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<p>HANOVER TWP. &#8212; Autumn Kneller, all of 18 months old and as shy as a fox&#8217;s baby kit, sat silently in the fire truck while mom Ashley read from the free coloring book found in their goodie bag.</p><p>&#8220;Every household needs to draw up and practice an emergency exit plan,&#8221; Ashley said as her daughter reached for the little box of crayons. Then Ashley looked to Autumn and conceded. &#8220;We didn&#8217;t do that.&#8221;</p><p>Well, that would be the point of attending the second annual Child Safety Fair on Sunday, sponsored by the township&#8217;s Neighborhood Crime Watch Association and held at Breslau Hose Co. Station 5.</p><p>Police offered free fingerprinting, firefighters offered a close up view of three trucks, including the ladder truck with apparatus extended (&#8220;Dat!&#8221; Autumn exclaimed as she pointed to the neighboring rig), and the association had amassed an impressive array of donated food, prizes and child-appropriate activities.</p><p>&#8220;Medic 9 is here, there&#8217;s a school bus they can go on, the Girl Scouts are showing some first aid,&#8221; Crime Watch President Darlene Davis said with obvious pride. &#8220;We get donations from almost every business in Hanover Township.&#8221;</p><p>That included two bicycles, a Blue Ray disc system, a night at Mohegan Sun, and a trip to New York City courtesy of Martz Trailways, all up for grabs with the purchase of the right ticket number.</p><p>Which might be one reason Bob Moyles kept hanging around.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve got $30 invested in the raffles, so I&#8217;m here until at least 3 o&#8217;clock,&#8221; Moyles smiled &#8212; though not quite as broadly as his daughter Dilia did when balloon artist Pat Ward made her a &#8220;silly hat.&#8221; Dilia danced off so fast the wind blew her hat off, and by the time she spun to pick it up one of the balloons popped. Ward courteously replaced it.</p><p>&#8220;On our Facebook page we&#8217;re always giving the adults a heads up about what&#8217;s going on,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;But our group wanted to do something for the kids.&#8221; So last year the Child Safety Fair sprung up at the municipal building.</p><p>&#8220;This year we needed a bigger place, so we came here&#8221; Davis said, surveying the activities. &#8220;We just want what&#8217;s best for the kids. They&#8217;re like a sponge. We want to put that seed of information in their minds, so they&#8217;ll grow up to know what to do.&#8221;</p><p>Ashley had high kudos for the concept, citing the value of introducing her toddler to the notion of a school bus, a police officer&#8217;s uniform, and a fire truck. &#8220;This is great for her.&#8221;</p><p>Hanover Township Police Chief Albert Walker praised the work of Crime Watch as well. &#8221;They really help us reach out to the community,&#8221; he said. And with projects like this fair and a recent success at getting Home Depot to fix up a decaying playground, this Crime Watch is also building community spirit, he added.</p><p>Back at Pat Ward&#8217;s balloon emporium, Ward whipped up a dog for Jeffrey Peck, who took it gladly but then asked &#8220;Do you do swords?&#8221;</p><p>Voila, a sword, but this one went to Jeffrey&#8217;s friend. No matter. Turns out a balloon shaped like a long dachshund hound makes a pretty good sword, too, or at least a dagger long enough to parry.</p><p>And when you fence with balloons, surely that&#8217;s another little lesson in safety.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Aubrey Baron, 3, of Nanticoke, has her fingerprints taken by officer Ryan Cywinski Sunday during the second annual Child Safety Fair, organized by the Hanover Township Neighborhood Crime Watch. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_crime-watch-3.jpg</photo0><caption0>Aubrey Baron, 3, of Nanticoke, has her fingerprints taken by officer Ryan Cywinski Sunday during the second annual Child Safety Fair, organized by the Hanover Township Neighborhood Crime Watch. </caption0><photoCredit0>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_crime-watch-4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Elijah Nalbone, 6 of Hanover Township, gets fingerprinted Sunday by officer Ryan Cywinski during Hanover Township&#8217;s second annual Child Safety Fair Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/web1_crime-watch-4.jpg</photo1><caption1>Elijah Nalbone, 6 of Hanover Township, gets fingerprinted Sunday by officer Ryan Cywinski during Hanover Township&#8217;s second annual Child Safety Fair Sunday. </caption1><photoCredit1>Amanda Hrycyna | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta></subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Mark Guydish</p><p>mguydish@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Mark Guydish at 570-991-6112 or on Twitter @TLMarkGuydish.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Fire truck to school bus to balloons, Hanover Township safety fair for kids grows quickly