BLAINE, Minn. – (July 10, 2015), – Blaine Safety Camp is a two day event for elementary-aged children to learn more about the importance of various kinds of safety in order to reduce the number of accidental and preventable deaths which is the number one killer of young children.
Andrea Hunt of the Blaine Police Department said:
“Picked that fun age group of third graders because they’re still really big sponges and safety camp was developed more than 25 years ago in hopes of getting them some solid messages they can use as they move through middle school, through high school, and on into being an adult.”
Every year the coordinators for the camp research different topics that seem especially relevant for the safety of the children. They pair these topics with inspirational speakers and fun games for the kids to enjoy.
“So we look at stats throughout the year and then base our topics on those stats and also recommendations of parents that have had their child attend, schools, social workers, things like that. So some of the topics we have done the last couple days are bully-prevention, fire safety, electrical safety, and a fairly new topic ion the last few years is internet safety and the whole social media piece.”
At this annual camp that is typically held in the second week of July, the children learn pertinent safety information with the volunteer supervision of those whom we trust most in our community.
“It’s made up of police, fire, and park and rec. staff, including our paramedics that serve our community and so annually in July about 150 children is our maximum just due to the number of staff that we have. And how do they register? In February or so we start getting the message out for next year and there are a variety of ways they can get the information, through our parks and recreation department, through our website, and we also send home flyers with third graders that go to school in our community.”
Click here for more information about sending your child to a camp next summer that is not only fun but could save their life.
