{"id":292809,"date":"2026-09-24T06:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/292809\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T06:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T06:58:10","slug":"sunny-day-warmth-annual-pennsylvania-state-troopers-camp-brings-together-special-needs-community-and-law-enforcement-agencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/292809\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Day warmth: Annual Pennsylvania State troopers camp brings together special needs community and law enforcement agencies –"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Visitors pet the State Police Mounted Troopers horses during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

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Hanson Holtzhafter, a 9th grader from North Penn-Liberty, talks with EMT Mikya Stake as he sits in the back of a Susquehanna Regional EMS BLS truck during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

DAVE KENNEDY\/Sun-Gazette<\/p>\n

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Visitors look at the PA State Police helicopter during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

DAVE KENNEDY\/Sun-Gazette<\/p>\n

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Kathryn Nickles, Chief Dep. of Lycoming County Coroners Office, helps Grayson Hower, 12 of Jersey Shore, get fitted with the proper size bike helmet during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

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Visitors pet the State Police Mounted Troopers horses during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

DAVE KENNEDY\/Sun-Gazette<\/p>\n

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Hanson Holtzhafter, a 9th grader from North Penn-Liberty, talks with EMT Mikya Stake as he sits in the back of a Susquehanna Regional EMS BLS truck during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

DAVE KENNEDY\/Sun-Gazette<\/p>\n

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Visitors look at the PA State Police helicopter during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

DAVE KENNEDY\/Sun-Gazette<\/p>\n

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Kathryn Nickles, Chief Dep. of Lycoming County Coroners Office, helps Grayson Hower, 12 of Jersey Shore, get fitted with the proper size bike helmet during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp on the fairgounds in Hughesvile.
\nAccording to Trooper Lauren Lesher, Community Service Officer & Public Information Officer, \u201cWe’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.\u201d
\nInterest in the day camp has gone up each year,\u201dthe first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoff by the end of the event, they’re they’re very happy,\u201d according to Lesher.
\nSome of the agencies that attended the group where Pennsylvania State Police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit, the forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n

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The fourth annual Pennsylvania State Police Troop F Sunny Day Camp recently drew nearly 200 campers to the fairgrounds in Hughesville. According to Trooper Lauren Lesher, community service and public information officer, “We’re here to celebrate the special needs community and allow them to have a one-on-one interaction with law enforcement and first responders and different agencies throughout the troop.” Interest in the day camp has gone up each year, she said. “The first year that we had this, we had 50 applicants, and this year we had 190. So I think that it’s making an impact. I think it’s making a huge impact. Everybody is super excited to come, and even those that are a little more skittish or standoffish, by the end of the event, they’re very happy,” Lesher said. Some of the agencies that attended the camp included police from different stations throughout the troop, Pennsylvania State Police Aviation, Pennsylvania State Police Mounted Unit, the motorcycle unit. The forensics team from Lycoming County Coroner’s Office came with the Safe Kids through Safe Kids Lycoming County.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Education Visitors pet the State Police Mounted Troopers horses during the 4th annual Troop F Sunny Day Camp…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":292810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[28,30,29],"class_list":["post-292809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=292809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/292809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/292810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=292809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=292809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=292809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}