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Shown, at a recent planning meeting held at the Abington Community Library are members of the “Kids Around the World” Committee, shown, first row, from left: Kristie Grier Ceruti, Joan Mead- Matsui, Committee Chairperson; Leah Ducato Rudolph, Julia Rudolph. Second row: Lisa Kozlowski, Leigh-Ann Puchalski, Lori Mattise, Dori Waters, co-chairperson; Mary Ann McGrath, Lexie Kelly. Third row: Shu Qiu, Tara Crum, Janet Blaum, Esq., Zoja Forsberg. Absent from photo: Lea Garcia, Co-Chairperson, Kristin Wintermantle Durkin, Joann Marsili, Karen Slachta, Mary Wickizer, Jean Marie Lynn, Kento Matsui, Rikka Schaffer, Yaodong and Li Ma Bi, Alain Truche, Tata Mbugua, Paul Epsom, Barbara Rogers, Keith Gilman, Kathy Cadden, Charlotte Wright, Lois Kearney, Kellie Dzedzy, Susan Kern, Kathy Bushko, Sara Mead Geck.

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“Kids Around the World,” A Multicultural Kids’ Festival To Benefit Timmy’s Town Center will be held on Sunday, September 20 at Scranton High School, 63 Mike Munchak Way, Scranton. The event is geared toward children of all ages. In case of rain, the event will be held in the gymnasium at Scranton High School.

Representatives from the region’s ethnic communities are planning art activities, musical entertainment, presentations on gardening, meteorology, ethnic dance, origami and yoga for children. Ethnic foods will be available.

Timmy’s Town Center, Inc., (TTC) is a private, not for profit organization formed to create a children’s museum in honor of Timmy Kelly, who was stricken with cancer and died at the age of five.

WBRE/WYOU TV is media sponsor for the event. An additional media sponsor is The Abington Journal.

Event partners include: Lackawanna County Library System partners - Abington Community Library, Carbondale Public Library, Valley Community Library, Taylor Community Library; Steamtown National Historic Site; Ballet Theatre of Scranton; Northeast Pennsylvania Philharmonic; American Red Cross of N.E. PA; Electric City Trolley Museum.

For more information, contact Joan Mead-Matsui at 586-5057 or by email to jmmatsu@epix.net