Annual Ellms farm festival scheduled for Saturday
BALLSTON SPA >> The Ballston Spa Central School District is offering a chance for families from throughout the district to join together Saturday for the annual Fall Family Festival at Ellms Family Farm.
Everyone in the school community is invited to enjoy the festivities from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the farm on Charlton Road.
Admission to the event includes more than 35 activities for families to enjoy, including the Giant Jumping Pillow, Tetherball, MooMooChooChoo, Zip Lines, Adult and Kiddie Pedal Carts, Hop-A-Longs, Obstacle Course, Big Slide, Kiddie Slide, Sound Garden, Tirehenge, Sandbox with diggers, Pumpkin Bowling, Trolley Rides, Chalk ‘n Paint, animals to feed and more. Food may also be purchased throughout the day, including apple cider donuts.
Information and exhibits will also be provided by each of the Ballston Spa schools, students and related organizations, as they reach out to the community through the district’s service learning initiatives.
Partial proceeds from the event will be donated by Ellms Farms to benefit the Ballston Spa Partnership for Innovation in Education Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Greater Capital Region.
The district’s fund directly supports the students in Ballston Spa schools, including programs and initiatives such as Sponsor-A-Scholar, STEM enrichment programs, robotics teams, fine and performing arts, the Ballston Spa Alumni Network and the Clean Technologies & Sustainable Industries Early College High School.
The cost of admission is $15.75 per person, with children younger than 2 years old being admitted for free. A flyer with a discount coupon is being sent home with elementary students and is on the district website at www.bscsd.org.
The Ellms Family Farm is located at 448 Charlton Road and additional information is on its website at www.EllmsFarms.com. Sponsors for the event include the Title Sponsor, Ballston Spa National Bank, and In-Kind Sponsor Healthy Living Market and Café.
For more information, contact Madeleine Petraglia at 884-7195, Ext. 1369 or e-mail mpetraglia@bscsd.org.