Held August 6th, 2011

On Saturday, August 6, over 1,100 children and parents attended the Riverfront Family Fest where they enjoyed interactive, hands on activities while learning more about health and safety. 

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“It was a great opportunity to speak to so many young families who were excited about learning and teaching their children healthy lifestyles.”  —Oregon Park & Recreation Department, Let’s Go Camping program

“We enjoyed that we were able to see the whole family having fun together.”  —YWCA

"Parents told me how grateful they were that the festival was free because they wouldn't have been able to attend otherwise. It was touching." —Allison Koehnke, FBB Young Leaders Council

"We were so happy to get the health& safety items for our daughter, especially the finger printing kit, life vest and library card!" —FBB mom.

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Thank you sponsors!

Children enjoy a rare opportunity to sit in a fire engine and a Life Flight helicopter.

Health & safety have never been this fun! Kids & parents learned about:

• Healthy eating • Animal safety • Water safety

• Health & hygiene • Fire safety • Bus safety

 

Vendors and booths at the Fest:

A.C. Gilbert’s Discovery Village
Athletic Edge
Boys & Girls Club of Salem
Brain Injury Association of Oregon
Capitol Dental Care
Courthouse Athletic Club
Create a Memory
Cwerks, Inc.
E. Z. Orchards Farm Market
Family Building Blocks and Early Head Start
Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties
FreshMart Produce
Friends of Straub Environmental Learning Center
Great Harvest Bread
Healthy Kids
Jamba Juice
Kindermusik
Liberty House
Life Flight
LifeSource Natural Foods
Marion County CFD (Reading for All)
Marion County Health Department & Community Council for Emergency Preparedness
Marion County Public Works-Environmental Services
Marion-Polk Food Share/Women Ending Hunger
Minto Island Growers
Oregon Child Development Coalition
Oregon Environmental Health Department
Oregon Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
Organic Fresh Fingers, Inc.
Peter Rabbit Organics
Portland General Electric
REACH Air Medical Services
Rural/Metro Ambulance
Safe Kids Willamette Valley
Salem Fire Department
Salem Health 
Salem/Keizer School District, Dental Health Solutions for Children
Salem/Keizer School District, Transportation Department
Salem Pediatric Clinic
Salem Police Department
Salem Public Library
Salud WIC
State Farm
The Healthy Back Booth – Marilyn Miller von Foerster, PT
Venti’s Café
Vista Masonic Lodge #215
Willamette Humane Society
Willamette Valley Fruit Company
YWCA