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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP -- The annual Goshen Township Safety Day will offer the community an afternoon of family fun again this year
"It's a great event that gives us a chance to get the community together to come out and see us," said Police Chief John Calko.
This year's event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3 at the township administration building on South Range Road.
In addition to the usual family fun, this year's safety day will also include an American Red Cross blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the meeting room. Calko said the township is hopeful to see a strong turnout from the community to donate potentially life-saving blood.
"We're hoping to get as many people as possible to donate," said Calko.
As in the past, this year's safety day will feature free food and drinks including hot dogs, pulled pork, White House donuts and apple cider, and other soft drinks.
In addition to its culinary offerings, safety day will feature opportunities for residents to meet township first responders, police K-9s and representatives from STAT MedEvac (weather permitting), as well as see and tour department trucks and local farm equipment.
This year will also feature a firefighter themed bounce house, a scale firehouse where children can use water to put out pretend fires and the FirstEnergy electrical safety demonstration trailer. FirstEnergy staff will use the trailer to hold presentations on the power and danger of electricity and educate people on how electrical systems work, how to recognize unsafe and dangerous conditions and, most importantly, how to remain safe around power lines and electrical equipment.
Calko and the entirety of the township's administration thanked their donors for this year including Bricker Farms, Martig Farms, The Genova Family, Church Budget and NOPEC for grant funding for the event.
mahart@mojonews.comalso recognized the district's eighth-grade Career Based Intervention Program students for their recent victory at the state Knowledge Bowl in McGuffey, Ohio, with a winning score of 435 points, over 100 points higher than the second-place score of 315.
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