San Diego Center for Children's Wacky Wonky Walk & Kids Festival Scheduled for October 25, 2014

San Diego, CA – The San Diego Center for Children will hold its Wacky Wonky Walk & Kids Festival on Saturday, October 25, at the newly opened Waterfront Park at the County Administration Center, 1600 Pacific Highway San Diego, CA 92101. Registration will open at 9a.m. This fundraising event, sponsored by Phil’s BBQ and 25 additional businesses and organizations, will boast a Willy Wonky Theme to benefit kids in need at the San Diego Center for Children.

The day begins with a world of imagination as the scrumdiddlyuptious event welcomes children and adults alike to come out and join in this fun, family- and pet-friendly celebration. All attendees are encouraged to dress in costume, follow the life-size lollipops through the obstacle-filled, 1-mile walk, even featuring a wall of “pick-able” wallpaper.

The post-walk festival includes dance troops, kids bands and a Chocolate Factory chocolate-creation contest. The Kids Zone, sponsored by The Paintball Park at Camp Pendleton, will be filled with inflatable bouncies, laser tag, zorbing balls, slides, and more! Phil’s BBQ will have delicious food cooked onsite and available for purchase.

Along with a t-shirt and goody bags, each event registrant will receive a golden bib with their bib number entered into the Golden Ticket Grand Prize Giveaway featuring a 6-night Hawaiian Vacation for four. Winners of the giveaway will be pulled at noon and must be present to win.

Registrants have the opportunity to help in the fundraising efforts upon registering online, which automatically creates a personal fundraising page. This support from the community will help the Center reach their goal of $225,000 and will help thousands of children and families across San Diego County get the hope and healing they need.

Registration for the event opens at 9:00am with the walk beginning at 10:00am and the festival running all day from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Walk-ins welcome.

For more information and to register for the Wacky Wonky Walk, please visit www.wackywonkywalk.com, or contact Juliette Sherry at jsherry@centerforchildren.org.

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About San Diego Center for Children:

Founded in 1887, the San Diego Center for Children is the oldest children’s non-profit in San Diego. Today, in eight locations and hundreds of homes across the county, the Center provides therapeutic care, specialized education and critical life skills to over 1,000 children and their families. From prevention and assessment, outpatient counseling, specialized education, foster care, residential treatment and transitional services back into the community, the Center is a flagship organization for children and teens struggling with behavioral and emotional health challenges. Additional information about the San Diego Center for Children and all of its programs is available through its website, www.centerforchildren.org.