Block Party brings people together

Source: The Salina Journal, Kan.迷你倉出租Aug. 18--When Camille Delaughter moved away, she no longer attended the NAACP Block Party, but a move back to Salina brought her to the party Saturday at the Salvation Army Center."It has been years since I have been, but I came back to the party, now that I moved back to Salina," Delaughter said as she pushed her grandson in a stroller. "I brought my grandkids out; thought they would enjoy it."The annual block party is a fundraiser for the NAACP in Salina, said NAACP treasurer Norma Wright. A raffle was held at the end of the day for prizes; tickets were sold throughout the day."The drawing is really popular," Wright said. "We had businesses donate prizes, and we also had a cash drawing."A large crowd played games, ate hot dogs and baked beans and got information from vendors and groups from the Salina area. Children, adults, city and county commissioners, Police Chief Jim Hill, sheriff's deputies and others attended the event."The whole idea is to do it in a neighborhood to get people out and talking to one another," Wright said. "We mix together vendors, games, the Red Cross and Salina Fire Department are here, to show that various community of people get together. We want people to come out and talk to o儲存倉e another."People sat at tables and ate hot dogs, grilled by City Commissioner Jon Blanchard, and talked before bingo started.Myrt Folk, who attended the event, ran a tic-tac-toe Frisbee game for kids and adults."The kids seem to enjoy the event and game," Folk said, in between taking on a young kid in the game. "We have even had some adults play."Folk said she read about the event in the Journal. She said it is good for the community."My kids enjoyed having a place to come out on Saturdays," Folk said. "It is nice to get out and meet people."While raising funds is a big part of the event, Wright said it is more important for people to meet others from the community."It gets people out, talking to their neighbors and people they maybe haven't talked to before," Wright said. "The biggest benefit is people getting out and talking to each other."Delaughter said she plans to continue bringing her grandchildren to the NAACP Block Party."It brings people together for a good cause," Delaughter said.-- Reporter Chris Hunter can be reached at 822-1422 or by email at chunter@salina.com.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) Visit The Salina Journal (Salina, Kan.) at .saljournal.com Distributed by MCT Information Services迷你倉沙田