Holidaze Community Festival to supply some seasonal enjoyable for native children | NewsRadio 1230 AM/99.3 FM | Hopkinsville’s Information Chief

To assist native households get into the vacation spirit, organizations and companies are coming collectively to host the annual Holidaze Community Festival on the Bruce Convention Center subsequent week.

The pageant is in its fourth yr, and Pam Hale from H&N Hospitality Management says it began as a method to supply free vacation enjoyable whereas spotlighting the significance of childhood literacy.

Hale says round 350 of us got here to the primary pageant, and so they made positive each baby left with a ebook, in addition to items, meals and prizes.

After 4 years, the pageant has enormously grown, and Hale says they’re anticipating round 1,000 of us to attend this yr. At the pageant, kiddos can take footage with Santa Claus, embellish cookies, make vacation crafts, play dancing video games and far more.

Katelyn Hodge from Hope’s Healthcare says they are going to be internet hosting a glow-in-the-dark room, which can be filled with ultraviolet black lights, glowing decorations and music.

Hodge says the pageant is just not about receiving publicity for her enterprise, however extra so about internet hosting free vacation actions for native youngsters whose households won’t be capable of afford it elsewhere.

Hale calls it an honor and a privilege to assist host the pageant, and says she at all times enjoys seeing the youngsters have enjoyable.

The pageant takes over the Bruce Convention Center on Monday, December 8, from 4 p.m. to six p.m.