Youth Fair a hit
Vulcan Advocate - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - Stephanie Hancock

Michelle Brown and her girls take some time at the Vulcan Youth Fair to visit with Monty, an Albino Burmese Python. Monty was just one of the things kids could check out at the annual event run for the youth of the community by the young people of the Youth Centre in Vulcan.

 FCSS sponsored and held a youth fair on June 10 at the CRC.

“The idea behind the youth fair is to get information to kids and parents about what resources are available,” said Laurie Tripp, FCSS coordinator of the youth fair.
“The fair is run by the youth of the youth centre,” said Tripp.

There were four adult volunteers, one adult coordinator and 20 youth volunteers for the event.

The CRC housed lots of fun things for the kids to do and lots of information for parents.
FCSS had a display set up with lots of information on youth, parenting, drugs, teenagers, kids and more.

AADAC had a display table set up with information on drugs and alcohol, including newsletters that parents or youths could take home on dealing with talking about these subjects.

Rainbow Literacy also had a display table set with lots of information about literacy programs in Vulcan County.

Sunright was on scene with their information on how to be sun safe, avoiding burns and lessening the chances of skin cancer.

Child Find Alberta was on hand setting up parents and kids with CFA passports, which include finger prints of your child, a photograph and other pertinent information should a child go missing.

Mad Science was there with a table for kids to make slime from scratch and go exploring to find a ‘dinosaur tooth’ by excavating a plaster rock with a hammer and chisel.
Older kids enjoyed the race cars which they could ‘drive’ around a little track while younger kids enjoyed jumping in the ‘big bouncer’, a great big blow up air building, supplied by Alliance Entertainment.

Wrappin about Reptiles was on hand with a plethora of lizards and snakes.
There was also a gigantic centipede and a tarantula.
The hits of the show were the Albino Burmese Python named Monty and the African Spur-thighed Tortoise, named Mortimer.

Mortimer already weighs in at an impressive 95 pounds, and will gain another 30 pounds. He is 38-years old and will live to be around 250-years old.
The youth fair is an annual event to help kick off Spock Days weekend, and this year, brought in 200 to 250 people of all ages.

If you are an organization or group that provides services or activities for youth or children, please contact Laurie Tripp at FCSS 485-2192.

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