A special day at the fair
by Thomas Hoefer
Oct 06, 2012 | 2122 views | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend | print
The Kiwanis Club of Griffin continued a long tradition Friday morning when it invited about 350 special needs children from pre-K to high school — most of them from the Griffin-Spalding County School System — to the Spalding County Fair for free rides and food.

Throughout the morning, while the fair was still closed for other visitors, students went to scooters, merry-go-rounds and other attractions — supported by teachers, parents and other volunteers.

“They have such a good time. They were so excited this morning,” said GSCS Assistant Superintendent Denise Burrell, who visited with special needs students in their classroom before they headed to the fair, then met them a little later again at the Kiwanis Fairgrounds. “They look forward to this every year.”

(For the complete story, see tomorrow's print edition.)
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