Children's Festival/Health Celebration Sept. 27 at UNCG

GREENSBORO – Parents and children are invited to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro for a day of family fun at the Children’s Festival and Health Celebration on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Sponsored by UNCG, the Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality and SAFE Guilford, the event will offer a day of free child-friendly activities and health information. It will be held rain or shine in the Residence Hall Quadrangle off Walker Avenue and West Street at UNCG. Free parking is available in spaces throughout campus or for $2 all day in the Walker Avenue parking deck.

Activities include arts and crafts; pony rides; instrumental petting zoo; magicians; puppet shows; music; dance; balloon art; nail, face and hair painting; karaoke; and hat and jewelry design. A performing arts program will be featured every half hour. In addition, the Diaper Derby, the Parent Look-Alike Contest and a bicycle helmet fitting station (by SAFE Guilford) will take place. Health screenings, immunization information and free pregnancy testing also will be available. Families can purchase food or bring picnic lunches. More than 8,000 people enjoyed last year's fun-filled day.

The Children’s Festival and Health Celebration creates a partnership involving the UNCG School of Education and its N.C. Teaching Fellows, the Coalition on Infant Mortality and SAFE Guilford. It will give children and families a great opportunity to learn about community efforts being made in education and health.
For more information, call Melinda Ryan with UNCG at 334-3400, Brenda Stubbs with the Guilford County Coalition on Infant Mortality at 641-3338, or Holli Singleton of SAFE Guilford at 832-2970.

(Posted 8-25-03)

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