Friends-a-Palooza!

The Friends Program is taking over Keach Park in Concord to celebrate International Friendship Day! Friends-a-Palooza is a family-fun event filled with free activities for kids of all ages. We will have crafts and field games, face-painting, kids Zumba, giant bubbles, corn-hole, music, dance and a story telling read-a-thon, snacks, prizes and more.

Friends-a-Palooza is designed to raise awareness of The Friends Program services for youth and families. The event will be open to the entire community and include special outreach to the at-risk youth in the local area. 75% of the children served by the Friends Program live below the federal poverty level and more than two thirds are from New American families.

The Friends-a-Palooza event is free, donations will be accepted to benefit the Friend’s Program services for at-risk youth and families.

Activities will include:

• Story Telling Read-a-Thon
• Cornhole
• Friendship Bracelets
• Badminton
• Parachute Games
• Giant Jenga
• Friendship Cards & Crafts

And more with our very special guests including:

• Face painting with Hearts For Kindness
• Giant Bubbles with Merrimack Valley Day Care
• Giant Bowling with New Futures
• Kids Zumba with Sindy Chown and Baranquilla Flavor
• Encanto themed craft with The Concord Multicultural Festival
• Yoga for All with the The Granite YMCA
• Soccer with Project S.T.O.R.Y

The Cannoli Stop will be providing sandwiches and savory snacks, drinks, their famous giant cookies and of course, Cannoli!                                  (The Cannoli Stop will be donating 25% of their sales to the Friends Program)

More special guests to come...

Thank you to the wonderful sponsors and volunteers that will make this event possible!