The Annual Standish Public Safety Fair was held Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Standish municipal complex. More than 200 kids and their parents attended the fair sponsored by the Standish Safe Community Coalition along with the Standish Fire Department.
The purpose of the fair is to educate the public, children especially, on all aspects of safety. Each child that came to the fair was given a new bike helmet, glow sticks to wear while trick-or-treating in the dark, a public safety T-shirt, and bags for candy on Halloween.
Sparky the Fire Safety Dog was on hand to meet and greet the children, as well as promote fire safety. Standish Community officer Paul Pettengill was at the fair to educate kids about strangers, while the local chapter of Masons provided the opportunity for parents to participate in the Child Indentification Program.
The Child Indentification Program is designed to combat child abduction and assist in finding lost children. After registering, parents allow their children to do a three-minute interview on videotape, be fingerprinted, and have dental impressions done, all of which goes into a permanent record that authorities will use if the child is ever abducted.
Game Warden Joshua Smith from the Maine Wardens Service was also at the fair to educate kids on ice and ATV safety.
“We are here to educate the kids about safety,” said Smith. “It’s about keeping the kids safe.”
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