Beaufort County Farm Safety Day Camp
State ESP Team Award

The Beaufort County Farm Safety Day Camp is one of the most highly visible programs that the staff conducts. It is an excellent opportunity for expanded teamwork involving all staff members and is a program that has been embraced by the local Advisory Leadership Council (ALS), agribusiness professionals, sponsors, local farmers and numerous parents and other volunteers. A total of 87 adult volunteers contributed 1,057 hours to the program at a value of $10,570.00 (1,057 hours x $10.00 per hour).

The Beaufort County Farm Safety Day Camp is a program that teaches safety lessons through innovative, interactive learning-stations. Children and adults rotated through 10 educational stations during the day, spending 20 minutes at each.

A total of 262 people, including 175 youth between the ages of 7 - 13 and 87 adults volunteers, participated in the
one-day camp which was filled with fun and educational activities related to farm and rural health and safety. Participants learned important information and life skills from ten interactive learning stations including: Large Equipment Safety, Snakes, Seat Belt Safety, Horse and Large Animal Safety, Fire Safety, Railroad Safety and Operation Lifesaver, the Jaws of Life and How to Behave if You Are In a Wreck, Blind Spot, ATV Safety, and Electric Safety. Participants were amazed at the swiftness with which an accident can occur as they watched combines shred straw dummies. Also, impressive was seeing stuffed bears thrown out of a seat belt simulator when unrestrained as well as watching an EMT use the Jaws of Life to cut into a wrecked car.

Participants enjoyed a morning snack and a nutritious hot lunch, and everyone received a take-home packet including, a tee-shirt, a Farm Safety Day Camp beach towel, and educational materials to share with their families.