Festivities get underway at 1:00. At 3:00, children will release 1,500 Painted Lady Butterflie, rain or shine.
There is no charge for the event and food, drinks and t-shirts will be on sale. Free children's activities include: Paper Sailboat Races, Face Painting, Playground, and, of course, the butterfly release. Every child in attendance will receive an envelope with a Painted Lady Butterfly to release. The butterflies will be released in unison at 3:00.
Parking is also free, and shuttles will run from Gainesville High School and Woods Mill Academy (formerly Gainesville Middle School).
Friends of the Park is still looking for sponsors for the event but the deadline to sign up is Friday.
Sponsors on board as of May 4 were:
Ron Wilson Orthodontics
Gainesville Family Dentistry
Mar-Jac Poultry
The Phoenix Society of Gainesville
Jacobs Media
Best Buy
Walters Management Company
Jackson EMC
Hamilton State Bank
Three D Cleaners
Wilheit Packaging
Smith-Bell Petroleum, Inc.
North Georgia Label
Carroll Daniel Construction Company
Visit www.gainesville.org/friends-of-the-parks for more information.
About 2,000 people turned out for last year's butterfly release.
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