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HAWAII

Children were entertained during an April 4, 2018, Month of
the Military Child event at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii.

Imagination Movers enter-
tained children and families
at a Month of the Military Child
event at JB Pearl Harbor-Hick-
am, Hawaii, on April 4, 2018.
(U.S. Navy photos by Fleet and
Family Readiness, JBPHH.)

representatives from different units in the garrison — for “We’re simulating an exercise of coming into a building,
instance, the firemen. In addition to their mascot, Sparky pulling things, pulling different tours and running,” said Air
the Dalmatian dog, the Chièvres Fire Department brought Force firefighter Grant Culbertson. “These exercises are basi-
a bouncy castle, two fire engines and a junior firefighters’ cally a simplified version of our job.”
challenge to the event. According to him, this kind of event can open people to
new ideas and job aspirations. “It’s a good experience for
the kids to see if they like it, if they want to be a firefighter
when they grow up. I think a lot of kids come out here and
A child tries they say ‘This might be something I want to do when I get
the junior older,’” he said.
firefighters’ On JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, events started at 4 p.m. on
c h a l l e n g e the afternoon of April 4, as MWR staff began energizing
during Kids’ youngsters and their families gathered on blankets and fold-
Day on
Chievres AB. ing chairs on the great lawn at the Freedom Tower with balls,
hula hoops, parachutes and other forms of motion.
Moving was certainly the theme of the day. The musi-
cal group Imagination Movers was the main event, and their
60-minute show was high-energy from start to finish. The
band had the kids, and even their parents, moving the entire
time. The audience — an estimated crowd of 1,500 — joined
in with dancing, jumping and all sorts of other movement.
The surprise flying-toilet-paper-and-confetti cannons took
the energy level even higher.
After the show ended, all four members of Imagination
Movers — Rich Collins, Scott Durbin, Dave Poche and Scott
“Smitty” Smith — stuck around for photos and chatted with
their fans. As hundreds of fans lined up, Cat Rost of MWR
Special Events said the meet-and-greet was one of the high-
lights for the families.
“There were so many families that had seen the show
before. They were overjoyed that they could see them here,”
A little boy plays with Legos Rost said. She and her staff assisted the crowd, taking photos
during Kids’ Day at the with their customers’ phones and cameras so the moment
Chievres AB Community Ac- could be instantly shared.
tivity Center.
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