Harvest Bash, Wooster Walk to End Alzheimer's coming up soon

The Daily Record
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The C.I.R.C.L.E. Coalition will hold its annual Harvest Bash at St. Mary's School in Wooster 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.
The C.I.R.C.L.E. Coalition will hold its annual Harvest Bash at St. Mary's School in Wooster 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.

Harvest Bash brings family-friendly fun

Harvest Bash will be held 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Mary’s School, 515 Beall Ave., Wooster. The event provides a safe and drug-free place to celebrate family and neighborhood togetherness.

“One of the most important ways to prevent substance abuse and risky behavior is spending quality time together as a family and Harvest Bash is the perfect, fun opportunity to do so,” said Nonya Wenger, Community Coalitions manager.

Wenger is helping coordinate the event, which is hosted by CIRCLE Coalition, whose mission is to bring together Wooster community members to address the common goal of reducing substance misuse among youth and adults.

The event includes free food, games, music and prizes. There will be a costume contest for youth and adults. Activities include cornhole, a cake walk, face painting and other carnival-type activities. The event will feature Touch-A-Truck with the Wooster Division of Fire and Wooster Police Department. The Ohio National Guard will be there with inflatable games and giveaways. Food and drinks include hot dogs, caramel apples, popcorn, and juice. Activities and food are free to the community.

For more information, call 330-804-3307.

Wooster Walk to End Alzheimer's set for Saturday

The Wooster Walk to End Alzheimer's will be Saturday at Wooster High School, 515 Oldman Road. Entry begins at 8:30 a.m., followed by the the Promise Garden Ceremony at 9:30 a.m. and the walk at 9:45 a.m.

The Wooster Walk is one of more than 600 nationally that annually raise money for Alzheimer's and other dementia research and allows the Alzheimer's Association to provide free care and support services to local families. This year's goal is to raise $56,000.

The Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's will be full of flowers, each carried by someone committed to ending the disease. The Promise Garden Ceremony features multi-colored flowers, each color representing the person's connection to Alzheimer's disease. This visually striking display allows participants to unite in the fight against Alzheimer's, which affects more than 6 million Americans of all ages.

This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Wooster Walk to End Alzheimer's is Saturday; Harvest Bash is Oct. 20