dreams. You can also e-mail Margie here.

PC, Mac, or Network issues?   Rochester-based Teknosophy, LLC will solve your problems and offers a 10% savings on labor plus other savings for RARES members - more.  Call 585-789-1856 for more info. or visit their RARES profile page.

The Delta Sonic & Applebee's Holiday promotion is available  through mid-February.  $20 Applebee's gift certificates with 3-packs of your favorite washes as well as oil changes and in an exclusive to RARES - professional detail packages for both cars and trucks -you save anywhere from $4 to $12 per package as compared to purchasing them retail.  Applebee's gift certificates valid through March 31, 2012 while Delta Sonic tickets have no expiration date.  Order now - either by mail or online.   

Quick Links

Click on the links below to be connected to RARES member only savings (ID # required for access):

Alpha listing of discounts

Amusement parks

Automotive

Car rentals

Golf

Hotels & lodging

Kids oriented

Legal & arbitration

Museums

Niagara Falls area

Real estate & mortgages

Restaurants/couponbooks

Services

Skiing & Sledding

Special Events

Theatre & music

Travel agents

Waterparks

Dear RARES Member,

Today's the last day to save on this weekend's performances of Perfect Wedding at Geva Theatre Center.   Also, this is your last chance to order tickets for Blast at the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, Thursday, January 26.  Special half-price shows today and tomorrow of You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up at Downstairs Cabaret Theatre.

Looking for something to do this weekend?  Check out the Chili & Wine Festival at JD Wine Cellars in Macedon on both Saturday and Sunday.  Save with your RARES ID card.

Special offers on Shen Yun Performing Arts and Elmo's Super Heroes.  Gift certificates for massage and carpet cleaning - see "Of Note" at right.

New coupons from Splash Lagoon in Erie, PA on our web site.

If you have not yet picked up a 2012 RARES ID card from your RARES Representative in your workplace, do so today.  ID #s beginning with 2011 are being inactivated and you will be unable to access the web site after this weekend. If you need to request a 2012 ID # for web access from the RARES office, you need to do so from a work e-mail address only (to verify employment).

  New & Important Offers

Arena performances

Disney on Ice

Treasure Trove, Jan. 25 - 28   Rochester, NY

100 Years of Magic , Jan. 20 - 21   Manchester, NH

 $3 to $10 savings.  More information here.

The Pink Floyd Experience -a full-on sensory assault - interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter - it's all there, live!  At the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, Sunday, February 12.  RARES members save 20% on all ticket prices - more.

Sesame Street Live:  1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends!   January 31 - February 1   Binghamton, NY.    $3 off tickets.  Purchase in person at the Broome County Arena Box Office with your RARES ID card - more.

Harlem Globetrotters 2012 World Tour including stops in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Erie, Albany, Philadelphia, Trenton, Hershey, Binghamton and dozens more cities throughout the United States - over 100 dates total.  Save up to $9 a ticket everywhere they play - more.

Buffalo, Feb. 3

Rochester, Feb. 4

Albany, Feb. 5 

Sesame Street Live:  Elmo's Super Heroes. 

Syracuse, March 2 - 4

Rochester, March 16 - 18 

$3 savings.  More information here.

MUSEUMS

Discover the Extreme Animal Kingdom during February Break Week at the Rochester Museum & Science Center.  Save on both adult and child admissions with your RARES ID card.  Also show your RARES ID card in the museum store to save - more.

THEATRE

Perfect Wedding at Geva Theatre Center is on stage January 10 - February 12.  Save15% on January 20 - 22nd performances - more.  

At the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League you save 10% when purchasing tickets in advance - more. 

Blast, Thursday, January 26

Shrek the Musical, Tuesday, January 31

Rain, Thursday, February 14

Jersey Boys, Tuesday, April 3

Garrison Keillor, Thursday, May 10

Shen Yun Performing Arts classical Chinese dance at Kodak Hall in the Eastman Theatre, Rochester NY,  Sunday, Feb. 26.  Save 10% on tickets at any price level.  Online only - more.

