Children’s Resource Center to host free ‘Hop Into Summer’ event at City Park

A young boy in a turquois athletic shirt is outside and uses a table-top catapult to launch a stuffed animal into a bucket.Lucas Pelton launches a Beanie Baby in hopes of it landing in the bucket for a prize at CRC's "Hop Into Summer" event

From CHILDREN’S RESOURCE CENTER

Children’s Resource Center will host its free annual “Hop Into Summer” event on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Kiwanis Memorial picnic shelter at City Park, 520 Conneaut Ave., Bowling Green. There will be a cookout, yard games, activities for all ages, raffle prizes, and community resources available. The 2026 event is made special by celebrating Mental Health Awareness month and CRC’s 50 years of service.

The event is made possible with support from the Bowling Green Human Relations Commission.

CRC’s mission is to provide child-centered, family-focused mental health and co-occurring mental health and substance abuse services to all Wood County and nearby families.