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Storytelling Festival At Saunders Library
Just about everyone enjoys a good story, and nowhere in Hillsborough County is there a better place to find them than at the 38th Annual Tampa-Hillsborough County Story- telling Festival on Saturday, April 21.
Geared toward kids, the free event will be held from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. at the Robert W. Saunders, Sr., Public Library, 1505 N. Ne- braska Ave., Tampa.
Enjoy a day featuring young storytellers who are just starting to hone their craft, ex- perienced adult storytellers from across the state, strolling characters and performers, a Storybook Character Parade, arts and crafts, a scholastic book fair, and more.
This year’s festival is headlined by inter- nationally-renowned storyteller and artist, Kuniko Yamamoto, whose captivating style incorporates handcrafted masks, origami, musical instruments, mime, and a touch of magic to enchant her audience.
Trained in dance and traditional arts in her native Osaka, Japan, Kuniko has lived in Florida since 1992.
If one day of storytelling isn’t enough, Ya- mamoto also will be teaching a free work- shop on Sunday, April 22, at 1:30 p. m. at the
KUNIKO YAMAMOTO ...Storytelling artist
North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boule- vard in Tampa. Participants of all ages are in- vited to learn how to blend origami and storytelling techniques into a creative per- formance piece that can be presented any- where, anytime, to anyone.
For more information about the festival and workshop, visit tampastory.org, or call the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Li- brary at (813) 273-3652.
One Church One Child:
April’s Child Is A Hugger
One Church One Child of Florida continues to reach out to families and individuals in local communities across the state in efforts to help share the truth that there are so many children waiting for a permanent home and/or mentor.
Daily, over 700 children are in need of a family to call their own; many of them are minorities. Can you provide a loving, permanent home for these children or other chil- dren like them or consider becoming their mentors?
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. Churches are asked to partner with One Church One Child in sharing information with congregations and extending Watch-Care Ministries to children. Rev. Beverly Hills Lane, State President for One Church One Child of Florida and Vice-President for National One Church One Child, is challenging fellow Pastors to get involved and encouraging families to open their hearts and homes to children in foster care.
The monthly series of arti- cles feature children located in communities across the state; they have no family identified to adopt them, will you take the challenge of opening your home and fam- ily to parenting them?
April’s child is highlighted in this article; he, too, de- serves to have a family. Do pray sincerely for him and consider making him a part of your family through adoption or a part of your church through Project Watch-Care, for support and mentoring.
Jeremiah’s a sweet, playful kid who loves games of all kinds. He can be a little shy, but he has a big heart
and he cares for other people, and so it makes sense that his biggest goal is to become a fireman when he grows up.
Jeremiah tries hard in school - excelling especially in math - and he’s very proud of being chosen as a library aide this year. Jeremiah is a very thoughtful, loving kid who wants and deserves to have his sweet, affectionate nature reciprocated by a forever family. He’ll thrive in a lov- ing, patient two-parent home that will nurture his many tal- ents and help him to retain contact with his family out- of-state.
If you are interested in knowing more about Jere- miah and other children in foster care available for adop- tion, or if you would like to become a foster parent, men- tor, partner or volunteer, please contact LaKay Fayson, Recruitment Coor- dinator for One Church One Child of Florida’s SunCoast Region, at (813) 740-0210 or lakay_fayson@ococfl.org.
The website for One Church One Child of Florida is www.ococfl.org.
“I’m A Hugger!”
JEREMIAH by Pezz Photo Children’s Board Heart Gallery Tampa Bay
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