FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UNITED WAY OF SUMMIT COUNTY

PRESENTS CHICKENFEST SEPTEMBER 7 - 8

(AKRON, OHIO) — United Way of Summit County is hosting the return of ‘Chickenfest!^TM’ to Barberton’s Lake Anna Park, Friday September 7, from 5:00 to 10:00 pm and Saturday, September 8, from 12:00 noon to 10:00 pm.

Local restaurants participating include DeVore’s Hopocan Gardens, Belgrade Garden, Milich’s Village Inn, and Hodge’s Café along with concessionaires Destefano’s and Byers.

Entertainment will include the local band ‘Accent’ on Friday night from 7:00 to 10:00 pm in the Gazebo.  Accent is a local, high-energy top 40 dance band playing hits from the 60s to the present.  They were the winning band at United Way’s Docs Who Rock^TM physician talent show in 2006.

On Saturday night from 7:00 to 10:00 pm, the Gazebo will rock to the sounds of ‘The New Flames Band’ from Barberton.  These crowd-pleasers play the hits from the 50s and 60s.

There will also be vendors on hand with home-made crafts and other business people displaying and selling their wares.   

United Way of Summit County President Bob Kulinski said, “We are pleased to be returning this tradition to the people of Barberton.  We hope this will be just another reminder of the many ways the people of Barberton and surrounding communities are being served by United Way of Summit County.”

United Way of Summit County improves lives by mobilizing community assets for health and human services. For more information, call 330-762-7601, visit our website at www.uwsummit.org, or write to us at United Way of Summit County, 90 N. Prospect St., P.O. Box 1260, Akron, Ohio 44309-1260.