NEW  You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! and Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage are at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. Half price tickets available for the Friday, Jan. 20 show at 8 PM and the Saturday, Jan. 21 show at 5 PM of You Say Tomato!  RARES members save $3 on any Sunday through Thursday performance with your RARES ID card.  Call 585-325-4370 for reservations or more information.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

Chili and Wine Weekend at JD Wine Cellars, January 21st and 22nd from 12pm-5pm.  Warm up your winter with wine and chili! Sample 2 different gourmet chilis, each expertly paired with JD wines and accompanied by toasted baguette. $10 includes your food pairings, 5 wine samples and a signature glass. Family friendly event. Juice pairings available for the kids!  Visit their RARES web page to learn more about the winery.

Tastings for RARES members are only $8 - save $2 when you show your RARES ID card.

SPORTS

25% off box office prices to select Knighthawks games:

Saturday, Feb. 18 vs. Washington

Saturday, April 14 vs. Calgary

Tickets must be ordered in advance at 585-454-HAWK (4295).  Just $20 when you mention RARES - more.

Amerks - $14 tickets when you show your RARES ID card at the Blue Cross Arena  or $12 for select games purchased in advance.  Next $12 game, Feb. 17 vs. Lake Erie.  More info. here.  

Rochester Lancers indoor soccer - $2 off any seat.  Children 12 and under no charge when accompanied by an adult.  Just show your RARES ID card.  Next home game, Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1 PM - more.

SKIING & SNOWBOARDING

Big savings at these RARES member resorts:

Swain

Smugglers' Notch

Greek Peak Mountain Resort 

Ski resort savings from RARES offered through our partner the Recreation Connection features 44 resorts including:

Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe, CA

Alta, UT

Bear Mountain, CA

Bromley Mountain, VT

Camelback, PA

Cannon Mountain, NH

Canyons, Park City, UT

Catamount, NY

Cranmore, NH

Crystal Mountain, WA

Diamond Peak, Lake Tahoe, CA

Gore Mountain, NY

Gunstock, NH

Heavenly Mountain, Lake Tahoe, CA

Homewood Mountain, CA

Jack Frost, Big Boulder, PA

June Mountain, CA

Killington, VT

Kirkwood, Lake Tahoe, CA

Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH

Mammoth Mountain, CA

Mount Snow, VT

Mountain Creek, NJ

Mountain High, CA

Mt. Baldy, CA

Mt. Rose, Tahoe

Northstar, Lake Tahoe, CA

Okemo Mountain Resort, VT

Park City, UT

Pats Peak, Henniker, NH

Pico Mountain, VT

Ski Butternut, MA

Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, Lake Tahoe, CA

Snow Valley, CA

Snowbird, UT

Squaw Valley, CA

Stevens Pass, WA

Sugar Bowl, Lake Tahoe, CA

Sugarloaf, ME 

Sunday River Ski Resort, ME

Summit at Snoqualmie, WA

Wachusett Mountain, MA

Waterville Valley, NH

Whiteface, Lake Placid

Windham Mountain, NY

Use the links on the RARES web site to enter the Recreation Connection and waive the normal membership fees - more.  Some of these are e-tickets that you can obtain on the spot.  Others are paper lift tickets that you will need to order in advance so plan now!

There are over 400 discounts and savings opportunities on the RARES web site.  Every savings opportunity is a bit different.  Some require advance purchase, some are online only.  Others allow you to show your RARES ID.  Check out our web site today.

RARES Web Site

Many of the savings opportunities we offer our members require advance action on your part - you can't just show your RARES ID card to obtain the savings.  Here are some we're featuring this month:

• Dell - $100 off select PCs over $999 with the coupon code you'll find on the RARES web site - through 1/31.
• Coupon Books & Restaurant coupon books - Restaurant.com gift certificates are just $2 to $10 for most $25 certificates (varies by time frame). Rochester-area Dinner & Theatre Plus coupon books are 50% off with over 189 local Rochester coupons including theatre, fine dining, casual dining, merchandise, golf and more.  And if you're not in Rochester, purchase an Entertainment Book for your city at savings up to 20% off.
• Hotels - RARES has negotiated discounts ranging from 5% to 20% with over 20 major hotel chains.  All hotels require advance reservations or a corporate ID # (not your RARES ID # but a unique # for that hotel) you'll find on the web site.
• Rental cars - RARES members can enjoy savings of 5 to 25% on rental cars from all major companies.  All require advance registrations with a corporate ID #  you'll find on our web site.  

Target.com - save $7 on $70 purchase every day (some exclusions apply).

