Thanks to our 4 day summer work week, I had today free to volunteer for Scottsdale’s Mighty Mud Mania, a 21-year old event that draws more than 10,000 kids to romp through obstacle courses full of gooey mud. It began in the 1970s as some promotion for a cleaning product, but has grown to be a mammoth event every July. It is a kids dream- to have permission and encouragement to get filthy.
I spent siz hours helping the 6 and under kids slither through the mini obstacle course, and am still picking flecks of mud from…. well forget about it. Rest assured, it was a fun day for not only the kids, but their parents, and just about every other volunteer covered with mud and smiles.
In looking it up, saw a nice way to spread news stories via a Google News Link:
http://news.google.com/news?q=mighty+mud+mania — by tomorrow, the news will have included the recap stories from our two major local news papers.
How come all the news channels taking pictures all day didn’t post any with their online articles? I can’t find a single picture of the kids playing in the mud this year.
I agree that the coverage was skimpy, and most was before the event. the AZ Tribune had the muddy portrait shots:
http://www.aztrib.com/index.php?sty=25146
The city is also rather lame in using photos to promote their event.
I would have taken my own, but I was rather in the mud and no place for a (or my) camera.