Colors of Cancer, Walking Tour highlight weekend

Published 5:15 am Friday, March 31, 2017

Colors of Cancer

The Bosom Buddies Foundation is offering a fun and meaningful event Saturday with a 5K run, parade, live music and a balloon release Saturday.

Come to the Cullman County Fairgrounds beginning at 7 a.m. to register for the run, which starts at 8. After awards are presented at 9, a parade begins at the Cullman Shopping Center and moves along U.S. 31 to the fairgrounds. At 1 p.m., the Wallace State Community College Jazz Band and other entertainers will perform a free concern. The balloon release, features the colors of cancer, follows at 2 p.m.

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Vendors and concessions will be on site. The Bosom Buddies Foundation is a non-profit organization that raises money to help Cullman area cancer patients by paying for utilities, gas, transportation for treatment, food and other personal needs. For more information, contact Bosom Buddies Foundation at 256-339-0911 or email at cullmanbosombuddies@gmail.com. 

Walking History

April begins a series of walking tours to see and learn about local history.

Tours will be held each Saturday of the month. Each walk will be led by a local historian. This Saturday’s walk will be led by Drew Green of the Cullman County Museum and will include a leisurely walk to historical places and a detailed talk about local history.

The tours starts at 10 a.m. at the museum.