READING — Reading will be full of activities Saturday during the Reading Rebuild Day.
The event will run all day and many activities are planned. The day full of activities will directly benefit Reading.
The day starts with a walk/run with registration starting at 6:30 a.m. and the walk/run beginning at 7:30 a.m. The event will begin at the Reading Methodist Church. Any donation is accepted. You can register early by emailing Dhority@seemless.net or by calling (620) 699-3318. Registrations will be taken the same day at the church at 6:30 a.m.
At noon there will be free food, raffles every hour, a silent auction. You do not need to be present to win the raffles and auctions. There will be funnel cakes and sno cones from Tropical Sno as well.
In addition, there will be vendors, including the Rolling Thunder Military Truck Display and an emergency vehicle display including helicopters.
The Girl Scouts will be providing carnival games, the Emporia Arts Council will do face painting and the Emporia Zoo will have an animal display. Other animals will be on hand as well.
At 9 p.m., the Reading Tightwad Bank will provide a fireworks display.
All proceeds and donations will go to various funds set up at the Reading Tightwad Bank to save and rebuild Reading.
The day also will include several bands.
• Noon — Wayne Stoll, Fiddler and Pickers from Reading.
• 1 p.m. — J.T. Crawford and Tammy Patterson from Reading.
• 2 p.m. — Ryan Durst from Lebo.
• 3 p.m. — The Basement Pickers from Emporia and Reading.
• 4 p.m. — Via Christus from Olpe and Emporia and Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Joseph Catholic Church.
• 5 p.m. — Lee Muller with Spare Parts from Americus.
• 6 p.m. — Kapos from First Baptist Church.
• 7 p.m. — Between the Lines from Emporia.
• 8 p.m. — Wood Valley Pickers from Topeka.
Bring lawn chairs as seating will be limited.
For more information contact Melanie Dicks-Pritchard at (620) 699-3328.