Kiwanis
Club of Rockland, ME

ROCKLAND KIWANIS - 2008 FAMILY SAFETY FESTIVAL - May 31st at the Owls Head Transportation Museum from 9am to 12pm.

This Years
Lead Sponsors -

The
Accounting firm of
Norton, Masters and Alex

- And -

Supporting Patrons Include -
FMC, George C. Hall and Sons,
Owls Head Transportation Museum,
and The Rockland Dairy Queen

Business Friends and Volunteers -
Boys Scout Troop 214 of Thomaston, BikesenJava, Courier Gazette, EL Spears, Free Press, J&B Printers, Kiwanis International, Knox County EMS, Knox County Humane Society,  Life Flight Helicopter, Maine-Oxy/Acetylene, Maine Sport Bikes / Outfitters, Midcoast Internet Solutions, Rockland Car Wash & Texaco Lube, Rockland District Middle School (Kiwanis) Builders Club, Rockland High School Key (Kiwanis) Club, Samoset  Resort, Thomaston Georges Valley High School Key Club, and Village Soup. The radio spots were donated by WBACH, Frank FM, WMCM, WRKD and WCME. 

Summary: The focus of this event is towards children from pre-kindergarten to early teens.  Family Safety Festival is comprised of three major events; TAT or Touch-A-Truck, Safety Programs and our Kiwanis Bike Rodeo. All Rodeo participants (kids) got a free hot dog, soda and chips and a chance for one of the three bikes given away.  All the time this is going on we had free popcorn, balloons and toys for all the rodeo participants. For entertainment we have the steel drum band called Steelin' Thunder with some great sounds throughout the whole event.  You would not believe the different sounds they can make with those steel drums. Feel free to click on the links to see some of our photos of the event!

Touch-A-Truck, where the kids climbed on and into most of the vehicles with assistance from parents and attendants.

Of course, we have many safety events; Life Flight Helicopter, DARE Program, child registrations and finger printing, Rockland Fire Department, and Knox Communication with Ready Fox and 911 demonstrations and many more. Not to forget the Bike Rodeo itself is a major safety event in that it teaches kids about bike safety.

Touch-A-Truck:   (Pictures click here)
Touch-A-Truck is where the kids climbed on and into most of the vehicles with assistance from parents and attendants. Driver/attendants will be available to answer lots of questions.   

Family Safety:   (Pictures click here)
Of course, we have many safety events.  DARE Program, child registrations and finger printing, Rockland Fire Department, and Knox Communication with Ready Fox and 911 demonstrations and many more. 

Bike Rodeo    (Pictures click here)
Our Bike Rodeo is usually a bicycle safety clinic featuring bike safety inspections (and optionally quick tune-ups), and a safety lecture about the rules of the road. This is followed by a ride on a miniature "chalk street" course set up in a parking lot where young cyclists are shown where and how to apply the rules. Other activities include Helmet fitting, prizes and drawings, and in some cases commercial activities such as booths set up by bike shops etc.. The main focus of a bike rodeo is Cycling Safety for young cyclists, age’s kindergarten to 14 or so. The age group that bike rodeos try to reach is those who are just beginning to use bikes to ride around the neighborhood in quiet residential areas up through the early teenage years where the bicycle serves as the principal means of transportation around town.