Kids' camp out only days away

Published Tuesday, July 27, 2010

POMONA - A few spots are still open for this weekend's fifth annual Youth Campout at Fairplex.

The free event is open to boys and girls from Pomona who are 9 to 12 years old.

Games, arts and crafts, movies, a visit from a Pomona Police Department canine team and other activities - all under the supervision of police officers and community volunteers - will be part of the event.

The Youth Campout is put on by the Police Department and Community Engagement Group, which includes residents, business people, clergy and members of law enforcement.

The event is from 5 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday.

Parents interested in signing up their children have until 5 p.m. Thursday.

Sign up at the Police Department's Crime Prevention Office on the second floor of City Hall, 505 S. Garey Ave., or at the front desk of the Police Department, 490 W. Mission Blvd.

For more information, call the Police Department's Youth Services Unit at 909-802-7464.