Hello Connecticut’s Renee DiNino to be Special Guest Master of Ceremonies for House of Heroes Country Nights Gala March 22

 

Popular Connecticut Media Personality Returns to Host Organization’s Largest Annual Fundraiser; WFSB Channel 3

on Board as Official Media Sponsor

Hamden, Conn., February 28, 2025 – Long-time House of Heroes Connecticut (HOHCT) friend and advocate for Veterans Renee DiNino, one of Connecticut’s most popular media personalities and the host of WFSB Channel 3’s Hello Connecticut, will return as special guest Master of Ceremonies for HOHCT’s Country Nights: A Western Salute to Service Gala on March 22, the organization’s largest annual fundraiser.

More than 250 guests are expected to pack the ballroom at The Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville for the annual event, which plays a major role in funding HOHCT’s ongoing work to provide one-day, no-cost home repairs for military and public safety Veterans and their surviving spouses in need. The organization has assisted 254 Veterans and surviving spouses in 71 Connecticut communities and seven additional states since its 2012 founding.

WFSB Channel 3 is also serving as Official Media Sponsor of the event.

“Renee has been a friend and tireless advocate for our work ever since first meeting years ago my late husband Bill, who co-founded HOHCT,” says HOHCT Executive Director Carol May. ”We are thrilled to have Renee in our corner and can’t thank her and WFSB enough for their support of our work and the Connecticut Veterans community.”

DiNino is Director of Community Affairs for WFSB Channel 3 and is the host of Hello Connecticut with Renee DiNino, Amazing K9 Duos, Lost & Pound and is a contributor to the station’s Great Day at 9A and Great Day Connecticut. She has served as Special Guest Emcee of this event on multiple occasions.

Hello Connecticut affords DiNino the opportunity to showcase her specialty, giving voice to the voiceless, non-profits doing great work across the state and community-minded individuals and groups making a difference. The show airs weekly Sundays at 11:30 a.m. on WFSB, with new live-streaming episodes also available weekly on Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. on WFSB+ (Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV). The show is available on WFSB satellite station The WAX Sundays at 6:30 p.m. (check your local cable lineup) and is also available via the Hello Connecticut podcast wherever you listen to your podcasts.

DiNino’s Hello Connecticut interview with Carol May will air Sunday, March 2, at 11:30 a.m. on WFSB,

Tickets, tables, sponsorships and advertising opportunities remain available for the event, which will  feature dinner, dancing, musical entertainment by American Honey, saloon-style games, open bar, a premium raffle and silent auction. A highlight of the evening will be the presentation of the annual William J. May III Service Above Self Awards. For information, visit www.hohct.org/countrynights.