Staff Writer
LIMESTONE — Final plans are being made by the staff at the Loring Job Corps Center (LJC) for a Community Day to be held on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The free barbecue is held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Everyone of all ages is invited to attend the event, which features many door prizes — including $100 of free gasoline donated by Daigle Oil Co — in addition to a festive afternoon consisting of a car show, wagon and Humvee rides, kids games, a bicycle rodeo, the free barbecue, snow cones, cotton candy, vocational displays and an admissions booth all provided to the community free by Career Systems Development Corp. current LJC operator.
“Community Day is to give something back to the community for everything that they’ve done for us throughout the year,” explained Tammy Foster, an admissions counselor for LJC so we have the big free barbecue, this year we’re going to be doing the car show, a lot of things for the kids — arts and crafts, games, bicycle rodeos.”
There will also be vocational and diversity displays showcasing what Job Corps has to offer, and informational packets available to the public.
“This will give the community an opportunity to see just exactly what our students learn on center, the training they achieve, the successes that we also have on center,” Foster added.
LJC Center Director Patty Wooten also stated that the center is looking to start a new community-assisted program called Hobbies for Life, in which community members are invited to share their passions with LJC students “whether it be knitting, leather crafting, jewelry making.”
