Annual children’s workshop and safety event to be held at Chalmette Home Depot on Sat., Oct. 4, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with Sheriff’s Office, Fire Dept., others to display items

Posted: September 22nd, 2014 | Filed under: News Releases

A St. Bernard Parish boy plays with a Sheriff’s Office robot at a previous Kids Safety Day at the Home Depot store in Chalmette. The annual event featuring workshops for young people, face-painting and displays of equipment from local agencies is set again for Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

A St. Bernard Parish boy plays with a Sheriff’s Office robot at a previous Kids Safety Day at the Home Depot store in Chalmette. The annual event featuring workshops for young people, face-painting and displays of equipment from local agencies is set again for Saturday, Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

An annual children’s workshop and safety event will be held at the Chalmette Home Depot store on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring games, face-painting, food and special items displayed from local agencies including the Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Department, Parish Homeland Security and others.

Children of all ages, accompanied by parents or guardians, can participate in the free annual event, said officials at the Home Depot store on West Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette.

The session includes workshops where children are shown how to make things.

Special items will also be on display for children. Sheriff James Pohlmann said various equipment will be shown by the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Parish Fire Department officials said they will bring a safety house to show kids how to drop and roll on the floor to escape smoke in a burning building.

Also, an antique auto display will again be held in the parking lot.