Anderson, Weaver host kids’ safety expo in Kewanee

A free children’s safety expo in Kewanee on Saturday will offer activities for the whole family.

Illinois State Senator Neil Anderson and Representative Travis Weaver are hosting a free Children’s Safety Expo on Saturday, August 17 from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Black Hawk College, 404 E. Third Street in Kewanee. Area vendors will be on hand to provide information and activities for children of all ages.

Over 30 groups will have booths, along with facepainting, the Illinois Conservation Police education trailer, car seat safety and “stranger danger” information. Children can “touch a truck” and sit on the nearly 20 vehicles expected to attend. The Med Force Medical Helicopter will land at the event. Free giveaways, including a bicycle, will also be available.

The day’s schedule includes:

• 10 a.m. – Med Force Medical Helicopter (weather permitting),
• 10:30 a.m. – Patti’s Gym,
• 11 a.m. Flip Tops Tumbling Group,
• 11:30 a.m. – Kewanee Police K-9,
• 12:30 p.m. – giveaways drawing.

Participants in the event include:

• Abilities Plus
• Ameren
• Braveheart CAC
• City of Kewanee
• City of Kewanee City Clerk
• Comcast
• Galva Fire Department
• Hammond-Henry Hospital
• Henry County Farm Bureau
• Henry County Office of Emergency Management
• Henry County Regional Office of Education
• Henry County Sheriff
• Henry County Youth Services Bureau
• Illinois Conservation Police
• Illinois Department of Transportation
• Illinois Emergency Management Agency
• Henry Stark Health Department
• Kewanee Fire Department
• Kewanee Park District
• Kewanee Police Department
• Kewanee Public Library
• Kewanee Public Works
• Kewanee YMCA
• Med Force
• New Horizon Learning Center & Daycare
• Office of the Illinois Attorney General
• Painting Faces & Places
• Patti’s Gym
• Project NOW Head Start
• Ray Bollinger Racing
• The Arc of Illinois
• Toulon Fire Department

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