Council Considers Adding Halloween 5K To Fall Events In Newtown
Music On The Street returning to South State Street in July and August; Movies In The Park announced. Jen Nicholl, a member of the Newtown borough council, has asked the council to approve a Halloween-themed 5K race on October 19. The event would raise funds for the NR2F1 Foundation, which supports patients and families affected by BBSOAS (Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf Optic Atrophy Syndrome), a rare neurological disorder caused by a disruption in the gene. The council will consider the special event application at its July 9 meeting. Other notable measures included approval for Music on the Street, Movies in the Park, and a reminder that there are no rain dates for these events.
发表 : 10 个月前 经过 Jeff Werner 在 Lifestyle
Jen Nicholl attended the June 11 borough meeting to ask that council consider granting approval for a Halloween-themed 5K race on October 19 that would step off from the Chancellor Center on North Chancellor Street. "I'm hoping this will become a new tradition in Newtown, something fun to bring people in for a festive event with costumes," Nicholl told council.
The event, said Nicholl, would raise funds for the NR2F1 Foundation, which supports patients and families affected by BBSOAS (Bosch-Boonstra-Schaaf Optic Atrophy Syndrome), a rare neurological disorder caused by a disruption in the NR2F1 gene. BBSOAS is characterized by a wide array of clinical features, but the most common are vision impairment caused by optic atrophy, developmental delay, and intellectual disability. There are currently a few hundred known cases of BBSOAS worldwide with diagnoses rapidly increasing every month.
The council will consider the special event application at its July 9 meeting. In other action at its June 11 meeting, the council approved Music on the Street to be held in front of 16 S. State Street this summer.
Live music, sponsored by Opus Elite Real Estate, will will the street every Thursday evening in July and August (excluding July 4) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. There are no rain dates. Council also reminded the public that Movies in the Park, sponsored by the Recreation Board, will be held on select Wednesdays this summer at Linton Memorial Park.
The board will be showing “Migration” on Wednesday, June 12; "Wonka" on June 26; and "Aladdin" on July 17. The free showings take place from 6:30 to 10 p.m. There are no rain dates.
话题: Holidays, Halloween