Clowning Around with Friends of Benson Park
October 30, 2015
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- Staff photo by Laurie Jasper Lucky Penny (aka Karen Hill from Salem) lives up to her name by winning the night’s 50/50 raffle. Here, she poses with Ryan Gasdia, 8, of Hudson who was excited to win one of the raffle prizes.
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- Staff photo by Laurie Jasper A lot of great cooking with a liberal dash of clowning took place in the kitchen at the Friends of Benson Park Spaghetti Supper. Volunteers posed with Granite State Clowns, from left: Natalie Newell, Krickey (aka Kristi Parker), Pat Wells, Mike Carrafiello, Barbara Viti, Cracker Jacks (aka Barbara Foristall), and Don Newell.
by Laurie Jasper
The Friends of Benson Park, Inc. hosted a spaghetti Supper on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Hudson Community Center. The Halloween-themed event included delicious food along with raffles, face painting, balloon animal sculptures and even a special appearance from members of Granite State Clowns, who entertained the crowd throughout the evening with fun treats and a few good natured tricks, too.
“We had a great night tonight; we’ve been busy. We had more families come with their kids this year,” said John Leone, chairman of the Friends of Benson Park.
As the days grow colder, the Friends of Benson Park will continue with projects on the property, and some will be concentrating on the inside of the former elephant barn during the winter. A dedicated group of volunteers meets regularly during weekdays. If you’d like to help out with maintenance of the trails and other projects, please contact the members through www.friendsofbensonpark.org.
