Coastside Mothers’ Club hosts first annual sand castle-building contest Oct 7

The Coastside Mothers’ Club will host its first annual sand castle-building contest, "Sandy Feet Festival," to benefit Coastside Hope, www.coastsidehope.org, the primary provider of safety net services for our community. This family-focused event is open to the public and will include a sand castle-building contest, beach games and a picnic lunch. Local "celebrity" judges will select their favorite works of art in several categories and many local businesses have donated products and services that will be awarded to the winning families.

Sunday, October 7, 2007
Dunes Beach
Highway 1 & Young Avenue
Half Moon Bay
9:00am - 1:00pm

The price of contest registration is $10 per family and lunch boxes, prepared by Chez Shea, are available for purchase in advance: $8 for adult and $3 for children.  Registration forms can be found at www.coastsidemothersclub.org and are requested by October 1, 2007.  Onsite registration will be accepted, but not recommended, as lunch must be pre-ordered.

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Schedule of Events
9:00am - 11:00am Sand Castle-Building

It is recommended that contestants arrive around 9:00am to check-in.  Each family will be allotted the two hour time slot (9:00am - 11:00am) to build their castle. 

11:00am - Noon Judging, Beach Games and Entertainment

Judging will begin at 11:00am.  Our current list of judges include: Don O’Keefe, Police Chief; Cameron Palmer, Owner of Cameron’s Pub; Kitty Rea, Harmony Road Music Teacher and Dan Temko, Harbormaster.  During the judging carnival-style games will be available for the children, who may trade in winning tickets for selections at the prize table.  There will also be roaming entertainers including face painters, animal balloon twisters and more.

Noon - 1:00 pm Picnic Lunch and Award Ceremony

The judges will announce the award winners as participants sit down for lunch.  Guests can bring their own meals, or pre-order a lunch box prepared by Chez Shea. Lunch orders must be placed and paid for in advance using the registration form.

Current List of Awards

• Family Sleepover (1 night stay) at the Beach House
• Family Night Out ($50 value) at Cameron’s Pub
• Colorful Kite for a Day at the Beach from Lunar Wind Inventions
• Family Clambake To Go (for four) from Sam’s Chowder House
• Family Portrait Design by Shanti DuPrez
• Family Creativity Center from Ink Spell Books

 

Sponsors

Platinum Shovel

• Jeffrey Wolf, Prudential Real Estate
• RMC Real Estate Loans…since 1976

Gold Shovel

• Beach House  
• Safeway
• Cameron’s Pub
• Sam’s Chowder House
• First National Bank
• Shanti DuPrez
• Ink Spell Books
• Starbucks
• Lunar Wind Inventions

For more information regarding the Sandy Feet Festival, please contact: Kristen O’Brien, Fundraising Coordinator at (415) 710-9260 or at [email protected] . Visit www.coastsidemothersclub.org to learn more about this event or to print a registration form.                                     
About the Coastside Mothers’ Club

The Coastside Mother’s Club was founded in 1992 by a community of families with young children.  Celebrating our 15 year anniversary, we have grown to approximately 200 members who live on the coast between Montara and Pescadero. Our club offers Coastside mothers, fathers and caregivers support, education and a chance for socialization, friendship and fun.  We also serve as an advocate for mothers, children and families within the Coastside community at large. For anyone interested in joining the club or for additional information about our organization, please visit our website at www.coastsidemothersclub.org

About Coastside Hope

Coastside Hope is the primary provider of safety net services for the coastside community, bringing hope for a better future to the working poor, the needy, and to low-income families and seniors. Eighty-five percent of the clients they serve are needy families with children; in fact, 60 percent of their clients are women