The Wellington County Farm and Home Safety Association (FHSA) is hosting its annual Children’s Safety Day on April 23.
This year, the event will be held at Farfield Farms south of Alma.
Association spokesman Walter Grose said this year kids can expect to learn about hearing safety, shop safety, power take off (PTO) safety, tractor safety, fire safety, large animal safety and new this year, gun safety.
For over 30 years the association has put on the one-day event, which Grose said is a very important day.
“We like to teach the children because then they also keep their parents safe,” he said.
“They go home and say, ‘dad you’re not supposed to climb in that manure spreader … because the farm safety day said you’re not allowed to do that.’”
Grose said if the day can save one life, it is worth it.
In 2015, the association taught over 6,500 people through farm shows and farm safety days – four times the amount from 2014.
The Wellington County FHSA’s 2016 Children’s Safety Day is on April 23 from 9:30am to 3pm at Farfield farms, 7312 Sideroad 5W, in Centre Wellington, one sideroad south of Alma.
Lunch will be provided and children will receive goodie bags.
