I was invited back to the Kids R Kids Learning Academy today to give two Operation Lifesaver presentations. I had previously brought a motorcar to the July 8 Child Safety Fair at that location so they became acquainted with RPI and our OL activities. I wore one of the new RPI hats and brought in a railroad crossing warning bell and a railroad crossing sign as visual aids. I gave one presentation to 10 pre-schoolers using my laminated posters and the other to about 90 kids between 4-12 years old using the Powerpoint program. Both went very well. The kids really enjoyed the presentations, particularly when I whacked the bell with a large bolt to produce the warning tones. That got their full attention in a hurry. The Kids R Kids staffer, Sugandha Jain, expressed her appreciation for the presentations and brought me in to meet the Academy's owner. She took at least 20-30 photos and I asked her to e-mail me some. Will post them here when I get them. Any day we can reach 100 kids and a number of adults is a great day for OL work.
I wished we could have had some Cub Scout work this past November and December, but it just didn't seem to work out. Will keep up my efforts to arrange those presentations but it probably won't be possible until after tax season ends in mid-April next year.
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