Soulla's Saturday Morning Library will be holding its annual Family Fun Day on Saturday, May 17 at the American Academy Junior School premises, from 9.30am – 1pm
The annual event is organised as an offshoot of Soulla's Saturday Morning Library, an English library of children's and adult's books, which is run by Soulla Sophocli every second Sunday of the month - also at the Junior School. Aside from the library, Soulla holds fundraising events throughout the year in memory of her colleague Cathy Ioannou, who succumbed to breast cancer in 2009, with all proceeds going to various breast cancer charities.
This year's event – the sixth one running - will once again offer a variety of entertainment and activities for all the family, with past events raising over €5,000. There will be stalls selling items such as toys, books, make-up, sweets, jewellery and handicrafts, with the €10 stall fee going to charity.
Children's entertainment includes a bouncy castle (without a fee to use), face painting (€2), cookie decorating and kids crafts, use of the playground, and a children's theatre production from Little Muse Theatre. Kicking off the event at 9.30am, Little Muse Theatre's play will be Harold and the Blue Pen, which is suitable for even very young children at half an hour long.
There will also be a raffle (tickets €1 each), with prizes donated from the community, including manicures, massages, cinema tickets, gym membership, dental exams, jewellery, a photo shoot and carvery meals, amongst others.
Soulla says everyone is welcome: "This year's Fun Day promises to be another great, affordable day out. Come along, join in the fun and find out more about the library!"
Alongside the support for breast cancer charities, the event will also be supporting the Larnaca Parents Network (LPN) collection efforts for needy families. Founder of the LPN, Sharon Mckinley and her team will be collecting clothes, toys (new or second-hand in good condition), as well as dry food, baby food, nappies and the like. The LPN collection for the needy is in conjunction with Larnaka Municipality's efforts and the Municipal Market. Sharon is an avid supporter of the library and says: "Please support us by bringing along any of your unwanted clothes /toys and household items, and we would like to thank everyone for their continued support during this difficult period, which many local and foreign families are finding themselves currently in. The LPN also supports and thanks Soulla for her fantastic contribution to the community through the library."
There is still time to book a stall, donate a prize for the raffle or volunteer to bake a cake/s. Volunteers to sell raffle tickets are also welcome. For any of the above, or for more information, contact Soulla on: 99801141 or via the Facebook event page: Family Fun Day – Soulla's Saturday Morning Library.
The library itself – which runs bimonthly – is in its sixth year and is open from 9.30am – 11am. During its opening hours there is a story and song time session for children (at 9.30am), and thereafter (from 10am) there is time to browse the books, which includes over 600 adult's titles. Yearly membership costs €10 (for two books at a time), or €20 for a family membership (six books at a time), and the Story and Song Time session incurs a minimal cost of €1 per child which covers refreshments.
