Fair proves fun, safety go together

It almost sounds like Santa’s list: 300 bicycle helmets, 10 bicycles, and more than 300 child-identification kits. Well, maybe not Santa’s list, but between those giveaways and the safety education for more than 700 people, the Key Club of duPont Manual High School’s Child Safety Fair was a huge success.

The event took place at a popular waterfront park in Louisville, Kentucky, and offered safety information and activity booths featuring car seat safety checks, firefighters, a K-9 unit, 911 call simulations, a mini-city electric demonstration, bike rodeo, mounted police, and more.

According to duPont Key Clubber and immediate past Kentucky-Tennessee District governor Nathaniel Rosenblum, each booth had an engaging activity that allowed children to learn many aspects of safety in a fun way. Of course, he hopes the children never have to use the information they learned.

“While someone may never be able to tell us just how successful the event was or if we actually were able to help a child,” Nathaniel says, “We know that by educating kids about fire, water, and bike safety, we might save a life. If we do that, it will all be worthwhile.”

Kentucky-Tennessee District governor Grace Greenwell, who helped plan the event, knew immediately the event was a success.

“I saw the fair was a really worthwhile event when a mom came up to us and said, ‘It’s a miracle. I never thought my kid would have a helmet, let alone a bicycle to go along with it. It is a true miracle.’ Just hearing that made the entire event worth it!”