🐝 Bee a Friend Festival & Parade is a kid-centered community event celebrating kindness, inclusion, and being a good friend. Join us for a Best Friends Parade, Sensory Friendly Activities, a thoughtfully curated market featuring vendors who support the autism community through resources and lived experience, first responder trucks, and a sensory-friendly indoor pavilion designed for calm breaks and quiet time. Registration to open at 8 AM 5K to begin at 9 AM The Best Friends Parade will begin at Noon! Decorate your parade group as your favorite friends (costumes encouraged, never required!) Awards, Raffles and Prizes will be drawn at 2PM. 🎟️ Raffles will be held throughout the day, and all sponsorships benefit Logan’s Landing Project and our mission to help make play and travel more accessible for all families. 👯 Decorate your parade group as your favorite friendly duo (costumes encouraged, never required!) 🏆 Prizes for best costumes and decorations 🌈 Sensory-aware • Family-friendly •
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Race Travel Insurance
Don't forget travel insurance for September 13.
You've trained for months and booked a trip to Austintown, OH.
A pre-race injury, a delayed flight, or a family emergency can derail the whole thing.
Travel insurance can help cover your race entry fee, hotel, and flights if you can't make it,
and may cover medical costs if something goes wrong on the course. Plans typically only run
5-7% of your total trip cost — and running events are covered under standard plans with no
additional coverage needed.
Trip cancellation up to 100% of prepaid costs
Running events covered under standard plans — no add-ons needed
Trip interruption up to 150% of non-refundable costs
