[StBernard] Kids Safety Day is Oct. 4 in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

Kids Safety Day is Oct. 4 in Chalmette
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on September 23, 2014 at 8:18 AM, updated September 23, 2014 at 8:19 AM

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. Games,
face-painting, food and special items displayed by local agencies including
the St. Bernard 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. The
information in this article and pictures were provided by the St. Bernard
Sheriff's Office Director of Public Information Steve Cannizaro