Holla-Day in May
Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/17/2014
10:00 am - 11:30 pm
Location
HOLLA Center
Categories
May 17 is promising to be an exciting day of action for the Town of Morven, NC. Beginning with a 5K Walk for Literacy at 9:00 a.m., HOLLA! has a full day planned to promote and support its efforts to improve literacy in the area. The Annual HOLLA!/Hampton B. Allen Library Literary Festival and the HOLLA! Affair Extraordinaire Social Event are also included in the day.
The 5K Walk – 6,000 Steps For Literacy
Registration for the 5K walk begins at 8:00 a.m. at the HOLLA! Let’s MOVE Fitness Center. Participants are encouraged to walk or run the approximately 3.5 mile route which covers a 1 mile radius of the HOLLA! Center located at 229 East Main Street in Morven, NC. You can participate as an individual or as a team in the Walk. There is a $100 entry fee for teams, which must consist of at least 10 members. The individual participant fee is $20.
Participants will also be able to take advantage of a free diabetes screening offered by Anson Community Hospital.
HOLLA!/Hampton B. Allen Library Literary Festival
Over twenty authors are presently registered for the HOLLA!/Hampton B. Allen Library Literary Festival. The annual event is presented to promote literacy and to expose how it is being used by many people to share their stories. The festival also grants the community access to the many authors who have various backgrounds and very interesting stories to tell; both fiction and non-fiction.
The literary festival is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. During the festival hours there will be live music by a local group, The Mix Band. There will be moon bouncing, tennis, basketball and other fun for the children. Participants will also be able to support literacy by purchasing food at the HOLLA! Literary Cafe. Among other things, Culinary Creations’ famous jerk chicken will be on the menu!
A HOLLA! Affair Extraordinaire
The HOLLA! Affair Extraordinaire is growing to be one of the most exciting events in the region. It is also one of HOLLA!’s primary fundraisers. This year, The Stanley Baird Group will be returning fresh off the release of their new album, Slow Jams. The event will feature the best in Jazz music, food, dancing and ambiance. It will be held at the HOLLA! Center in Morven. Doors will open at 7:00 p.m. for refreshments and happy hour. The excitement begins at 8:00 p.m. with the best in Jazz music by the Stanley Baird Group and guest soloist Connie McCoy-Rogers.
HOLLA! officials say they are excited and filled with appreciation from the support they are receiving for this effort. HOLLA! works hard to provide services for children at the HOLLA! Center at no cost, and it is necessary that the community buys in.
Every penny and every step toward improved literacy helps.
For more information, please call 704.465.1790 or 704.695.4968.