We are all so proud of some of our younger residents and how well they listened and learned during this year’s Safety Town program. Throughout the week, the students (led by over 30 high school counselors) learned about:
Poison – how to avoid dangerous products and what to do if you find one
Gun safety
Animal safety
Bus etiquette
Stranger danger
Water safety
Fire safety
Traffic safety
and so much more!
This week would not have been possible without the help and assistance of so many. We especially want to thank the following:
City Hall Administration and Staff
Kirtland Schools
Kirtland Police Department, especially Sergeant Jamey Fisher and Officer Zach Petric
Kirtland Fire Department, especially Chief Tony Hutton, Fireman Dan Samf (Public Education Coordinator), and Fireman Brad Blankenship
Lake MetroParks
Master Ciro Grandini and the students/staff of Mind & Body Martial Arts
Shelia Dikowitz (Kirtland Schools Transportation)
Pam Klann and Michelle Bear (Kirtland Schools Recess Aides)
TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS
Every one of our amazing counselors
Jillian Fisher, assistant
Pete Taraska
June Whittaker
Vanessa Ayers
Officer Bill (Kirtland School Resource Officer)
SUPER SPECIAL THANKS
Joe Fornaro and the Kirtland Service Department for the Creation of the Town and for all their work to make Safety Town come to life!
On behalf of Mrs. Potter and the entire Safety Town Team, a HUGE thank you to our sponsors for making this year’s program possible:
Kirtland Football Moms
Sweeter than Honeycomb Bakery
Twin Birch Products
Mike’s Meat Market
Down the Block
Angelo’s
Tom and Kelley Meyer
Campbell Plumbing and Heating
Kirtland Youth Soccer League
Faith and Beauty Salon and Spa
Just One More Tavern
ActiveCare—Rich and Stephanie Lowery
Stan and Denise Krulc
Mark and Diane Trubiano
The Mormino Family
To our Safety Town Director:
Words cannot express how appreciative we all are to Mrs. Jeni Potter for volunteering to create, coordinate, and lead this year’s Safety Town. As a former elementary school teacher and current ER nurse, her knowledge and expertise is only surpassed by the amount of energy and love she brought to the program. Thank you Mrs. Potter for ALL of your hard work and dedication. A special thanks also to Erin Potter, who worked so hard to assist in making everything run smoothly.