May Celebration Weekend - Family Fun Day

Whether you wanted to throw a ball, run obstacle courses, pop balloons or play goofy games, there was something for everyone at the Founders' Fund Family Fun Day, Sunday, May 4th. The event was sponsored by the Founders' Fund as a family celebration for the Signal Mountain community to recognize all of the hard work and accomplishments made by the mountaintop families in association with the new middle/high school.

The free event featured a carnival-like set up with booths sponsored and manned by the Signal Mountain Tackle Football League, the Cub and Boy Scouts (Pack 3116), the Signal Mountain Middle School Cheerleaders and numerous parent volunteers. The children had their choice of two inflatables: a bouncy school bus and a 51 foot obstacle course.

Mid-afternoon, Wyldlife, a middle school ministry of Young Life, took to the field with crazy games involving both children and parents. Two rather unusual looking referees fired the games up and had everyone laughing with their antics. The rousing conclusion included the flour bombing of a lot of parents to the amusement of all the children.

The Family Fun Day committee included Tracy McHugh, Beth Dowling, Alice Greer, Susan Wickizer and Leigh Althaus.

“We had wonderful weather during the event and that helped boost attendance,” said Lisa Hawkins, event coordinator. “It was so great to see families from all over the mountain sporting their Red, Black and Silver in celebration of the new school”, said volunteer Susan Wickizer. Local support from Mountain Top Toys and Sitton Construction made it possible to host the event at no charge to the public.

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