The Clarion-based Winds of Trade community center has a great deal to offer.
New visitors are taken on a tour of the facility to see vast amounts of crafting supplies, the crafting area and a woodworking room. The facility is large with high ceilings. It is equiped with a pool table, air-hockey table, video game consoles, a library of board games and displays of art made in-house.
The community center offers free use of all the aforementioned amenities. Anything created using supplies provided by Winds of Trade is the property of the artist.
Winds of Trade also offers a number of regularly scheduled activities, as well as special events. One such event is the Homeless Pet Awareness Day. The event is set to take place 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday.
The event will feature several services to improve the health of pets including a rabies clinic, a seminar on basic dog training and proper grooming demonstrations.
In the way of entertainment, there will be drawings, vendors, food booths, children’s games, a pet parade and a pet contest.
The Club Pet Adoption, ANNA Shelter and the Willow Run Sanctuary will be present with a number of animals
available for adoption.
Every Friday night, Winds of Trade holds the Friday Night Fun Fest from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The event offers music, arts and crafts, games and dancing. Food will be available for purchase. There is a $2 admission fee.
Also offered are weekly Walking Wednesdays at 2 p.m. during which participants walk in groups at their own pace. There will be stretching before and after the walk. Water will be provided.