The 2009 Pause to Click contest has been announced. The contest calls on students to create a song, video, or poster that encourages their peers to buckle up when riding in the car. Prizes are available for the winning entry in each category. The contest is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students [...]
What is the Use It or Lose It high school challenge? With the support of a grant from Kohl’s Cares for Kids, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital has designed Use It or Lose It to increase teens’ seat belt use in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Schools compete in raising safety belt use rates and designing peer [...]
Minutes from the January 6, 2009 Safe Kids Meeting are presented below. Greater Cleveland Safe Kids/Safe Communities Coalition Member Meeting Minutes Hosted by Liberty Mutual of Westlake January 6, 2009 Special thanks to Liberty Mutual for hosting an excellent meeting and providing lunch. Thank You! 1. Ohio Legislation Passed a Booster Seat Law: [...]
CPS Technician 32 Hour Certification Class We have scheduled a 32 Hour Child Passenger Safety Technician Training this spring. The cost is $60 for registration and certification through Safe Kids Worldwide payable directly to SKW at the time of on-line registration. The training cost is $85 for class materials payable to Greater Cleveland Safe Kids. [...]
Poison Prevention Week is March 15 – 21. We have a curriculum and Poster Contest Packet available. The curriculum is for K-6 grade. The Poster Contest is for grades K-5. Children who enter the poster contest are become entrants in the regional and the winning poster will be entered in the national poster contest. Teachers [...]
We need volunteers for the Cleveland Auto Show. The Greater Cleveland Safe Kids/Communities Coalition will have a display there this year. The theme is “Give kids a boost…It’s the Law,” in reference to the new booster seat law that the Ohio Legislature passed in late 2008. We need volunteers for everyday of the autoshow. The [...]
Burn Prevention Awareness Week is February 1 – 7, 2009. We have materials for coalition members to distribute to elementary school teachers and firefighters. The packet includes: Parent/teacher burn awareness fact sheets Andy the Fire Ant coloring books Freddy the Fire truck coloring books We also have a program for middle school students. This “Tween” [...]
We can purchase discounted ski and snowboarding helmets in bulk through Safe Kids USA. If you would like to take advantage of this offer, call Ashley at 216-983-1179 for more details. You must order a minimum of 12 helmets to qualify for this offer. Note: Helmets pictured are not necessarily the ones being ordered.
We have several new items in our lending library. Any coalition member in good standing may borrow this equipment. Intoxiclock: Intoxiclock® by Innocorp, Ltd. helps you educate your audience about impairment and Blood Alcohol Content (B.A.C.). It illustrates how factors such as time, weight, gender and the number of drinks all play a role in [...]
The Greater Cleveland Safe Kids Coalition is pleased to report that Governor Strickland signed Substitute House Bill 320 yesterday. The new law will require children between the age of 4 – 7 years of age be restrained in appropriate child safety seat or booster seat. Studies have shown that booster seats are more effective than [...]
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