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College Park Day! Free Outdoor Festival!

4th Annual College Park Day on Saturday, October 19 from 11am - 3pm at the Herbert Wells Ice Rink.  Tons of activities onsite and across town!

Free Ice Skating
 at the Herbert Wells Rink and Free Admission to the College Park Aviation Museum for College Park Residents & University of Maryland Students, Staff and Faculty!  Come ride the extreme air bungee jumper, grab somedelicious food from one of the famous DC food trucks, listen to great music from local bands, let the kids play in the bouncy houses and spider climb, have their faces painted, play carnival games, participate in free roller skating, and paint pumpkins!  Go for a cycling tour of College Park with the fine folks from Proteus Bike shop - an easy 10 mile ride highlighting the best of College Park leaves at 11am!  We'll have over 70 booths filled with local artistsbusinesses, and community groups and much, much more!  

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Bring non perishable items to the College Park Community Food Bank booth and receive a raffle ticket for each sealed non perishable item to win the grand prize - 2 tickets on the 50 yard line at one of the last 3 University of Maryland home football games of your choice along with a spirit basket full ofUMD goodies.

Bring sealed bags of kitty litter to the Animal Welfare Committee Booth and receive a raffle ticket for each bag to win their grand prize - 2 tickets to a 2014 UMD Men's Basketball game of your choice - great seats!  Other raffle prizes include meal certificates at local restaurants, and official College Park Day t-shirts.

Get 10% off your meal at these local restaurants: Asian Fusion & Varsity Lounge Restaurant, Azteca Restaurant & Cantina, Bagel Place, Cluckster's, Cold Stone Creamery, D.P. Dough, Fishnet, Hanami Japanese Restaurant, Krazi Kabob, Old Line Fine Wine, Spirits & Bistro, Pho D'Lite, Pho Thom, Pizza Roma, Marathon Deli, Ten Ren's Tea Time, The Common, The Jerk Pit!

The Tennis Center at College Park: Receive 3 free adult group lessons at the Tennis Center at College Park!  To reserve your spot contact Brian Belsky / bbelsky@thetccp.com or call 301.779.8000; they are also hosting an open house on College Park Day from 11am - 3pm.

AMF College Park Lanes: Come bowling at the hottest lanes in town!  Receive 2 hours bowling w/shoes for only $10! Chosse from one of 20 duckpin or 20 tenpin lanes between 9am -6pm on College Park Day!

REI College Park: Shop at the College Park REI on College Park Day, Saturday, October 19, 2013 between 11am - 3pm and receive a special coupon for a future REI purchase!  REI members who spend $125 in the store will receive a $25 gift card!  Free Outdoor Photography Class!  Visit the store website for more details: www.rei.com/store/college-park.html 

Crime Victims Fund 5k run/walk:  The 5k Run/Walk benefits the Prince George’s County Crime Victims 
Fund, which provides emergency funding for qualified crime victims who have no other means to pay for the cost of victimization such as crime scene cleanup, stolen property, graffiti damage, insurance deductibles, and more. The fund also supports victim/survivor support groups for Homicide, Domestic Violence, and Elder Abuse Victims. $25 in advance/$35 at the door. The event starts at 9:00am at the Paint Branch Trail - parking and start at 5240 Paint Branch Parkway. Visit their website for more details: www.iraceforyou.org

For all of our event information visit us at www.collegeparkday.org!  We hope to see you on Saturday, October 19th at 11am!

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