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			 The full day event will include a Giant Bake Sale, 
			Big Kids Toys Rides/Photo Ops, free balloon animals, special Fried 
			Chicken Box Lunches from the Palms Grill Cafe, and a number of great 
			Themed Baskets to be raffled off. 
			 
			The Giant Bake Sale will held at the Atlanta Public Library, 100 SE 
			Race Street in downtown Atlanta, starting at 9am.   
			
			Beginning at Noon, the Palms Grill Cafe will serve a 
			delicious Fried Chicken Box Lunch including choice of two or three 
			pieces of the Grill's delicious fried chicken, potato salad, and 
			cole slaw. Home made pie will also be available. 
			
			Themed Gift Baskets will be raffled off at 4pm 
			[ticket purchasers do not need to be present to win].   
			
			
			  
			
			Themed Baskets include:   
			
			An "Italian Delights Basket" featuring a $25 gift 
			cards from the Olive Garden Fazoli's, along with a bottle of 
			sparking wine, olive oil, Italian spices, wine glasses, gourmet 
			pasta, wine glasses, and more.   
			
			A "Mexican Delights Basket" featuring $25 gift cards 
			from Rio Grande Restaurant and El Mazatlan restaurants, salsa, 
			Margarita glasses, hot sauce, taco shells, Spanish Rice mix, Jose 
			Cuervo Margarita Mix, and more.   
			
			A "Nighty-Night Basket" featuring children's books, a 
			night light, stuffed animals, Johnson's Bedtime Bath Supplies, hot 
			chocolate mix, a cuddly blanket, and more.   
			
			A "Summer Mystery Binge Basket" featuring a set of 
			nine different mystery books, along with a Watermelon Gift Bag and 
			bookmarks.   
			
			A "Story Time Basket" featuring four children's 
			books, five different children's DVDs, coloring books, crayons, and 
			more.   
			
			A "Taste of Atlanta Basket" featuring a gift 
			certificates from the Country Aire Restaurant and the Palms Grill 
			Cafe, a Route 66 Cookbook, a jar of Homemade Applesauce, jars of 
			Cookie Mix, Cheeseburger & Fries from the 217 Roadhouse, a Rt. 66 
			apron, a Homemade pie from Angie Harrison, free bowling from Redwing 
			Bowl, 72 holes from North Greens Golf Course, an oil change from 
			Mattingly's, and more.   
			
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			A "Pizza & a Move Basket" featuring a $50 Casey's 
			gift card, 2 free passes to the Lincoln Grand Theater, four DVDs, a 
			$35 gift card to the Lincoln Grand Theater, Pepsi & Assorted movie 
			snacks. 
			
			Basket raffle tickets are available at the Atlanta 
			Public Library. 
			 
			A “Big Kids Toys Event” will feature approximately 20 unique and 
			exciting vehicles in which people may take a ride or by which they 
			can have their photo taken.   
			
			Some of the vehicles include: fire truck, motorcycle 
			with side car, police car, covered wagon, jeep, rescue vehicle, 
			big-wheel truck, farm machinery, Hummer, semi truck, excavator, 
			Corvette, and more.   
			
			Plans are also being made for a remote controlled 
			drone to be on hand and demonstrated.   
			
			Tickets will be sold for rides in the vehicles with a 
			single ticket price and also a discounted price for the purchase of 
			10 tockets. 
			
			A rider can use a ticket to ride any eight rides 
			he/she wishes.   
			
			A ride ticket is not necessary for those vehicles in 
			which photos, but not rides, are taken.   
			
			Tickets will be sold ahead of time at the Atlanta 
			Library and the Atlanta National Bank starting. Tickets will also be 
			sold on site at the Library the day of the event. 
			
			
			  
			
			 
			 
			The Big Kids Toys Event will be held in front of the Atlanta Public 
			Library. Bring the whole family for this special day of fun for kids 
			and grown-ups alike. Proceeds from the day’s activities will be used 
			to help underwirte Library programming and to assist the Atlanta 
			Betterment Fund as it works to restore the Hieronymus Carriage House 
			as a new Atlanta tourist attraction.   
				 
			[Bill Thomas]  |