By WILLIAM STEVENS
Staff writer
The Cat in the Hat made a special visit to the Cranberry Mall on Saturday to show his support for the Relay for Life of Venango County during the Dr. Seuss-themed Paint Venango County Purple kickoff event.
The event was coordinated by lead chairperson Connie Shull. People and businesses had the opportunity to paint Venango County purple by purchasing purple ribbons they can hand out at their home or business.
Shull said a consistent crowd of people shuffled in through the mall doors during the day with a “much larger” turnout for the Home Depot building project that started the day off.
In the afternoon, entertainment was split between a guest reader who reads in the voice of the narrator of the Dr. Seuss cartoons, and local musicians and musical groups such as Holey Jeans and Coston Cross.
“A lot of people were thrilled and some had never been there before but they saw the advertisement on Facebook and decided to come out,” Shull said.
The fundraising has a deadline that coincides with the main Relay for Life event that will be held at 4 p.m. June 1 to 4 p.m. June 2 at Oil City High School.
More information on buying purple ribbons or participating in the next event is available by contacting Shull at (814) 676-5759.
