Fun Fair Set for May 12

The 22^nd annual North Grafton Fun Fair at will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 12 at the school.

The fun fair will entertain families with games, pony rides, bounce houses, paint your own pottery, crafts, face painting, DJ music by Josh Briggs, Balloon sculpting by Andi the Clown, Interactive stations from Best Buy and food generously donated by , and other local businesses.

Proceeds from the event will fund educational enrichment programs, guest speakers, and additional teaching tools for students including the arts, sciences, music and mathematics.

This year’s Fun Fair will feature a variety of exciting silent auction and raffle items from Grafton businesses, individuals and non-profit organizations,  including , , DeKroon Salon, , , , Grafton Soccer, , Jamie Wexler Photography, , , Pirate Cycles, , , class baskets donated by our NGES families and other items.

Other local businesses and organizations that have donated for the event include: Best Buy, Calderon Landscaping, Camp Woodhaven, Central-Mass. YMCA, Cheesecake Factory, Clean & Green Car Wash & Detail Center, Cocobeni Confections, Davis Farmland & Mega Maze, Eric Carle Museum, Epiphany Boutique, Frauches Cleaning, French Bouquet, Hanover Insurance Company, Massachusetts Gymnastics Center, Roller Kingdom, PF Changs, Piel, Ron Rosentsock Photography, Publick House, Salon Sogno, Shake Fitness, Shrewsbury Health & Racquet Club, Wachusett Mountain, Vienna Restaurant & Historic Inn, Whitinsville Wellness Center, Wegmans, Westborough Tennis & Swim Club and others.

In addition families will have the chance to win Boston Bruin memorabilia, Boston Red Sox tickets and memorabilia, a gift certificate to David Burke Prime Restaurant at Foxwoods Casino, golf lessons from pro golfer Jim Fenner, Newport mansion tours, New England Patriots memorabilia, New England Revolution tickets, Providence Children’s Museum Tickets, Storyland passes, Walt Disney World Park Hopper tickets and more items.

If you would like to donate a service or item to the auction, contact Katheleen Schaker at Katheleen@charter.net or 508-450-8899. All donations are tax deductible.

“Our Fun Fair is our biggest fundraiser of the year and we could not do it without the generous support of our local businesses, NGES students and families, and the faculty and staff of North Grafton Elementary School,” said Lynne Everling, co-chairman of North Grafton Elementary Parent Teacher Group, in a prepared statement. “Not only do the children and their families benefit directly from our Fun Fair, but they also have an opportunity to be an active part of the community-wide involvement that is required to produce the event.”

The group extends special thanks to Claytime Pottery, Magic World, Pepperoni Express, Ridge Valley Stables and Swirls and Scoops.

NGES is still looking for corporate sponsors, silent auction donors and community volunteers. If you are interested contact Lynne Everling at lynneeverling@yahoo.com.