Safetyfest 2011 @ Welk Resort San Diego

Jon Fredricks demanding a huge lead over the rest of the pack

Volunteer Kelly Gutierrez with our man, Lawrence Welk

Some of the Participants and Volunteers of the Run4Safety

Patrol Supervisor Jay Walsh of the Department of Resort Safety gives instructions to his group of volunteers

Some of the Volunteers from Solutions For Change

A young visitor gets to live out his dreams by exploring a fire engine

Fire crews use the Jaws of Life to save a person

Fire crews begin to dismantle a car to save its ‘driver’

Visitors watch with fascination as the roof and doors of the vehicle are removed

Captain Tim Irwin of the Deer Springs Fire Department addresses the crowd

Activities Attendant Allyson paints the face of a young visitor

Two young guests get to pose with the pilot while he answers their questions about flying

Food and Beverage Manager Donna Carig poses by the tail of the aircraft

Visitors listen as a crew member explains the vertical hoist system of Copter 10

Young guests and old peer into the aircraft and explore the inside

Tanya Goldman and her daughter pose briefly in front of Copter 10

The crew of Copter 10 explains to a crowd of on lookers the job of their aircraft

A CalFire Crewman of Copter 10 looks on as the aircraft comes to a rest in preparation of guests  exploring it

Copter 10 coming to rest in the parking lot behind the Front Lobby of the Resort

Copter 10 comes in for a landing

Medics from Mercy Ambulance answer questions from visitors

A Brush Rig from our local fire department stands proud

A Brush Rig from our local fire department ready for display

A Schedule-A Fire Engine ready for display

This dozer has cut fire lines in the nearby hills of the resort

Our extrication car before it lost its top and doors

Li’l Horse Adventures was on hand providing pony rides to our smaller guests

Some families took this opportunity to play a little bit of frisbee

Department of Animal Services was on hand to answer all sorts of questions posed by our guests

Solutions For Change Antonea Peterson answered questions about her great organization

Do I spy food?

A Paramedic teaches our young visitors a few safety points

BrightStar and Beautiful Day Foundation were just a couple of the health care providers on hand

Some of the many farmers market vendors in attendance

Some participants of the 1m Walk took this time to catch up with each other

The Villicana girls coming to the finish line

Our participants ranged in all age groups

Army Veteran Abel Alba strides into the finish line

The 5k stepped off without a hitch

A few of our happy participants

Excited to begin the run

This mother and sons team took to the course with excellent results

Thanks to the staff and volunteers that helped the event run smoothly

A few of the participants

Our volunteers preparing the complimentary post-race fruits

The check-in line began early and ran smoothly thanks to our staff and volunteers

Volunteers separating and preparing the event shirts before the sun rises

A wunderful volunteer prepares just a single orange of the over 40 pounds that was donated

Winners of the 5k event Mary Fitzpatrick-Beane and James Forbes

Just a few of our wunderful volunteers from Solutions for Change that made the whole day run smoothly