• Fragrancenet - RARES members always save 10% online.  Thousands of perfumes and fragrances as well as skin and hair care products

There are over 300 discounts available when you book a reservation or make a purchase online.  Visit the web site to find out more.

Who we are . . . 

RARES stands for the Regional Area Recreation and Employee Services Association.

A not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization, RARES has been providing added value to employee benefits programs at hundreds of New York State companies since its founding in 1983.

If your company is a member of RARES, you are a member and entitled to everything RARES offers - over 400 discounts from local, regional and national companies - everything from amusement parks to zoos.  Check us out at RARES.org.

Sincerely,

The RARES Board

 Of Note

Limited quantity offers from our web store:

Shen Yun Performing Arts at the Eastman Theatre, Feb., 26.  Row C orchestra tickets & Row C Balcony tickets.  Regularly $90 and $50 each, Just $60 and $35 or a 36% savings.  Only 1 pair of each available.

Elmo's Super Heroes at the Auditorium Theatre Saturday, March 17 at 5:30 PM.  1 pair of seats, Row S, seats 19 and 21.  $31.00 for the pair - 38% savings.

Magically Clean Carpets - $50 gift certificates for just $30.  Valid for any service they provide.  $30 each for the $50 certificates.  Only 5 left.

Dryden Theatre Take 10 passes.  Regularly $65, just $40.  2 remaining.

Mind & Body Connection Massage gift certificates, 1/2 hour.  Regularly $35, just $21.  Limited quantities

Downstairs Cabaret Theatre gift certificates.  Regularly $78, just $55.  2 remaining.

Rochester Museum & Science Center admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $6.  Limited supply.

Hertz rental car certificates, just $28.50 per day.  Limited supply

African Lion Safari 2012 admission passes.  Regularly $25.95, just $13.75.  6 remaining.

George Eastman House admission passes.  Regularly $12, just $6.  Limited supply.

All of the above while they last are available on a first-come, first-served basis in the RARES web store ("special offers" category).

Purchase coupons for tickets to our favorite independent movie theater and save.  For only $6.50 each, the lowest price available for any movie theatre, you can buy coupons for The Little Theatre in any quantity.  Always available and with no expiration date, these coupons make perfect gifts for friends or yourself - more.

From Sears Commercial:  A Kenmore 25 cu ft , Energy Star Side-by-Side Refrigerator ( model 46-51102 ) with a full 3 year Protection Agreement included for a price of $879.   Retail value is $1398.   Price for ref. without 3 year protection is $679.  Save up to 40% on all makes and modes of appliances, exercise equipment, mattresses, outdoor grills, lawn tractors and more.

They are making snow now so save and slide at PolarWave Snowtubing in Batavia.  Save $1.50 on tickets with your RARES ID card - more. 

RARES members can now exercise their right to choose between Internet & Cable providers and save with gift cards and rebates in the process - Dish Network, Time Warner, ADT Security Systems, HughesNet Satellite Radio, Direct TV and more.

Planning a trip?  You can save big when you use RARES member Coast to Coast Travel.  We have wonderful discounted travel trips for RARES members, their family and friends for 2012, 2013 and 2014.   We have cruises, Disney, all-inclusive resorts, tours, vacation packages, ski trips, wedding, honeymoons, anniversary, reunions and more.  Visit us online or call us toll-free at 800-632-1988 and let us take you on the vacation of your dreams. You can also e-mail Margie here.

PC, Mac, or Network issues?   Rochester-based Teknosophy, LLC will solve your problems and offers a 10% savings on labor plus other savings for RARES members - more.  Call 585-789-1856 for more info. or visit their RARES profile page.

The Delta Sonic & Applebee's Holiday promotion is available for just a few more weeks and you can save big through mid-February while we're still carrying these packages.  $20 Applebee's gift certificates with 3-packs of your favorite washes as well as oil changes and in an exclusive to RARES - professional detail packages for both cars and trucks -you save anywhere from $4 to $12 per package as compared to purchasing them retail.  Order now - either by mail or online.   

Buckmans Car Wash - Basic Soft Wash tickets with a 24 hour guarantee, just $5.55 each (reg. $7.96 with tax).  Protect and Shine washes with a 48 hour guarantee, just $7.50 (regularly $10.55 with tax).  And their best "The Works" with a 5 day wash again guarantee are only $9.10 each in any quantity (regularly $12.98 with tax).  Order now - either by mail or online. 

