The Ave Herald

The Ave Maria town center bustled for the Family Fun Festival Saturday. Attendance at the fund-raising event for the Donahue Academy was bolstered by a Little League tournament and clinic at North Park, which drew kids from Naples and Ft. Myers. (Left, a climbing wall was one of the more popular attractions, which also included a bounce house, paintball and horseback riding)
 
The weekend Family Fun Festival in the Ave Maria town center featured activities, games and entertainment for kids, families and adults.

Kids enjoyed a number of activities during the day, such as a climbing wall, paintball practice, horseback riding and a bounce house, as musician Larry Roberts (below) played in the Piazza. (Right, Isabel Musumano, 6, of Naples rides a horse from Stable Life of Ave Maria, guided by Carolyn Rice)

 As the day wound down, families competed in contests such as a pie-eating contest, three-legged race and balloon race. (right)

In the evening, movies were shown for kids and there was entertainment under a tent for adults.

Sunday, the Knights of Columbus put on a pancake breakfast behind the oratory.