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Children’s Beach House hosts safety and wellness fair

Guests treated to dance performance and K-9 demonstration
The Lewes Fire Department was at Children’s Beach House Feb. 2 with the ladder truck raised to the amazement of kids in attendance. SmashMouth Burgers was on site for the appeasement of everyone’s bellies in attendance. AARON MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Aaron R. Mushrush
February 10, 2023

There’s just something about a fire truck that captivates children. Whether it’s the sleek chrome, bright lights or cool equipment, most kids can’t help but stare in amazement at the life-saving apparatus.

On Feb. 2, the Lewes Fire Department, Delaware State Police and SmashMouth Burgers set up shop at the Children’s Beach House House Safety and Wellness Fair. Inside the venue were more than 25 organizations set up at informational booths. 

Joining staff from Children’s Beach House were representatives from Alternative Solutions, Beebe Healthcare, Beyond the Bar United, Cape Henlopen School District, Cape Pharmacy, Catholic Charities, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays, Delaware State Fire School, Delaware State Police, Delaware Technical Community College, Food Bank of Delaware, Joshua M. Freeman Foundation/Freeman Arts Pavilion, Greater Good Events, Habitat for Humanity, Holistic Coach LLC, Just Be Holistic, Lewes Police Department, Lewes Fire Department, McGough Academy School of Irish Dance, Midway Motion & Fitness, Pathways to Success, Read Aloud Delaware, R.O.O.T.S. Youth Development Program, Run Sinayah Run Foundation, SmashMouth Burgers, Soul Vikality, Stand by Me, Techno Goober, and The Dental Group.

Kids were invited to check out the Lewes FD vehicles and watch a K-9 demonstration from the Delaware State Police while outside. As they ventured inside, they were encouraged to interact with props each booth offered. Beebe Healthcare had three different-sized dummies for CPR training, Delaware Center for the Inland Bays brought along specimens to examine, and the Freeman Foundation had a mural for painting the answer to what wellness means. Face painting was also offered.

The evening concluded with a special dance exhibition from the McGough Academy School of Irish Dance. Guests were treated to a few different routines from the girls, most of whom were just beginning their tutelage. The Lewes branch just opened in September 2022, operating out of Midway Motion and Fitness in Rehoboth Beach.

 

Children’s Beach House teacher Stephanie Federico paints a dinosaur on the cheek of Adrien Kluchnick.
McGough Academy School of Irish Dance entertains attendees with a dance exhibition in the lobby of Children’s Beach House. Dancing are (l-r) Kendall Sager, Alanna Mayo, Emma Emerick, Abigail Smyth and Lily Stuckey.
Instructor Lindsey Mayo leads the girls of McGough Academy in a traditional Irish dance. Shown are (l-r) Mayo, Kendall Sager, Alanna Mayo, Emma Emerick, Abigail Smyth and Lily Stuckey.
Lily Stuckey observes Erin Mayo, who has been Irish dancing since she was 3 years old. Mayo is making her way to Ireland to compete in an international competition soon.
Boyko Boykov and his daughter Veronica Boykov talk to Audrey Carey, back left, supervisor of early learning at Cape Henlopen School District, and Amanda Archambault, supervisor of elementary education.
Preston Dunne, Alanah Dunne and Fiona Dunne learn about child and adult CPR from Beebe Healthcare’s Corey Kennedy.
Delaware State Police Cpl. Robin Brown talks to Jessie Roach and her daughter Charlotte about DSP’s community outreach.
Like father, like son. Jack Roach brushes the teeth of the stuffed dinosaur his dad Zach Roach is holding. Zach is a dentist with The Dental Group in Lewes.
Delaware Center for the Inland Bays had the shells of a turtle and a horseshoe crab at its table. Shown are (l-r) Jackie Knoll, Maddie Fox, Oliver Stewart and Jennifer Stewart.
Ray and Jodie Daminger speak with Andrea Waters and Sarah Gilmour about programs at Pathways to Success.
Tyrell Jackson lets Linda and Jim Atkinson know about the Stand By Me financial outreach offered from United Way.
Rachel Stohr of the Joshua M. Freeman Foundation, which focuses on the arts, looks over Pablo Velasquez’s addition to the mural that asked the question, “What does wellness mean to you?”
The Delaware State Police K-9 unit demonstrates how effective their dogs can be in sniffing out explosives.

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