About 140 parents and children turned out at the Red Bank Middle School yesterday to sign up for a host of summer activities, from canoeing to soccer, at an event modeled after a trade show. The kids had a blast, throwing themselves into an unstructured soccer game outside.

But David Prown, who organized the fourth annual event with Ann Cibbatoni, said the turnout was down 18 percent from last year. Participating organizations will meet Thursday night to discuss how to get the numbers back up next year.

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