Elizabeth Colantonio, a 4th grade student at John Kennedy, with Firefighter Flanagan(left) and Lt. Tedford(right) and Firefighter Fix (far right)
Elizabeth Colantonio was all smiles after her ride to school in a fire truck on Monday morning.
Firefighters say Elizabeth was very talkative during her ride in Ladder 15.
“She said it was so exciting that she won the contest. She knew she was a good colorer, but she didn’t know she was that good,” Firefighter Flanagan explained. “She says she usually likes to just draw stuff like foxes which is her favorite animal.”
Flanagan says they also talked about all the cabinet space on Ladder 15, which Elizabeth thought was a good place to hide.
Elizabeth was a first-place winner in the City of Batavia Fire Department Fire Prevention Coloring Contest.
With Captain Bob Fix receiving her award at City Fire Headquarters October 25th
Video of Elizabeth’s ride to school on Monday morning. Her mom says she has been talking about this for days. “She was very excited,” says her mom, Monica. “She didn’t realize how special it was until I was like this is kind of like a once in a lifetime opportunity.”
Elizabeth’s mom Monica and dad Phillip were both there to greet her this morning as Ladder 15 arrived at John Kennedy School in Batavia.