{"id":10553,"date":"2015-06-02T09:06:37","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T13:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=10553"},"modified":"2015-06-02T09:06:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-02T13:06:37","slug":"milne-to-host-kids-fest-june-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/?p=10553","title":{"rendered":"Milne to host Kids Fest, June 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"KidsFest\"<\/a>MALVERN \u2014 Families of the region, gather round Great Valley Middle School on Saturday, June 13, for Rep. Duane Milne\u2019s Annual Kids Fest extravaganza, the \u201cGreatest Show in Chester County!\u201d<\/p>\n

Milne (R-167) will once again host his family event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school, 255 N. Phoenixville Pike in Malvern. Kids and their families will get to enjoy plenty of entertainment, engage in many fun, hands-on activities, as well as learn important information presented in kid-friendly style by dozens of government, non-profit and community organizations.<\/p>\n

Attendance, parking and food items will be free at the festival, which will occur rain or shine.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs not only a representative of this region but also as an educator, it\u2019s always great to see how much families can learn from the local institutions serving them,\u201d Milne said. \u201cGiving them some quality time in a cheerful, lively setting with organizations in our community who look out for their interests is something I\u2019m glad to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this year\u2019s fest, kids will meet a member of the Philadelphia Union soccer team as well as Mickey Mouse, Captain America and Smokey the Bear. They\u2019ll get to enjoy the Philadelphia Zoo on Wheels, fire safety drill, an obstacle course, a sports carnival, a rock wall, an inflatable slide, a miniature train ride, a \u201cMeltdown\u201d inflatable game, a golf-play area, Rolling Game station, singing performance, a Pinewood Derby, face painting, hair design, a cricket demonstration, Touch a Truck, the American Helicopter Museum\u2019s \u201cStubby\u201d copter, a juggling act, a balloon-animal demonstration and more.<\/p>\n

Milne will return to the hot seat of his favorite recurring Kids Fest attraction, the dunk tank.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously this one\u2019s intended more for fun than for learning but, then again, people do like to keep their elected officials humble,\u201d Milne said.<\/p>\n

Among the major civic themes covered at the event will be environmental stewardship by such organizations as Commonwealth Computer Recycling which also assisted at Milne\u2019s annual Recycling, Shredding, and Drug Take-Back Day in April. Some of our region\u2019s great emergency-response institutions will also be on hand for safety education by providing engaging demonstrations. Those include a Jefferson Hospital helicopter landing and walk-thru, and Malvern Fire Company\u2019s antique fire truck rides. Local fire, ambulance and police departments will be present to greet kids and allow them to explore their vehicles. Amidst the fun and games, the event will also promote physical fitness with an Activate Chester County Walk.<\/p>\n

Food vendors at the event will include On the Border, Rita\u2019s Water Ice, the Desmond Hotel, TCBY, Hallman\u2019s General Store, Chickie\u2019s and Pete\u2019s, Great Valley Grill, Seasons Pizza, Mompops, Dunkin Donuts, Penn Liberty Bank (bringing pretzels), Pepsi, Sam\u2019s Club, Giant, and Acme.<\/p>\n

Milne said he would like to thank all the Kids Fest sponsors for helping support this wonderful community event: Acme Markets Inc., Aqua America, Beneficial Bank, Chester County Technical College High School, Chickie\u2019s and Pete\u2019s, Citadel, Comcast Cable, Commonwealth Computer Recycling, Conestoga Collision, the Desmond Hotel, Devault Foods, Dunkin Donuts Frazer, E. Kahn Development Corporation, Easttown Township Police Association, Exelon, Giant Food Stores, Great American Pub, Great Valley Grill, Hallman\u2019s General Store, Home Depot, Ice Butler, Indian Springs Day Camp, Independence Blue Cross, Krapf Bus Companies, Liberty Property Trust,\u00a0 Malvern Pizza, McKenzie\u2019s Brewpub, Mompops, Noll and Company, On the Border, Outback Steakhouse, PECO, Penn Liberty Bank, Pepperidge Farm, Pepsi Bottling Group, P.J. Whelihan\u2019s, Play-a-Round Golf, PNC, Premier Orthopedic & Sports Medicine, Progressive Chiropractic, PROSHRED Security, the Royal Worthington, Sam\u2019s Club, Seasons Pizza, TCBY King of Prussia, Utz Quality Food Inc., Verizon, Wawa Corporation and Wegman\u2019s.<\/p>\n

For more information about \u201cThe Greatest Show in Chester County\u201d visit DuaneMilne.com<\/a> or call 610-251-1070.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MALVERN \u2014 Families of the region, gather round Great Valley Middle School on Saturday, June 13, for Rep. Duane Milne\u2019s Annual Kids Fest extravaganza, the \u201cGreatest Show in Chester County!\u201d Milne (R-167) will once again host his family event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the school, 255 N. Phoenixville Pike in Malvern. Kids […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10552,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5],"tags":[249,3994],"class_list":["post-10553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-community","tag-duane-milne","tag-kids-fest"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10553"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10553\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10552"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chescotimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}