Festival to reach families of children with special needs

(BP) - The Stone Soup Festival promises to reach out to the community in a unique way by ministering to families of children with special needs.

The festival coincides with Crossover by way of an anticipated 12,000 registered volunteers June 18.

The festival will be in the Nashville Convention Center's Grand Ballroom June 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parents may select a start time for the two-hour tour between those hours, with registration at www.stonesoupnews.com.

Creation is the theme for the festival, and families will walk through representations of the first seven days of the earth's beginning.