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District 1 closed out summer with the fourth annual Villard Avenue Day Festival on September 6. The festival celebrated the sense of community we have in District 1 and featured children’s games and activities, food vendors and health information booths.
“This was a great way to be out with our neighbors. It was also a chance to offer the public some much needed information and experience by having local ambulance and paramedic crews on hand and blood and bone marrow donation information available,” Ald. Hamilton said.
Children competed in basketball contests and families won a variety of prizes such as bikes, gas cards and more. This year’s festival also saw a number of new businesses and new sponsors such as the BloodCenter of Wisconsin and the Salvation Army.
“This important community activity has continued to grow and thrive and that’s a testament to how engaged our neighborhood really is,” Ald. Hamilton said. Like last year, one of the key events was the blood and bone marrow drive. The BloodCenter of Wisconsin explained that marrow registration is often difficult because many people lack information on how marrow donation works.
Ald. Hamilton would like everyone to be aware of some of the important steps to being a blood or bone marrow donor and encourages those who are able to join the national registry. For more information on marrow donation, go to www.bloodcenter.com.
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