Safety Day 2025: FREE Pancakes, Hands-On Learning, and More!

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This month, I have a special message for you—and it’s about an event that’s coming up on Saturday August 9th. You won’t want to miss it.

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Tim McCarthy
Sioux Valley Energy 
General Manager/
Chief Executive Officer

Sioux Valley Energy’s Safety Day isn’t just a few hours of browsing through boring displays—it is a fun,  hands-on learning, interactive experience! It’s designed for kids of all ages – including some pancake flipping that we leave up to the experts at Chris Cakes.  

As I mentioned, Safety Day will take place on August 9th at the Brandon Service Center from 9 A.M. - NOON.  

This event is a big deal—both logistically and practically.  

The Sioux Valley Energy Safety Steering Committee will be creating a mock accident scene that will involve power lines and vehicles.  

You and your kids will learn what to do if you are ever in an accident involving a power line. Additionally, you’ll witness the power of electricity with the Cooperative’s high voltage trailer demonstrations.

Here are a few other things you can look forward to at the event:

  1. The SD Farmers Union Farm Safety Trailer will be on hand, complete with an ATV simulator, grain bin harness, interactive games and a toy-size farm.
     
  2. The Brandon Fire Department, Brandon Police Department and the South Dakota Highway Patrol will be providing safety demonstrations.
     
  3. Bicycle safety will be featured thanks to SD EMS for Children. The first 100 kids will receive a free bicycle helmet and fitting.
     
  4. Adults will have the chance to have free blood pressure checks provided by the Pipestone County Ambulance crew, along with CPR training and ambulance tours for all.
     
  5. Our friends at the Minnesota Rural Electric Association will lend their virtual reality learning goggles to our crew and you’ll be able to test them out.
     
  6. Don’t forget all the FUN activities including carnival games with prizes, electrical circuit construction, face painting, and balloon animal creations!
     
  7. We will also be offering tours of our expanded Brandon facility for those who would like to get “behind the scenes” of serving our members.

The activities I listed are just a taste of what your family will experience on Saturday, August 9th at Sioux Valley Energy’s Safety Day! We hope to see you there for the events as well as our pancake feed which will run from 9 A.M. - NOON. Mark your calendars—you won’t want to miss this! 

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