Damascus carnival stirs up funds for equipment — and fun

BELOIT

He wasn’t going to go for it.

There were crumbled Oreos. Chocolate chips. And several other traysful of tempting toppings.

But Dan Smith, a first-timer at the Partners in Education Carnival at Damascus Elementary School, wanted only chopped nuts on his caramel apple at the build-it-yourself booth.

It still looked mouth-watering — they swirled that caramel on pretty thick.

There were other traditional staples of the good old summertime carnival on hand — such as cotton candy, funnel cakes and French fries.

There were also plenty of traditional games, opportunities to win yourself a prize.

Smith was taking it all in with his granddaughter, Kylie, a kindergartner at Damascus.

Her favorite part of the day?

“The tank! I dunked two people,” she said, barely taking time from climbing the monkey bars to chat.

Greeneisen said the carnival, the PIE’s fifth, typically raises between $5,000 and $7,000.

Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.