Last Saturday I had to do one of my biggest requirements for being Fair Queen...host Farm Safety Day Camp. My coordinators and I have been planning this event for a couple months now and on Saturday we watched all of our hard work pay off. At about 8:30 am we started receiving eager campers! We had 15 children attend day camp. The children got to visit with the DCNR and check out a crashed 4-wheeler and understand the safeties of riding an ATV. Then they were off to visit the Juniata Valley ambulance, where they got to sit in the back and see what an ambulance is really like. Next was the the Smithfield Fire Truck, where the kids learned about fire safety, got to try the jacket on and got some goodies from the Huntingdon County Fire Queen. Then they went to visit the Dairy Princess, where she talked about nutrition safety, let the children make butter and they even got to make flavored milk! The final two sessions the children attended were chemical safety and grain safety, where they were taught how common household items can be dangerous and that they should tell their parents to get yuck stickers so they know what is bad. After a day full of learning it was time for lunch! After lunch I got to hand out certificates and goodie bags to each camper. It was a very successful day and the children said that they really enjoyed it and that was all that mattered!
Until Next Time,
Marra A. Aurand
2010-2011 Huntingdon County Fair
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