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Kids Club Report

by Mike Hays


What is the Kid's Club ?

Now in its seventh year, the Kid's Club, developed and sponsored by members of the San Diego 3-Railers Club, is a program designed to promote the fun, excitement and educational values of model railroading to children and young adults. With an initial participation of seventeen families, it has now grown to over one hundred sixty.

It meets for a two-hour session from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on the last Saturday morning of the month in the upstairs library of the San Diego Model Railroad Museum.

In the early session, the children (and adults) are taught the care and maintenance of model railroading equipment, and how to construct a layout. Later, they are allowed to run their own trains (or those provided by the Club) on one of the four main lines.

There is no cost to participate in the program, as children six years of age and older are encouraged to experience the hobby of model railroading.

The goals are to have fun, learn about the history of "real" and "model" railroading, how to create, build and maintain a layout, as well as the interaction,participation and working well with others.

It is a program that is "right on track", and a rewarding experience     ....  for all !!

26-May-08

Hi, all...

On 19 May at 11:50 A.M,. John Edgington sent out the First Call E Mail for the Fun Run to be held on 26 May.

Four time-slots per hour are available for 6 hours, from 10 A.M. through Museum closing at 4 P.M.

The Memorial Day Fun Run time-slots were claimed within 5 hours of the announcement, on a first come basis.

This is testimony that "kids" do like to run model trains!!

Mike Hays

Previous Kids Club Reports  2007    May  19   28    June 30  July 28   August 25    September 29


Previous Kids Club Reports  2008    January 21 26   February 18   March 29   April 26    May 26




The first pic is of  Maya, Jake and their Dad Jerry Williamson.



John moving the hopper cars using his 050 switcher behind Ned Stanley's train.



Lynne Stanley and Ned talking to prospective members.



John just took a picture of Ned.



Ned and his mother Lynne Stanley.