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- Kona Family Fun & Health Day - Honolulu Advertiser
- ESI Announces the Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest 2010 Tour ... - PRLog (free press release)
- 5 places for family fun this weekend - Total Buzz (blog)
| Kona Family Fun & Health Day - Honolulu Advertiser Posted: 16 Apr 2010 10:41 AM PDT Island families are invited to participate in the annual Kona Family Fun Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2010, at Kealakehe High School. The event will provide a forum for strengthening the family unit with a host of free activities, such as inflatable play centers, cotton candy and popcorn, live entertainment, lunch, exhibits featuring play activities for children, and health screenings for all attendees. A collaboration of multiple organizations and individuals, the Kona Family Fun Day is expected to draw nearly 2,500 attendees. New this year, The Queen's Medical Center will celebrate its 150th anniversary by providing free health and wellness information, interactive games and activities, and health screenings. Queen's will also highlight the Queen's Health Care Centers Kona Specialty Clinic as well as Queen's Heart, Queen's Cancer Center, and Queen's Orthopedic & Spine Center, among many of it's other service lines that will be present at the event. According to Wally Lau, Hawaii County Office of the Mayor, "The Family Fun Day was started by committed community organizations over 10 years ago and is meant to celebrate families, do fun things as a family and to provide resources available to families in the community." Last year, the Kona Family Fun Day attracted over 1,800 people and it hopes to draw near 2,500 at this year's event. Family Fun Day is a model example of great community activities that can occur when multiple organizations and individuals collaborate with their resources. Some of the key supporters this year include the North Kona Schools Complex 21st Century Learning Centers, Kealakehe Complex schools and their principals, The Queen's Medical Center, Family Support Services of West Hawaii, Hawaii County Office of the Mayor, and Pacific Radio Group. About the Sponsors: 21st Century Learning Centers is a consortium of after school programs offered at the five Kealakehe Complex schools Kealakehe High, Intermediate and Elementary Schools, Kona Community Adult School, and Holualoa and Kahakai Elementary Schools. A rich variety of afterschool programs are offered free of charge at these various sites. Information and demonstrations of many of these programs will be available at the family fun day. The Queen's Medical Center (QMC) was founded in 1859 by Queen Emma and King Kamehameha IV to provide in perpetuity quality health care services to improve the well-being of Native Hawaiians and all of the people of Hawaii. QMC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, acute care medical facility accredited by The Joint Commission. Queen's has achieved Magnet status the highest institutional honor for hospital excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Magnet recognition is held by less than five percent of hospitals in the United States. Queen's is the first hospital in Hawai'i to achieve Magnet status. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Posted: 16 Apr 2010 07:13 AM PDT Started in 2004, the tour has been visited by nearly two million fans over the course of 300 stops. Open three hours before the game and set up right outside the main stadium gates, the event is free to all fans and features more than 20 baseball themed attractions, including: -- A minor league baseball museum featuring memorabilia from more than 100 years of baseball history;
Baseball fans also have a chance to win $5,000, or free nights at Travelodge and a personalized Louisville Slugger baseball bat, by entering The Principal 401-K Challenge. It's a fun and exciting sweepstakes recognizing the first participating team on the tour to register 401 home strikeouts (K's). Last year's winning team and the reigning champs are the Fort Wayne TinCaps. The online entry form and complete rules are available at http://www.principal.com/ About the Principal Financial Group
2010 Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest Tour Stops
5/13 Wilmington Blue Rocks (Delaware) (A+)
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| 5 places for family fun this weekend - Total Buzz (blog) Posted: 16 Apr 2010 06:59 AM PDT
The annual event — the theme is Put Play in Your Day — will be celebrated at YMCA's around Orange County. Activities vary at each facility, but may include open swim, fitness challenges, face painting, bounce houses, soccer clinics, free goodie bags and other giveaways, food, community vendors and more. For children of all ages. Hours vary. Participating YMCA's: Mission Viejo – Saddleback Valley, 27341 Trabuco Circle, Mission Viejo. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Laguna Niguel – South Coast Family, 29831 Crown Valley Pkwy., Laguna Niguel. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Newport Beach – Central Orange Coast, YMCA of Orange County – Newport Beach – Central Orange Coast, 2300 University Drive, Newport Beach. Noon-3 p.m. Fullerton – North Orange County, 2000 Youth Way, Fullerton. 1-4 p.m. Yorba Linda – North Orange County Fitness Center, 18333 Lemon Drive, Yorba Linda. 8-11 a.m. What else is going on this weekend for families to enjoy? More than 1,000 animals including dogs, cats, birds, fish, llamas, pot-bellied pigs, reptiles, miniature horses and more on display in stage shows, competitions and demonstrations. Pet products, animal experts, pet adoptions, hands-on petting and learning opportunities also featured. Time: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday Cost: General admission, $12; seniors 60 and older, $10; children 12-6, $6; children under 6 get in free. Parking $5/$8 Place: OC Fair & Event Center, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa. Info: 800-999-7295 or petexpooc.com ***
Free activities and fun for the whole family, includes guided wetland tours, recovered pelican releases, wildlife care center tours, interactive booths, entertainment and more. Guest appearance by Will Shadley, child actor from "Spy Next Door" film. Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Cost: Free Place: Wetlands & Wildlife Care Center, 21900 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach Info: hbwc.org *** Orange County Head Start, Inc. hosts their third annual Family Festival at Delhi Community Center. Held in conjunction with the National Association for the Education of Young Children's 'Week of the Young Child' (April 11-17). Approximately 100 community-based organizations will participate with health-related information booths, carnival games and giveaways geared to families with young children. Time: Noon-4 p.m. Saturday Cost: Free Place: Delhi Center, 505 E. Central Ave., Santa Ana Info: 714-241-8920 or ochsinc.org *** The Surfrider Foundation Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter to host Ohana "family" Day, a free and fun-filled family beach day hosted by the Huntington/Seal Beach Chapter (H/SB) of Surfrider Foundation to bring friends and families out to the beaches for relaxation, fun and environmental education, just in time for Earth Day. Volunteers will talk about simple things to do in our own homes to improve water quality at our beaches. Families can take advantage of free surf lessons courtesy of M&M Surf School, interactive information on ocean pollution courtesy of Science 2 U, a body boarding clinic courtesy of Alternative Surf Bodyboards, skateboard lessons courtesy of Skatedogs, a rescue demonstration by the Seal Beach Lifeguards, live music from Kevin Shima, and a raffle featuring merchandise from a variety of supporting vendors in the beach communities. Time: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday Cost: Free Place: Seal Beach Pier, Main St., Seal Beach . Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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