Hillsboro Library hosting ‘Amazing Race’ July 20
The Hillsboro Library is preparing to journey around the world with its special “Amazing Race” program set for July 20.
If you’ve ever watched “The Amazing Race” TV show and thought that you’d like to try it out, then this is the perfect library activity for you.
This is an all-ages program. We aimed to make the activities difficult enough that adults and teens would have a challenge, but also with plenty of fun so that families with kids could have a good time, too.
Five teams (of two to four patrons) will compete each hour, starting at 10:30 a.m. Those five teams will then have one hour to complete seven challenges themed around each continent, and then a final eighth challenge.
Challenges can be completed in any order, except the final challenge. The team that finishes first for each hour will receive a gift bag of international snacks.
Each of the winning teams (one for 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m.) will then be entered into a drawing for a grand prize, which will be a local restaurant gift card bundle. After all, what better prize is there than tasty snacks or a fun night out?
Children’s manager Gabrielle Pitzer echoed that idea, saying, “We have several restaurants in town with international cuisine, so what better prize for an international challenge?”
She also explained, “We had a lot of fun picking out the challenges to go with each continent and hope that participants can see the connections between the activities and locations.”
There are still many spots left on the roster for teams, but we imagine that they will fill up quickly. To sign up your team, call (937) 393-3114 or visit the Hillsboro Library.
Additional information on this or other library programs can be found at www.highlandco.org or by searching “Highland County District Library of Ohio” on Facebook.
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