| The Fund holds
several events annually including a Spring event,
the Fourth of July fireworks and Breakfast With
Santa.
The
Spring Event is held at The Willows
in March or April and includes a variety of
activities including a silent auction featuring
a vast array of goods and services donated by
local businesses, gambling (with fake money
of course) food and beverages. This event has
grown over the past several years to include
live music as well as a more upscale selection
of food.
For over twenty years, The Fund has been sponsoring
Fourth
of July fireworks, currently held on
the grounds of Radnor High School. This event
is consistently the largest fund-raising activity
for The Fund and requires upwards of 150 people
to make it a success.
In addition to the breath-taking display of
pyrotechnics, the event offers a wide assortment
of refreshments, live entertainment and a large
array of games for children. Surrounding businesses
allow The Fund to use their parking lots to
accommodate the large crowds which attend the
fireworks.
The fireworks are not a Radnor Township-sponsored
activity and The Fund receives no money from
pubic sources to support the event. Both the
Radnor School District and Radnor Police are
reimbursed for their assistance. All the workers
at the fireworks, as at all Fund events, are
unpaid community volunteers.
Local businesses donate both money and goods
to the fireworks; volunteers can be recognized
by their colorful “T-Shirts” which
are part of our fund-raising program.
Tickets for the event can be purchased both
at the site and before hand (at a discount)
at various Radnor Township businesses. Most
attendees arrive by car; parking including admission
to the High School grounds is $15 per carload
($10 in advance), $10 for less than a carload
and $5 for car and driver alone. Tickets are
also available for those who choose to walk
to the fireworks.
Every year, early in December, Santa Claus
arrives in Radnor on a Saturday morning to thrill
youngsters at a Breakfast
With Santa sponsored by The Fund. Not
only can children speak with Santa and have
their pictures taken, but also, the kids and
their parents will have a delicious pancake
breakfast.
In addition, children can enter their creations
in a “Ginger Bread House” contest
with prizes awarded for a wide variety of creative
accomplishments. Face painters and clowns are
also present to entrance children of all ages.
Cookie decorating (and eating) is also a popular
activity for the young set.
Finally, there is an opportunity for the children
to shop for holiday presents for their loved
ones from a wide selection of inexpensive gifts.
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