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Here is your Good Day Columbia GDC Morning WACH for 4-20-12:

There were lots of guests, links, and information to pass along this morning.  Don’t forget about the Forget me Not Ball this evening, and the Dancing For the Stars fund raiser for Alzheimer’s.  Although the event is sold out, please take a moment, log onto the site, and vote for your favorite dancer.  All the money goes directly to research and to the unpaid caregivers. 

Yes, you can vote for our very own JANET PARKER.  Click HERE to see the other dancers, including media types, athletes, and other folks of notoriety.

Saturday is the Columbia Quest, where lovers of the city will set out on a scavenger hunt to prove their knowledge of Columbia.  Check out information about the competition HERE, and our guests from Historic Columbia, when they joined us, HERE.

It’s sparkleberry Fair time again already in the northeast!  Over 20,000 friends will be on hand to have family fun, and celebrate the community in the northeast.  The fair runs April 27 and April 28.  You can get all the deets HERE. 

Speaking of the Sparkleberry Fair, last night, they had their annual scholarships awards, and joining us this morning to talk about it was John Monroe.  Check out his time HERE.

Skot Garrick from the Harvest Hope Food Bank joined us to talk about the new campaign to fight hunger, were a million bucks could be at stake!  Check out Skot’s time HERE.

Who’s hungry?  Just in time for the Big Nosh, the annual celebration of “everything Jewish,” including food, song, entertainment, arts, and fun.  All the info on this awesome day can be found HERE.

Once again, it is time to celebrate the freedom that allows us to be anything we want to be with the Celebrate Freedom Festival, taking place Saturday at Finlay Park.  The event is all day, with activities, vendors, entertainment, and the Marshall Tucker Band.  Admission is FREE!  Check out all the information HERE.

And a Friday can’t be a Friday without cake, right??  Well, it is upside down cake day, so Jeffrey celebrated with some cake from the Cake Lady!  Check out our yummy treat HERE.

The Open Studio Tour opens this weekend, and over 40 local artists opening their doors for you to learn more about them and their craft.  Check out the interactive map HERE.

As always, GDC is looking for your input!  Please send story ideas, if you are in looking for exposure for a community event you are involved with, or would like a cast member to speak at your civic group, school, or activity, EMAIL us!  We are part of the community!!