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The annual Caribou Cares about Kids Festival means a multitude of fun, kid-friendly events for children of all ages. This year’s events range from a two-day bicycle tour for the kids-at-heart to the annual Tie-Dye Extravaganza, which features activities like fingernail painting.
Nancy Chandler, right, signs an eager participant up for the Hula Hoop contest during last year’s Caribou Cares About Kids festivities.
Under direction of Gerard Turcotte, Nakeshia McLaughlin takes a Caribou Cares pony ride during the Kieffer Angency’s Customer Appreciation Day. in 2011.
Caribou Cares About Kids, and so does Kieffer Insurance Agency — during their 2011 Customer Appreciation Day, plenty of kids took complimentary pony rides.
Having a laughing good time during the annual Kiwanis Strawberry Shortcake Fundraiser last year were, from left, Bill Francis, Mary Beth Francis and Carol McElwain.
Participants celebrated literature and the Caribou Library all through the town during last year’s Caribou Cares About Kids parade.
Morgan Swan, left, prepares to be dunked once more as a participant with quite an arm fires the ball at the dunk-tank target during last year’s Customer Appreciation Day at the Kieffer Agency.
A star of the fourth annual Movin’ & Groovin’ Tie-Dye Extravaganza was the little La Mancha goat, Sweetpea, of Talk of the Town Farm. The Connor farm is one of many vendors that comprise the Caribou Farmers’ Market, which will be featuring an antique tractor show on Saturday morning in conjunction with the festival. Come for the vendors, stay for the festival.
Member of the Caribou Masonic Lodge Jerry Drake helps register kids into the CHIPS program.
The Circle of Learning float had so many balloons it was nearly airborne during last year’s Caribou Cares About Kids parade.
Pines Health Centers showed their tropical colors during the Caribou Cares About Kids parade last year.
Every participant of the Tie-Dye Extravaganza last year produced a groovy piece of wearable art; this year’s tie dye event starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 10.
After having her nails painted from one of the Loring Job Corps Center’s excellent volunteers, Jessica Leavitt showed off her brand new manicure.
The Caribou Cares About Kids Tie-Dye Extravaganza yields colorful apparel as well as colorful faces.
Jonathan McEndarfer, left, helps the younger kids canoe about the Caribou Swimming Pool during last year’s Caribou Cares About Kids festivities.
