Kids Will "Go Nuts" at New White Squirrel Village

A children's village, based on old fashioned carnival games and prizes, will be the centerpiece of this year's White Squirrel activities. The games will include a duck pond, basketball shoot, ring toss, bean bag toss, fishing booth, bowling game, and penny toss to name a few. The object will be to win as many tickets as possible to earn prizes from a fully stocked toy booth. The prizes range from realistic insect rings and kid's miniature binoculars to brightly colored boomerangs and stuffed white squirrels. The location is set for the drive through lanes at the downtown Wachovia bank building on Main Street.

"We really worked to make this a kid-centric event this year," said Phil Davis, volunteer event coordinator. "We want to see lots of smiling faces going away with pockets full of treasured little prizes. "These are often the best memories that kids have," agreed Madrid Zimmerman, Executive Director of the Heart of Brevard. "It's not the big expensive things we do for our kids, but the fun, one-on-one type activities, that they will recall for years to come."

The White Squirrel Village will be staffed by volunteers from the Brevard Band Parent's Association. Tickets will be 25 cents each to play a game, contest or activity. "We want this to be both fun and affordable for the families coming here, and this is one way that lets the kids have fun, while the parents can shop, dine, and have a little fun time of their own," Davis continued. And he should know, having four volunteering offspring of his own on hand to help. "It's truly a family affair and we'd have it no other way."