Broome County Fair - WIVT/WBGH Newschannel34.
Cries of joy and carnival music are being heard all around at the Broome County Fair in Whitney Point today. It was the annual Special Kids Day at the fair for mentally and physically challenged people. Made possible through donations, the day allowed for the children and adults to come to the fair free and enjoy free rides and food all day. Chuck Franklin is the Vice President of the Broome County Fair. He says he goes that extra mile to make sure the people are taken care of. Chuck Franklin says, "When we first started it we never realized what a response we'd get to it, people from Broome County and surrounding counties donate to the program, we bring all the summer programs for special kids get invited to the fair. I think this year I've sent out over three thousand tickets and that includes staff members that have to come with the special kids day. They come and all the special kids get the rides, they get into the fair they get the rides they get food they get drinks they get a stuffed animal when they leave, and its all free to them and they look forward to it every year and it just gets bigger and bigger all the time." Sarah Robinson and Brittany Bancroft say, "Good, it was fun! (What made it so fun?) I was in the air, it made us cool off!"
