As mentioned before, the Reno Whitewater Park becomes a zoo full of kids this time of year.  School is out and they flock to the water like sheep or flies to poo.  Not sure which analogy is more appropriate.  Ants to a picnic??  Anyway, for the past couple years the Truckee River Foundation hosts a Kids Safety Day.  TRF gets donations from around the community and they buy PFD’s, helmets, and river shoes for any kids who signs up.  

 

This year started at nine in the morning.  We were lucky to have plenty of volunteers because we had a record of about 130 kids.  (Jim Litchfield knows the final numbers)   During the safety classes kids learn about river features, safety on the river, and how to appropriately dress when they are at the river.   Toby doesn’t exactly let me teach a class.  I get to help corrall kids where they are supposed to be and entertain with jokes and stuff.  I am particularly good at kicking small children.  :-)  

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also added to this years Safety Day were a little kids class, which Lynn Zong ran wonderfully, and a boogie boarding class, which Ruth Gordon and Jim Litchfield were awesome at.  It was great to see by the end of the day a bunch of kids running around with white helmets and red PFD’s on.   Easier to see and they float better.