Page 4 - The Springs Magazine July Issue 2018

4 • The Springs • July 2018
The Red, White & You News from the

July 4 Picnic in the Park National Park Foundation...
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Our members often tell us that one of the things they cherish most about their
Friends of Hot Springs National Park (FHSNP) and the National Park favorite national park is the time they spend there, sharing the experience with their
Service are hosting “Red, White & You,” a free, family-focused old fashion friends, children, or grandchildren.
patriotic “Picnic in the Park” on July 4, from 10:30am–4pm, rain or shine. All the If you are looking for a way to make your Hot Springs National Park outings
excitement will be on Arlington Lawn, directly across from the Arlington Hotel with your loved ones extra special this summer, we have just the thing.
in downtown Hot Springs. We are delighted to introduce Flat Ranger and Flat Bison.
Hot Springs Bathhouse Dinner Theatre is the presenting sponsor of this Each comes in two versions: an outline that can be colored in (for children
fun-filled family event. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the free entertainment by or the young-at-heart), and a filled-in picture. Once you pick which you’d like to take
Maxwell Blade, Jacob Flores, Sylvia Stems, Justin Chastant, Laura Lee Williard, along, just cut it out!
Ken Goodman, Johnathan Erlandson, and more! We encourage you to have your children or grandchildren take their flat friends
Family activities include the Evans Construction Bounce House, games, to a national park this summer — or print one out for yourself and friends to enjoy on
face painting, temporary tattoos, Starstuff Story Theater, and educational exhibits an upcoming trip! Take a picture of the bison or the ranger in any of our over 400
by National Park staff. Sign up the kids for the first annual Fat Bottomed Girls national parks, and then post the photo with the hashtag #FindYourPark, #FlatRanger,
Cupcake Race. and #FlatBison.
Delicious burgers and hot dogs will be available for purchase along with Flat Ranger and Flat Bison are absolutely free to you. They are our way of
beer from Superior Bathhouse Brewery and Budweiser, soft drinks from Coca- showing how much we appreciate the support you provide. We hope they’ll lead to a
Cola, wine, Mountain Valley Spring Water, cotton candy and snow cones. summer full of memorable national park adventures.
Friends of HSNP salute all the sponsors for their generous support of To download Flat Ranger or Flat Bison visit www.nationalparks.org/support/
this fund-raising event: Hot Springs Bathhouse Dinner Theatre, Arkansas Tent digital-download-center.
Rental, Arvest, KQUS/US97, Morris Foundation, The Ohio Club, Superior
Bathhouse Brewery, The Gangster Museum of America and The Hatterie, Evans
Construction, The Springs Magazine, Lifelong Learning Institute, Hays Rental,
Morgan Stanley, First Security Bank, Bobby Brown Private Wealth Advisors,
State & Pride Provisions Company, Fat Bottomed Girls, Budweiser, Coca-Cola,
Lake Ice, Starstuff Story Time Theater, Ben E Keith, Sysco, Performance Foods,
Lance Albaugh and Scott Lauck.
All proceeds from the Red, White & You picnic will benefit the restoration
of the Maurice Bathhouse, the last bathhouse on historic Bathhouse Row to be
reopened. If you cannot make this fun event, please send your tax deductible
donation for the Maurice Bathhouse to Friends of Hot Springs National Park, PO
Box 178, Hot Springs, AR 71902.
To keep up with FHSNP news and events, visit Facebook: Friends of Hot
Springs National Park and www.friendsofhotspringsnationalpark.org.