Quick Links

Click on the links below to be connected to RARES member only savings (ID # required for access):

Alpha listing of discounts

Amusement parks

Automotive

Car rentals

College planning & aid

Golf

Hotels & lodging

Kids oriented

Legal & arbitration

Museums

Niagara Falls area

Real estate & mortgages

Restaurants/couponbooks

Services

Skiing & Sledding

Special Events

Theatre & music

Travel agents

Waterparks

Dear RARES Member,

Forget Friday the 13th.  This is your lucky day.  Plenty of savings below including a $100 coupon from Dell. 

If you don't receive a 2012 ID card at work or you need to print one out if your employer doesn't distribute one, you can do so here. 

  New & Important Offers

Arena performances

Disney on Ice

Treasure Trove, Jan. 25 - 28   Rochester, NY

100 Years of Magic , Jan. 20 - 21   Manchester, NH

 $3 to $10 savings.  More information here.

NEW  The Pink Floyd Experience -a full-on sensory assault - interpretive videos, plane crashes, flying pig, helicopter - it's all there, live!  At the Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, Sunday, February 12.  RARES members save 20% on all ticket prices - more.

Sesame Street Live:  1-2-3 Imagine! with Elmo & Friends!   January 31 - February 1   Binghamton, NY.    $3 off tickets.  Purchase in person at the Broome County Arena Box Office with your RARES ID card - more.

Harlem Globetrotters 2012 World Tour including stops in Buffalo, Albany, Rochester, Erie, Albany, Philadelphia, Trenton, Hershey, Binghamton and dozens more cities throughout the United States - over 100 dates total.  Save up to $9 a ticket everywhere they play - more.

Buffalo, Feb. 3

Rochester, Feb. 4

Albany, Feb. 5 

NEW  Sesame Street Live:  Elmo's Super Heroes. 

Syracuse, March 2 - 4

Rochester, March 16 - 18 

$3 savings.  More information here.

THEATRE

Perfect Wedding at Geva Theatre Center is on stage January 10 - February 12.  Save 35% on performances January 10 - 19 and 15% on January 20 - 22nd performances - more.  

At the Rochester Auditorium Theatre, presented by the Rochester Broadway Theatre League you save 10% when purchasing tickets in advance - more. 

Blast, Thursday, January 26

Shrek the Musical, Tuesday, January 31

Rain, Thursday, February 14

NEW    Jersey Boys, Tuesday, April 3

NEW    Garrison Keillor, Thursday, May 10

Shen Yun Performing Arts classical Chinese dance at Kodak Hall in the Eastman Theatre, Rochester NY,  Sunday, Feb. 26.  Save 10% on tickets at any price level.  Online only - more.

You Say Tomato, I Say Shut Up! and Miss Abigail's Guide to Dating, Mating, and Marriage are at the Downstairs Cabaret Theatre. RARES members save $3 on any Sunday through Thursday performance with your RARES ID card.  Call 585-325-4370 for reservations or more information.

SPECIAL EVENTS 

NEW  Chili and Wine Weekend at JD Wine Cellars, January 21st and 22nd from 12pm-5pm.  Warm up your winter with wine and chili! Sample 2 different gourmet chilis, each expertly paired with JD wines and accompanied by toasted baguette. $10 includes your food pairings, 5 wine samples and a signature glass. Family friendly event. Juice pairings available for the kids!  Visit their RARES web page to learn more about the winery.

Tastings for RARES members are only $8 - save $2 when you show your RARES ID card.

SPORTS

25% off box office prices to select Knighthawks games:

Saturday, Feb. 18 vs. Washington

Saturday, April 14 vs. Calgary

Tickets must be ordered in advance at 585-454-HAWK (4295).  Just $20 when you mention RARES - more.

Amerks - $14 tickets when you show your RARES ID card at the Blue Cross Arena  or $12 for select games purchased in advance here.  

Rochester Lancers indoor soccer - $2 off any seat.  Children 12 and under no charge when accompanied by an adult.  Just show your RARES ID card - more.

SKIING & SNOWBOARDING

Big savings at these RARES member resorts:

Swain

Smugglers' Notch

Greek Peak Mountain Resort 

Ski resort savings from RARES offered through our partner the Recreation Connection features 44 resorts including:

Alpine Meadows, Lake Tahoe, CA

Alta, UT

Bromley Mountain, VT

Camelback, PA