Annual children’s workshop and safety event to be held at Chalmette Home Depot on Sat., Oct. 3, 9 a.m. to noon, with Sheriff’s Office, Fire Dept., State Police and an antique auto club displaying items
Catherine O’Neill of Arabi pets the head of Daren the Lion, mascot of the D.A.R.E. drug resistance education program last October at Home Depot Kids Safety Day. In the background operating the remote control car is Sgt. Darrin Miller of the D.A.R.E. program.
An annual children’s workshop and safety event will be held at the Chalmette Home Depot store on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon, featuring games and face-painting, food and special items displayed from local agencies including the Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Department, State police and an antique auto club.
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 including its popular bomb robot, airboat and SWAT truck.
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. Acadian Ambulance Service and the American Red Cross will also take part.
Also, an antique auto display will again be held in the parking lot.
Sponsors of the event include Raising Cane’s, Gerald’s Donuts and Coca-Cola.
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