2024 Back to School Safety Fair
We are excited to welcome the community to the 2024 Back to School Safety Fair! This is a popular community event that, as the school season begins, allows community members to interact with first responders and learn about public safety resources in Lawrence and Douglas County.
The Back to School Safety Fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St.
The park will be filled with first responder vehicles from:
- Lawrence Kansas Police Department
- Douglas County Sheriff's Office
- Lawrence and Douglas County Fire Department
- Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management Department
In addition, you can expect to find:
- Activities for kids
- Event Passport
- FREE Bicycle helmet giveaway
- Bike rodeo
- Lawrence Police Department's Armored Rescue Vehicle
- Lawrence Transit – 40ft Bus
- First Student School Bus
- The Lawrence Douglas County Public Health Mobile Vaccination Unit
- Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management's "Wheel of Misfortune"
- Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Smoke Trailer
- Impairment Goggles Challenge Course Course from Kansas Traffic Safety and DCCCA
- Car Seat Checks
- Food trucks
- and more!
We need YOU to donate School Supplies!
The annual community Back to School Safety Fair also includes the Cram the Cruiser benefit, which pits local agencies against each other to see who can collect the most charitable donations. This year, Cram the Cruiser will support Blue Santa.
School supplies will be collected in the competition between the Lawrence Police Department, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Department.
The Lawrence Police Department, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department, and Douglas County Emergency Management are co-hosts of the event.
Other City offices and community partners are scheduled to attend and offer information about safety and health:
- Safe Routes to School
- Safe Kids Coalition
- LiveWell Douglas County
- KU Police Department and KU Department of Emergency Management
- USD 497 & Lawrence Schools Foundation
- DCCCA
- The American Red Cross
- Lawrence Douglas County Public Health
- Grace Med Topeka
- Be SMART for Kids
- The American Red Cross
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Working Healthy Benefits Douglas County
- CycleWorks
- Gameday Men's Health
- and more!
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