Saturday is going to be a fun-filled day of educational safety activities in Carbon County.

County and state officials are finalizing plans for the annual Community Safety Day. It is hosted by state Sen. John T. Yudichak, the Carbon County commissioners, St. Luke’s University Health Network Kid Zone and Carbon Masonic Lodge 242.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine, on the grounds of Mauch Chunk Lake Park and is free and open to all Carbon County families.

Community Safety Day is a community event that promotes safety for everything from riding a bicycle, roller blading to boating.

Mindy Graver of Kid Zone, and one of the main organizers of the event, said that there will be something for everyone that day.

Agencies and organizations will be set up throughout the park to educate children and their parents about various safety issues, including water safety, animal safety, fire safety, bicycle safety, poison control, highway safety, boating and more.

There are more than 20 agencies signed up to participate, as well as volunteer fire companies, medical helicopters and other groups holding hands-on activities from face painting to child identification packets.

New this year will be the addition of boat inspections by the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, located at boat launch B, the Highway Safety Network; water demonstrations on the importance of life jackets; and Lehighton Family Dentistry.

The always popular coconut crusher, which teaches the importance of helmet safety, will also take place throughout the day with free helmet fittings to follow the demonstrations.

Food and light refreshments will also be available to families.

Last year, more than 1,000 people attended the four-hour event.

Volunteer groups are also welcome to put in service hours.

For more information on volunteer opportunities, call Graver at 570-325-2788 or email mjg26@psu.edu.

The Carbon County Community Safety Day grew into what it is today through a joint collaboration between the Masonic Lodge, Carbon County Commissioners and the former Carbon County Safe Kids, now Kid Zone.

The event was previously known as the Carbon County Fun-N-Safety Fair and held on Fifth Street in Jim Thorpe, but after a number of successful years, the event outgrew the location.

In 2013, Yudichak partnered with the groups and the event was moved to its current location at the lake.

Since 2013, the Community Safety Day has grown in size and popularity with families and is made possible through business donations and dozens of volunteers.