Kiwanis Teddy Bear Picnic at Fairgrounds tomorrow

MEDIARELEASE - The Kiwanis

Club of Paris Brant is ramping up for its second annual Kiwanis Teddy Bear Picnic at the Paris Fairgrounds tomorrow from 1 pm to 3:30 pm.

The event will begin with a “Parade of the Stars” at 1 pm, lead by Parade Master-Doug the Great Kids entering into one of our contests will walk a very short route inside the fairground site where their submissions will be judged. The contests to be judged in the Parade are:

• Most Creatively Dressed Teddy

Bear

• Best Superhero Bear

• Best Dressed Matching Bear and Kid

Stuffed animals, other than Teddy Bears, are eligible also. Another contest that the kids would need to prepare for, before coming, is an Art Contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best Teddy Bear piece of art in two age categories: ages 5 and under and ages 6-8 years old. The artwork should be turned in to Shelly Gracey at the RE/MAX tent by as close to 1:30 pm as possible. Please have the child’s name, age, and a phone number of an accompanying adult, on the back.

There will also be a prize for the Teddy that travelled the furthest distance. All entrants should go to the Kiwanis Tent by 2:30 pm, with an accompanying adult who has ID showing their address.

Any child that brings their favourite stuffie with them to the fairgrounds should go to see Karla & Jim Stonham at the Peak Realty tent, before 2 pm, to enter a ballot for a wonderful draw prize.

Other games and prize sponsors include: the Kiwanis Club of ParisBrant, Baby B Home, The Calendar Club, Canadian Tire, Mario’s Pizza, Rosie’s Ice Cream Shop and Sobeys Paris.

Our Headline performer will be The Barry O Kidshow There will be games and entertainment galore throughout the site: Face Painting, Pin the Heart on the Teddy, Crafts and Stories under the Brant County Library Tent; Medical check-ups performed on the Bears and

Stuffies by St. John Ambulance, our Firefighters with a Truck, Dave Kerr of Bears and Buddies, and a Candy Bear guessing contest (our take on Jellybeans).

While admission is free, you might want to bring a little cash because there will be a couple of Snack vendors on site, What’s the Scoop and Ruby’s Street Eatz. An area will be set up for those who prefer to bring their own picnic along with any accompanying blankets, chairs, etc..

Without the help of our Major Sponsors, we would not be bringing this all to you We extend our heartfelt thanks to Kidtastic Adventures, Brant Family Eye Care, Paris Dental Centre, Cooperators – McNaughton Agency, Shelly Gracey - RE/MAX, TD Canada Trust, TopRock Construction, Krista Ure-Shaw, Jim & Karla Stonham - Peak Realty.