- Tamara Thornquist
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Local families invited to Hero Project Family Fun Day
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – The Lake County Office of Education’s Hero Project is inviting Lake County families with children ages 0 to 8, to attend the annual Family Fun Day Event on Saturday, May 20.
The event will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. at Austin Park in Clearlake.
The “Family Fun Event” is replacing what the program used to call “Hullaballoos.”
“We are looking at rebranding the Hero Project,” said coordinator of the program, Audrey Patti. “The Hero Project initially had hundreds of thousands of dollars for big events, various times a year, however, due to the impact of multiple fires and flooding our county has experienced, funding had to be redirected by many of our sponsors. We are dedicated to keeping the Hero Project going as long as we can but need to change some things up to do so.”
Hero Project staff will work over the course of the summer months to revamp the Hero Project. Participants can expect to see the new changes coming in Fall 2017.
“The Hero Project still wants to have our parent/family-engagement activities, that are why we feel it’s important to continue to hold events like the one on May 20, even if on a smaller scale,” said Patti.
The Family Fun Day will coincide with the Hero Project’s Eat Together & Nutrition Challenge.
Attendees can expect healthy snacks, information on food and nutrition as well as lots of fun games and activities, to include a bounce house and obstacle courses.
All families who take and complete Hero Project challenges receive prizes up to $30 in value, and one family is randomly chosen to win a grand prize up to $150 in value.
“We highly encourage all families with young children to take the challenges,” said Patti. “They have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Parents get ongoing information, encouragement and support and even receive prizes when they complete a challenge. It’s pretty much a win-win for families!”
To attend the Hero Project Family Fun Day Event, you must be Hero Project family (with at least one child 0 to 8 years old) and must pre-register. Parents who are already Hero Project participants have been sent invitations to register via email.
Anyone who is not a current Hero Project participant, who is pregnant or parenting a child age 0 to 8, is encouraged to visit the Hero Project website to and “Take the Challenge” then look in the “Calendar” tab to register for the May 20 event.
Space is limited so everyone is encouraged to register as soon as possible. Registration will close Thursday, May 11, or until a limit of 300 attendees is reached.
Visit www.lakecountyheroproject.com to sign up for the current challenge and to register for the Family Fun Day Event.