Weekend: Kay Attends Parades, Festivals, BBQ; Honors Families Who Have Lost Loved Ones at War

October 10, 2008

GREENSBORO, N.C. – State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan (D-Guilford) will attend several festivals and parades this weekend while she continues meeting voters and talking with them about her plans to fix what is broken in Washington. Kay will start the weekend in Greensboro where she will walk with Congressman Mel Watt in North Carolina A&T University’s Homecoming Parade. After the parade, Kay will head to Gibsonville to celebrate with Alamance County residents at the Gibsonville Fall Festival. Next, Kay will attend the Dixie Classic Fair in Winston-Salem, which is the second largest agricultural fair in North Carolina. Finally, Kay will attend a barbeque in Morganton hosted by Burke County Sheriff John McDevitt, a local supporter.

On Sunday, Kay will speak at the Blue and Gold Star Mothers’ event in Greensboro. Blue Star Mothers is a group of families who have an active duty son or daughter serving our country, and they work to support any and all military families. Sunday’s event is a Blue to Gold ceremony to honor Gold Star Mothers and families in the chapter who have lost a child serving on active duty.

SATURDAY
Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
What: Kay marches in the North Carolina A&T University Homecoming Parade with Congressman Mel Watt
Where: Downtown Greensboro
When: 8:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
What: Kay celebrates fall at the Gibsonville Fall Festival
Where: Main Street, Gibsonville
When: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 11

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
What: Kay attends the Dixie Classic Fair
Where: Dixie Classic Fairgrounds, 700 Coliseum Drive, Winston-Salem
When: 1:00 p.m., Saturday, October 11

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
What: Kay attends Burke County Sheriff John McDevitt’s barbeque
Where: Collett Street Recreation, Center 300 Collett Street, Morganton
When: 3:45 p.m., Saturday, October 11

SUNDAY

Who: State Senator and U.S. Senate Candidate Kay Hagan
What: Kay speaks at the Blue and Gold Star Mothers’ Blue to Gold Service
Where: Westover Church, 505 Muirs Chapel Road, Greensboro
When: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 12

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