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<p>LEHMAN TWP. &#8212; Lehman Township held its third annual Community Day on Saturday, allowing residents to interact with first responders, learn about township initiatives and see the fruits of gambling-revenue funding.</p><p>Standing in front of their vehicles, members of the Lake Silkworth Fire and EMS units talked to families while allowing children to get up close and personal with equipment.</p><p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s good. It gives the community an idea of what we do,&#8221; said Lake Silkworth Fire Chief Jerry Walker.</p><p>Walker said he has been participating in Community Day since its inception, adding that children always enjoy exploring fire trucks. Firefighter and EMT David Rittenhouse agreed, adding the event helps eliminate boundaries between first responders and their community.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a nice way for people to meet us when there&#8217;s not an emergency,&#8221; he said.</p><p>Lehman board secretary and office manager Marian DeAngelis organized the festivities, which also included free paper shredding and fingerprinting for children.</p><p>As attendees walked around the building viewing the new vehicles, Cindy DeRosa looked over information from the Pennsylvania Game Commission with her children. DeRosa was happy to see how much the event grew from last year.</p><p>&#8220;I came out to get (the kids) out of the house and see what&#8217;s here, and be a part of the community,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot more things here this time.&#8221;</p><p>DeRosa&#8217;s next stop would be to view the township&#8217;s new equipment building and vehicles, which DeAngelis was more than happy to show off to the public.</p><p>Lehman Township was able to obtain road, drain and brush equipment with the use of gaming grants. It was also able to construct a new equipment shed, as well as purchase a new police SUV for the township force.</p><p>Numerous residents took a walk around the building, admiring the four new vehicles that sat inside. Supervisor Ray Iwanowski said Lehman was able to buy a new brush cutter, and is sharing a new street sweeper, leaf vacuum and drain cleaner with other local municipalities thanks to the grant, also known as Local Share Account funding.</p><p>DeAngelis is hoping the event will continue to flourish.</p><p>&#8220;We decided to bring it back, figuring year after year it will only grow,&#8221; she said.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Idetown Fire Department&#8217;s Joe Dixon, left, helps Gretchen Band, 5, of Shavertown, try on a fireman uniform at Lehman Township Community Day. Dixon said it&#8217;s important for children to know what firemen do to protect the community. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Idetown Fire Department&#8217;s Joe Dixon, left, helps Gretchen Band, 5, of Shavertown, try on a fireman uniform at Lehman Township Community Day. Dixon said it&#8217;s important for children to know what firemen do to protect the community. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Cindy DeRosa, right, of Lehman, looks at a bracelet at the table of Cat Moffatt, who owns a handcrafted jewelery business, Chatty Cat&#8217;s, at the Lehman Township Community Day on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Cindy DeRosa, right, of Lehman, looks at a bracelet at the table of Cat Moffatt, who owns a handcrafted jewelery business, Chatty Cat&#8217;s, at the Lehman Township Community Day on Saturday. </caption1><photoCredit1></photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Ethan DeRosa, 7, of Lehman, tests the controls of a John Deere farm tractor that was displayed in the new Lehman Township maintenance garage during Community Day on Saturday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Ethan DeRosa, 7, of Lehman, tests the controls of a John Deere farm tractor that was displayed in the new Lehman Township maintenance garage during Community Day on Saturday. </caption2><photoCredit2></photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">A few cars were on display at Lehman Township Community Day, including a 1923 Ford Model T. 7/8/17. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/web1_TTL070917LehmanCommunityDays4.jpg</photo3><caption3>A few cars were on display at Lehman Township Community Day, including a 1923 Ford Model T. 7/8/17. Sean McKeag | Times Leader</caption3><photoCredit3></photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Marcella Kester</p><p>For Times Leader</p></bylineMeta></div>

Lehman Township’s Community Day continues to grow