Five Things: Blood Drive, Benefit Car Wash, Oktoberfest

Another great summer weekend in Avon!

Posted Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:19 pm ET|Updated Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 2:36 pm ET

Do you have someone in your home who can recite whole passages of Misty of Chincoteague and will drop everything if they come across National Velvet on television? Take them to the Friday evening at the Weiss Park Riding Ring in Avon Lake.
Get your car spiffy and help a local family. A to help pay the medical bills for Avon High student , who was paralyzed in a motocross accident in February, will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the .
After you get your car washed, head next door to the for its . Those who give blood get a t-shirt, and there will be refreshments. Kids can also explore police cars and fire trucks.
Two churches in Avon are having festivals this weekend. is hosting , and is hosting the second annual , featuring Macedonian food and drink, games and entertainment.
Are you one of those people who start buying next year's Christmas gifts at this year's post-Christmas sales? Is Thanksgiving simply a speed bump en route to Christmas? Get your holly-jolly on at Sunday's . It's Christmas in July at , with Christmas music, other holiday-themed entertainment, a possible visit from Santa, and a Toys for Tots toy drive that can help you get discounted admission. Game time is 5:05 p.m.

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