Greater than 500 attend Family Fun Day in Albion

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 10 August 2025 at 12:04 pm

Photos by Tom Rivers

ALBION – Jovannie Canales, lead pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship, holds a flat-screen tv that was given away on the finish of the Family Fun Day at Bullard park on Saturday.

There had been 90 volunteers from 11 church buildings that placed on the occasion that included many actions, free meals, the prospect to win prizes and likewise get baptized. Canales stated 24 individuals selected to be baptized through the occasion.

Anita Garcia, a deacon at Harvest Christian Fellowship, publicizes that many prizes could be given away.

There had been 900 individuals registered for Family Fun Day however the warmth and a Buffalo Bills recreation doubtless stored some individuals from going to the park. There had been nonetheless a minimum of 500 individuals for the three-hour occasion on Saturday afternoon. In addition to the church representatives, there have been about 35 neighborhood organizations at Family Fun Day.

Sarah Ferguson, proper, of Risen Café and Riley Angelucci served scorching canines without cost. They had 1,000 prepared and had undergo a minimum of 500 with about 45 minutes to go on Saturday.

Albion firefighter Fred Piano assists Christopher Bergeron, 7, of Albion in spraying water from a hearth home at targets.

Tim Bourke, a balloon artist from Albion, works on an animal for Jessica Woodhams and her daughter Davina, 4, throughout Family Fun Day.

Melisa Canales, left, and her husband Jovannie function lead pastors at Harvest Christian Fellowship. The couple was once the pastors on the Oasis Church in Medina, which began Family Fun Day. That church final 12 months  merged with Harvest Christian Fellowship.

There had been six Family Fun Days in Medina at Butts Park earlier than the change to Bullard Park final 12 months.