Teddy Bear Picnic brings laughter to fairgrounds

Letter To The Editor

We had such nice weather for our second annual Kiwanis Teddy Bear Picnic!

Several hundred children of all ages and their families turned out last Sunday afternoon for this fun filled event.

Ice cream, drinks and food from local vendors were available to purchase, while many families took advantage of the nice day to bring a blanket and their own picnic

There’s no better way to picnic than under sunny skies! Hundreds gathered at the fairgrounds on June 4th for the annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Top left, meet Teddy, enjoying his first Kiwanis Teddy Bear Picnic with his first teddy bear! Top right, one youngster has his teddy checked out by a paramedic. Below, the Paris Firefighters are always a crowd favourite and what’s a picnic without some good old fashioned family fun and games!

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submitted by

Stan Hutchinson, Kiwanis Club Member

The event started off with a “Parade of the Stars” led by parade master Doug the Great Hunt on his stilts. Doug then walked about the site entertaining the children with his tricks.

Local children’s entertainer BarryO Kidshow provided stage shows throughout the afternoon

The children and adults alike enjoyed the various contests, games and facepainting too.

We thank all the volunteers and event and prize sponsors. Your support made the event a huge success!

See you next year.

Submitted by The Kiwanis Club of Paris-Brant

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