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What's That Carnival on Randall and 38? Hey, It's Literacy Volunteers!

Check out the carnival this weekend at Randall and Route 38!

A Labor Day Festival is planned from now through Sept. 5 in St. Charles, to benefit and Fox Valley Troop Support.

The festival features family-friendly carnival rides, games, and food throughout Labor Day weekend, with a portion of the proceeds going to support the mission and operations of Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley and Fox Valley Troop Support.

Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley provides free, one-to-one literacy tutoring to adults in Kane County’s tri-cities and several of the county’s western communities. Lessons help people learn to read, write, understand and speak English better.

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Fox Valley Troop Support’s mission is to support U.S. military service members deployed overseas. The organization supports deployed service members by sending care packages, letters and by providing support for families of deployed troops.

The carnival will be located at the corner of Route 38 and Randall Road in St. Charles.

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The hours of operation will be 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 2, 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 and Sunday, Sept. 4, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 5. Unlimited ride specials will be available during specified hours each day of the event.

The event is sponsored by Windy City Amusements and Kane County Chronicle.

For more information, contact Lynn Pranga, Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley at lynn.pranga@aol.com or 630-251-2151.

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