As a Hello to Fall and in anticipation of the sights and sounds of Halloween, the Wake Forest Woman’s Club is sponsoring a Scarecrow Contest and children’s craft event on Saturday, Oct. 15, along South White Street in the historic downtown district.
Local schools, churches and businesses have been invited to participate in designing and building a scarecrow up to 6 feet tall for the contest. The entries will then be secured to the lamp posts up and down South White Street on Friday, Oct. 14 and each entry will be numbered.
The public is invited to view all the entries during a Scarecrow Walk-About throughout Saturday morning, and will be able to vote for their favorite at the Fidelity Bank parking lot at 231 South White Street.
The Woman’s Club will have several fun activities for children and families at the Fidelity Bank site, including scarecrow-themed crafts, tattoos, a photo area with pumpkins and hay bales, and free snacks. The Wake Forest Fire Department will be there to provide an up close look at one of the fire trucks.
Also, just before the start of the Woman’s Club event, Page 158 Books at 158 South White Street will be reading a scarecrow-themed book during its regularly scheduled Saturday Story Time of noon to 1 p.m.
