Super-size Safety Fair to provide lifesaving training, information
Spend a few hours on Sunday, Sept. 21, learning how to protect yourself and your loved ones.
Greater Media Newspapers, Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno and the Sheriff 's Office are joining forces for a Child/Adult Safety Fair to be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ocean Township High School on West Park Avenue.
The goal of the Safety Fair is to provide as much training and safety information to as many families in Monmouth County as possible.
Programs that will be offered for both children and adults are as follows:
• Ident-Adult: senior citizen personal emergency card program
• Special Person ID: personal photo identification program specifically designed for handicapped and disabled persons
• Access 911: adults calling emergency services
• Reach for Your Dreams: anti-drug and anti-gang program
• Project Lifesaver: electronic location detection program for seniors with memory disorders and children with autism
• Seek 911: program teaches children how to properly use 911 for emergencies
• Safe CARGO: specially trained and certified sheriff 's officers inspect and properly install child safety seats
• Child ID Program: photo ID of child that parents can carry with them to use in the event their child becomes lost
• Fire Safety: information on fire prevention and safety, including a demonstration on a fire engine
• Bike Rodeo: program to educate parents and children on the safety aspects of bicycle riding
• Dive Team: overview and demonstration presented by the Aquatic Emergency Services Unit
• K-9 Unit: demonstrations and educational programs on detecting explosive devices
• Cyber Bullying & Predators: presentation on how to protect children from cyber bullying and predators
• Be Red Cross Ready: presentation on being prepared for a disaster or other emergency
• Blood pressure screening
This family event will also feature ice cream, clowns, face painting and more.
Some of the other agencies involved in the Safety Fair are the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, the American Red Cross and the Ocean Township Police Department.
Sponsors include Wegmans, Aramark, OceanFirst Bank and Rittenhouse Kerr Ford.












