KET’s Be My Neighbor Day event in Louisville celebrates what it means to be a caring neighbor
For Release: 09/03/24 9:38 AM
Families are invited to join KET and its partners PNC Grow Up Great and Fred Rogers Productions for Be My Neighbor Day on Sunday, Sept. 29, from noon-3 pm at E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park in Louisville.
The free, family event builds on the values and themes presented in Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, showing children what it means to be a caring neighbor and teaching them the importance of giving back to the community.
Be My Neighbor Day features an assortment of fun and engaging activities:
- • Meet & greet with Daniel Tiger
- • Community helper stations, featuring first responders, librarians and more
- • Fire truck, helicopter, trolley, bucket lift and more
- • Arts & crafts and nature activity stations
- • Quiet tent with iPads and award-winning PBS apps
- • Live music from local musician John Gage
- • New puppy visit tent with Kentucky Humane Society
- • Healthy snacks
The event is free, but registration is required at KET.org/Neighbor.
Special thanks to all our event sponsors: LG&E – KU, Delta Dental, Kosair for Kids, I Heart Media, PlayPros, Norton Healthcare, Kentucky Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Dr. Rebecca Bartee & Synthia Hood Deese and Mister “P” Express.
Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood is in its seventh season on PBS KIDS. Itis produced by Fred Rogers Productions and 9 Story Media Group and animated by 9 Story’s award-winning animation studio, Brown Bag Films.
KET is Kentucky’s largest classroom, where learning comes to life for more than two million people each week via television, online and mobile. Learn more about Kentucky’s preeminent public media organization at KET.org, on X @KET and at facebook.com/KET.
Contact:
Elizabeth Greenfield
Director of Marketing and Communications
859-258-7749
egreenfield@ket.org