September 18th dawned a beautiful yet cool end of summer day, but that couldn’t dampen the spirits of over 400 Logan County fourth grade students as they embarked to the Logan County Extension Complex for a fun, educational day of learning about safety and healthy living at the 2012 Logan County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day.

Over 120 volunteers took part in this education day by presenting workshops, serving food, working the registration table, serving as group leaders for the classrooms, taking pictures and cleaning up after the event. Through the 11 learning stations, presenters gave youth, teachers and parents life-saving information regarding ATV’s (All Terrain Vehicles), tractor and lawn mower safety, Disability awareness, 911 etiquette, Water Safety, Fire Prevention, Bicycle Safety, Food Safety, Fire Extinguisher usage, Electrical Safety, and hand washing and germ safety. A 12th station was provided where students got a chance to learn about physical fitness by doing Zumba.

The day was capped off by a mock rescue coordinated by the Lewisburg, Russellville City and Russellville Rural Fire Departments. The students got to see how the EMT’s work through traumatic injuries and how a trapped person is freed from an automobile. PHI also brought in a helicopter to witness the “victim” being taken to an ER for treatment.

On behalf of the planning committee for the Logan County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day, we would like to extend a huge “THANK YOU” to all our volunteers and to our community for supporting this event. With your support we have educated many students with safety tips that will benefit them and their families. This year’s sponsors include:

Logan Memorial Hospital

Logan Telephone Cooperative

KY Partnership for Farm, Family, Health and Safety

Logan County Farm Bureau

H&H Sheet Metal

Sensus

BB&T

Riley White Drugs

Bouldin Roofing

Logan Aluminum

Matthew Construction

Sanders Fertilizer

Logan County Home Builders Association

Logan County Cattlemen’s Association

Pennyrile Rural Electric

Logan County FFA

Logan County Family Resource Centers

Russellville Family Resource Center

PHI Air Medical

Logan County Extension Service

Logan County 4-H

Hutson Ag.

We would also like to mention and thank this year’s presenters including:

Logan County Health Department

Russellville Parks and Rec

Lewisburg Fire Department

Kentucky State Police

PRECC

Logan County FFA

Performance Plus

Logan County EOC

Logan County Extension Office

Logan County School System

If you are interested in helping with the 2013 Logan County Progressive Agriculture Safety Day please contact the Logan County Extension Office at 726-6323 for more information.