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 If
you have not yet seen the accompanying
video, you should do so. It will give you an
idea
of what it was like and how much fun
everyone
was having.
And 2012 will be even bigger and better!
What's the Fun-Fair?
This is an all-charity carnival where the charities/non-profits
create fun events in their booths that people pay to
participate in, where members of the charities and general
public dress up in a "Mission Possible"
costume of their choosing just for the fun of it. The
Fun-Fair is managed by the Rotary Club of Swarthmore
on behalf of Swarthmore Town Center, Inc.
To kick-off the festivities, there will be a parade
down Park Avenue starting at 1:00 p.m. behind elements of
the outstanding Strath Haven marching band, color guard,
fire engines, and local and State dignitaries in convertibles
and all the Village services. Then comes the costume
parade section with all the folks who dress in "Mission
Possible" costumes. All – kids and
adults, groups and individuals alike - who come to the
Fun-Fair in costume will want to take part.
Starting with the conclusion of the kick-off parade
– about 2 pm – and continuing until 5:00 p.m.,
there will be continuous entertainment on each of the
three raised sound stages around the
Village. Last year, 12 groups and individuals filled
3 hours with marvelous music, dance and acts, while
various street performers made merry throughout the
business district.
From start to end,
the Food Court will be serving a wide
array of wonderful snacks and mouth-watering food and
(non-alcoholic) drinks. Everything from roast pig to
Chinese to excellent deli offerings to good ol’
hot dawgs to pastries and more – nobody has to
prepare Sunday dinner on April 29th!!
Just before the 1:00 Wawa Kick-off Parade, the Lions
5K Fun-Walk & Run and the Bike
Tour will begin near the Train Station and
move through the safe, sidewalked streets and paths
of the Borough and the College campus, ending at the
Fun-Fair. For more information on the Lions
Fun-Walk & Run or the Bike Tours,
click on that link.
Who’s
coming?
For the last few years it was estimated that as many
as 7,000 people came to the Fun-Fair, many staying for
the full 4 hours of the event, making it the largest
event in recent memory in the Village of Swarthmore.
Over 100 charities
and non-profits in our region will be invited to have
a booth. We have already received many enthusiastic
responses from organizations which took part last year
saying they plan to come again in 2012. Some of the
Swarthmore merchants will participate with special sale
items inside and outside their shops. Come one, come
all !
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