Who's Your Hero Week at The Little Gym - July 12 - 16

Next week is "Who's Your Hero?" week at The Little Gym of Lake Oswego.  This week is always a huge hit for the children who attend camp.  Each day we talk about and pretend to be the various heros of our community -- police, fire fighters, paramedics and more!  On several days we'll actually be visited by some real community heros.  

Last year, paramedics from Metro West Ambulance gave a tour of their ambulance, showing the campers all of the gear they keep and how they use it to keep people safe when they're injured.  One child got hooked up to a heart-rate monitor and another got their arm stabilized with an air-based cast.   This year, will be visited by two different ambulance companies on Monday July, 12th and Tuesday, July 13th.

We also got visits from both the Lake Oswego and Tualatin police last year.  Officers Girardi and Phillips talked about safety and how the police help families in the community.  Of course, the highlight was a tour of their police cars.

But the highlight of the week was when Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue came for their visit.  Three fire fighters spent quite a bit of time talking about their gear in our lobby, and showed how their infrared detecters are used to find people in smoke-filled rooms, or to find out which areas of a building are hot (on fire and dangerous).  Then they took us outside for a tour of their fire engine, including allowing each camper a turn to shoot water from a live fire hose. 

The police are visiting on Friday next week, with the fire fighters coming on Wednesday the 14th.  Since each crew will be "on call," if an emergency arises, they may be called away.  But hopefully, we'll have some super-fun visits with our local heros.

Space is available in camp for every day next week.  Call us at (503) 595-9702 to reserve your spaces for your potty-independent 3-8 year olds before they're full!