CANFIELD – The Mahoning County Career and Technical Center’s Adult Career Center will host its 2nd annual Health and Safety Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 14 at the adult career center, both indoors and outside the school.

MCCTC held its first Health and Safety Fair in 2022 with huge success. According to Adult Career Center Recruiting and Marketing Coordinator Jodi Glass, “This year, we’re looking forward to it being bigger and better with a lot more for kids and families.” To add a magical twist, Glass said, “Snow White is set to arrive on MCCTC’s fire truck at 11 a.m.” Snow White will stop for a meet and greet and photo opportunity with attendees.

The community is also invited to “Explore a Vehicle.” On-site will be a plethora of first responder and other vehicles, such as fire trucks, ladder truck, electric vehicles, police cruisers, Pop-Up Library Mobile van, Dental Vans and more.

Children can participate in a scavenger hunt with prizes, and each guest will be given a raffle ticket to enter to win a door prize.

For those feeling the need for a quick snack, Molnar’s food truck will have cinnamon

rolls and other goodies for sale.

Mental wellness and overall well-being are a focus of the fair. Attendees can get their steps in by taking a wellness walk on the MCCTC walking trail or how about snuggling with some specially trained therapy bunnies? Taylor Burnham, who attended the fair in 2022, said, “I was able to pet some bunnies, and that was really fun.” F5RS Therapy Bunnies will also be attending in 2023. She said, “The bunnies were comforting, and they seemed popular with many of the guests.”

In addition to family fun, the fair is a community event that has a mission to promote health, wellness and safety. MCCTC Adult Medical Training Program Coordinator Jodi Coleman said, “The fair is an event that addresses the needs of the community, whether it be through education or health screenings.” Health screenings available at the fair include hearing, vision, CPR, blood pressure, cholesterol, women and men’s health issues and others. She said the fair is a place to discuss and learn about health “in a festive environment.”

Admission to the fair is free and includes access to more than 60 health and safety focused vendors. Guests can browse booths and tables hosted by: AATAP (Autism Awareness Training and Acceptance Program), Autism Society of Mahoning Valley, Aventura Health, Seely Medical Supply & Pink Promises Boutique, Canfield Fire Department, Canfield Police Department, Community Hospice, Devoted Health Plans, Direction Home of Eastern Ohio, Division of Parks & Watercraft, Down Syndrome Association of the Valley, EaseintoBalance, East Liverpool Hospital, Emergency Management Agency, F5RS Therapy Bunnies, First Light Home Care, Hearing Innovations, Heyday Health, Just Pizzelles, Karma Korn Poppery, Kerr CPR, LaLa Love HealthCare, Lifeline Partners, Mahoning County Solid Waste: GREEN TEAM, Mahoning County Veterans Services, Mahoning Safe Communities, MCTA, Medicare – Insurance Broker, Mercy Health Behavioral Health, Mercy Health Community Health Education, Mercy Health JABCC & ManUp, Mercy Health Lab, Mercy Health Neighborhood Watch, Mill Creek Metro Parks, Molina HealthCare, Molnar’s Food Truck, Nutrition Group, Oak Street Health , OctaPharma, Ohio Naturopathic Wellness, OhioMeansjobs, OnDemand/New Recovery, Optical Solutions, Park Vista, Premier Nursing Network, Saint Vincent DePaul – Trumbull, Salem Regional Medical Center, Shepherd of the Valley, SimplyEZ, State Highway Patrol, Steward Health, The Center CAHS Applied Sciences, US Army, Navy, and Marines, Western Reserve Independent Living Center, Windsor House, Inc., Woodlands, and the Youngstown Public Library-Pop-up Library Mobile Van with more vendors being added.

Call the Adult Career Center office at 330-729-4100 with questions about the Health and Safety Fair. MCCTC is located off of state Route 224 in Canfield at 7300 N. Palmyra Road, Canfield. Follow the signs for event parking and there will be attendants available to direct attendees to the parking lot.