Pulaski County 4-H hosted our second safety day on October 18^th. Last year was hugely successful and so we continued with the program this year. Close to 700 eighth grade students from the Northern and Southern middle schools were in attendance. Students visited eight stations where they learned about topics ranging from livestock, electrical, tractor, lawnmower, boat, and fire safety, to first aid, and drug and alcohol prevention. We worked with several community partners to put together the safety day, the local EMS and Sheriff’s department were there to teach the students, as well as members of the fire department and RECC. We also reached out to local dealerships to teach tractor and lawnmower safety. We even involved some high school FFA members and our State Teen Council representatives who served as group leaders to escort the students to each station. Students spent time at each station learn basic safety considerations when operating machinery, being around livestock or while out on the lake. Students got the chance that they might not otherwise have to explore machinery like tractors and lawnmowers that were provided by dealerships. They learned not only basic first aid but also how to operate defibulators and administer Epi Pen medications. With the sheriff’s office students got to see firsthand the effect alcohol has on their motor skills and how dangers it really is to drive impaired. This event not only provided a much needed refresher course in safety for students and teachers alike but was also a way for 4-H to get back in front of our middle school  audience. Getting to middle school kids has always been a struggle for 4-H but the safety day helped to reintroduce it to nearly 700 students.