Boat festival brings lights, colors to Carroll Creek

Aaron Vetter, of the City Youth Matrix, watched as his organization’s boat, the Ribboncutter, was prepared for the water. The organization works to remove fees and other barriers for children to participate in extracurricular activities. They teamed with the construction firm Morgan-Keller, whose employees constructed the boat.

A lot of employees volunteered their time to work on the boat, said Matt Trendell of Morgan-Keller. They wanted to make it kid-friendly, and something that people of all ages could enjoy, he said.The boat features a Lego theme, since one of their main points of interest is getting kids involved in activities that promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Vetter said. “We love Legos,” he said. “That’s a big thing.