STAWBERRY FESTIVAL IS MAY 29

The third annual Strawberry Festival at Mid-America Teen Challenge will be held May 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The festival is held at the Teen Challenge Training Center, about five miles north of Cape Girardeau on County Road 621.

Special events include guided tours of the training facility and strawberry fields, puppet shows for children, Teen Challenge choir mini-concerts, drawings for free quarts of strawberries and a free serving of strawberry shortcake.

Bar-b-que lunches will be available for purchase, along with strawberry baked goods, Teen Challenge craft items and strawberries by the quart.

The event is designed to allow interested individuals an opportunity to view first hand the Teen Challenge program in action and to see the result of donations.

Mid-America Teen Challenge began in 1969 as a religious training facility for men 17 and over who have had difficulties with drugs, alcohol or other problems; 108 men are currently in residence in the 10-month program.

Activities include an intensive Bible-related class schedule each morning and a work experience each afternoon. Work ranges from lawn mowing and strawberry picking to woodcrafting and working on a cattle farm.

For more information, call 335-6508.