BY MICHELLE MILLER
STAFF WRITER
There are two good reasons
to venture to the annual
Winterfest at Milford Central
School this Saturday _ to get
out and about, have some
fun and to help support the
efforts to raise money for
earthquake victims in Haiti.
The event is being organized
by the district’s Community
in Action (CIA) club,
a student-driven volunteer
organization dedicated to
helping the greater Milford
community.
According to CIA president
Jane O’Bryan, a percentage of
the proceeds from this year’s
Winterfest will be donated to
the American Red Cross to aid
earthquake victims in Haiti.
The student organization
is also hosting a school fundraiser
called `Hats for Hati.’
The group is inviting
students and faculty to wear
a hat to school on Friday in
exchange for a $1 donation
to aid earthquake victims in
Haiti.
The MCS Winterfest will
include indoor and outdoor
activities for those of all ages,
according to organizers. The
event will kick off with a pancake
breakfast. The breakfast,
which is hosted by the Milford
Fire Department, will take
place from 8-10 a.m. in the
school cafeteria.
According to organizers,
there will be plenty of opportunities
to enjoy indoor
activities.
There will be a Kids Kraft
Table set up near the cafeteria
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and a
room for a number of craft
activities available to visitors
from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
GAMES AND TOURNAMENTS:
Organizers have planned
plenty of games and tournaments
for participants to get
involved in. A badminton
tournament will be held
in the gymnasium from 10
to 11:30 a.m. A volleyball
tournament will be held from
1:30 to 4 p.m. Individuals can
sign up at the welcome desk
to be placed on a team. A
three-point and foul shooting
contest will be held the gymnasium
from noon to 1 p.m.
Teams will be formed for
a scavenger hunt, which will
take place from 10 a.m. to 3
p.m.
According to organizers, the
television show Whose Line is
It Anyway will look like an amateur
hour next to the improv
games the music association
has planned from 12:45 to
1:45 p.m. People will also be
able to test their knowledge
of trivia in a game of jeopardy,
which will be held from 11:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tumble time of twisting and
acrobatics will take place in
the small gym from 11:15 a.m.
to 12:15 p.m. with an opportunity
to watch a pro juggler
to follow.
ACTIVITIES THAT INVOLVE FOOD:
Organizers have several
activities planned that involve
food. With some chemical
reactions and a little physical
exercise, visitors will be able
to enjoy ice cream while learning
about science. This event
will take place in front of the
school from 2 to 3 p.m.
Top Chefs from around the
area have dusted off their
secret chili recopies in order
to compete in the annual chili
cook-off. For $1 people can
get a cup and sample the different
chilies. It will be up to
the tasters to determine the
winner. This event will be held
in the cafeteria from 11 a.m.
to noon.
Visitors will also get a
chance to sample a number of
chocolate delights for $1. This
will be held in the cafeteria
from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
CONCERT:
Elementary performers will
show off their singing, tumbling,
kazooing, hula hooping
and jump roping skills during
the Kool Kids Concert from 10
to 11:15 a.m.
OUTSIDE ACTIVITY:
Those who like the great
outdoors will be able to snowtube
outside near the Sound
Garden, weather permitting.
Other activities planned
throughout the day include a
safety patrol raffle, a Chinese
auction to raise funds for
the Goodyear Lake Polar
Bear Jump, a rotary chicken
barbeque, a Blue Ribbon Clogger’s
performance from 12:15
to 1:15 p.m. and a rummage
sale in the technology room
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
There will also be food sales
and several vendors at the
event.
