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Kids Play Safe Awareness Day
Article & photos by Barb Fisher Our Superior Children's Centre hosted the annual Safety Awareness Day last weekend, a busy day with lots going on, and stopping for a burger, dog, and drink from the outside bbq set the pace for a day of fun and prizes. Inside the Community Centre booths were a buzz with kid friendly exhibits covering everything safety in our lives. On entering the building first stop was to register with the organizing committee who made sure that each child received a ballot to be deposited in the prize bag of their choice which hopefully at the close of the event would score them the coveted prize, and wow what fabulous prizes were offered: life jackets, bike helmets, inflatable pool and pool toys, baby swing, elbow pads, fire extinguisher, smoke alarm, wagon, scooter, sun canopy and bicycles....lots and lots of bicycles for all sizes and ages. The choice was daunting, but I believe the bicycle selection bags filled up quickly. Superior Children's Centre EarlyON attended an accident prevention and awareness booth including Algoma Public Health's strategies in prevent-
ing concussion, head injuries, and sun damage to eyes and skin. A children's activity book give-away featured great info on water safety, accident prevention in sports and ATV/bike riding activities. Algoma Power Inc displayed a wide assortment of eye-catching give-aways directed to the kiddies with safety in mind...and some items catching the eye of us adults. Our Library is a busy place all year round, but when the summer kids' programs are offered, there is unlimited stretching of the imagination by the library personnel in offering new and exciting programs. This year's theme is Feed Your Passions, where a different topic is explored each week through books, crafts, and games. Don't miss the regular daily activities: TD Summer Reading Club in English and French sessions, Craft Club, Clay Club and Fun Day. Wawa Victim Services offers a wide swath of help to families with children in stressful situations, and today children's needs were targetted in a colouring book give-away for a fun way to offer safety awareness from a
child's point of view. Wawa Volunteer Fire Department reps were eager to spread the word on everything in fire safety and handed out goody bags featuring "Sparky the Fire Dog" activities warning on fire hazards around the home, play environments, what to do in case of a fire and setting a family escape plan. Brookfield Power displayed a model facsimile of one of the seven generating facilities and five stop log dams in our immediate neighbourhood. The message was to drive home how dangerous these facilities can be if not treated as such when we explore the activities that we all enjoy such as hiking, fishing, camping, berry picking, 4-wheeling, hunting and water sports. I picked up a booklet which very much caught my interest, "Drug Facts for Young People", and with today's choices confronting our young people, I am apprehensive for them in the road ahead in reaching adulthood. The booklet is geared to pre-teens with canine characters living out real-life situations, how they interact with their friends, parents and teachers and how they cope with and make responsible decisions regarding drugs and alcohol. Such topics as: choosing role models, peer influences, decision making, developing independence, setting goals, dealing with parents, description of drugs, drug abuse and risk in using, and making a positive choice are covered in a teen friendly language. I urge everyone who has family members facing the teen years to check out the website sponsoring the booklet DrugFactsforYoungPeople.com. Suddenly I heard the fire truck siren outside and hurried to join the kids...which seemed to be the
hit of the day. The fire engine's siren, horn and loud speaker got quite the workout - being heard far and wide, with firemen on hand to demonstrate the safety equipment on board. Kids were invited to try out their handto-eye coordination by directing the fire hose's water gush to knock down a water bottle. Not as easy as you might think. Through the obstacle course set up in the curling rink, OPP Constable Joe Chiaramida put the kids through their paces in bike safety. This segment is always a hit with the kiddies where they get to showcase their safe bike handling moves, and after completing the circuit receive a Certificate of Completion with a coupon donated by Algoma Power Inc for a chance to win a bicycle, their choice from Canadian Tire. A huge thank you goes out to the generosity of a long list of donators: Michipicoten First Nation, Northern Lights Ford, Hawk Air, Wesdome, Dawson
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& Keenan Insurance, Michael Allemano, Watson's Skyways, Wawa Family Health Team, P.M. Gilmartin Funeral Home Ltd, Township of Michipicoten, Algoma Power, Brookfield Power, Wawa Volunteer Fire Department, Children's Aid Society of Algoma, Tim Horton's, John's Valu-Mart, Davidson's Fuels, Northern credit Union Delegates, Rotary Club of Wawa, and Citizens of Wawa. The organization and presentation of the event could not be in safer, and more capable hands than those of the staff and volunteers of the Superior Children's Centre Gardarie Francophone EarlyON Child and Family Centre. Congratulations on a job well done in helping our children through their early years with comfort, confidence and safety.