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Friends of Bolivia has an annual Festival in October each year.  It has grown in popularity every year, with more and more people from the Bolivian community and their non-Bolivian friends and spouses attending to meet one another.

This is held outdoors, with a barbecue with generous food portions, with on-site cooking by members of Friends of Bolivia.  All the food and drinks are donated.

There is usually a walkathon in the morning.

For the children, there are all kinds of entertainment for those of every age, including a bouncing plastic house.  The lake and the ducks are a great source of amusement for the toddlers.  The clown juggles various objects, creates balloon animals, and in general makes it a memorable occasion for everyone.

This year there were sack races for men, women, boys, and girls, and of course, the toddlers got into the act with the Papa Roos, Mama Roos, and Baby Roos hopping around with sacks around their feet.

There was of course the ever popular Sapo where the objective is to get the metal pieces into the mouth of the frog.

A feature of the 2003 event was the Waiter's race, where each contestant held up a tray of Styrofoam cups full of beer, and the objective was to run the fastest over two lengths of the field, without spilling any of the beer; the winner got a prize, and the others doused each other with the beer.

Another highlight this year was  the flash soccer  tournament. The winning team,  Litoral, led by the captain Roberto Escobar, was awarded a revolving trophy in honor of Milton Pereira.



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