Safe Kids offers auto safety class for Cubs
Posted: Friday, April 11, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Safe Kids Woodbury County in partnership with the Mid-America Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Knoepfler Chevrolet will unveil a new hands-on program to help educate 6- to 10-year-olds about vehicle safety.
"Most families know that car seats are vitally important," said Amy Scarmon, co-coordinator of Safe Kids Woodbury County. "But children in and around cars can face dangers other than crashes."
At 7 p.m. Monday at Knoepfler Chevrolet, Cub Scouts will complete five interactive stations in order to earn their automotive safety patch. The program covers several aspects of safety, including proper safety belt/booster seat usage, preventing trunk entrapment, teaching families to never leave a child alone in a vehicle and how to contact OnStar in the event of an emergency.
"Cub Scouts are young leaders who can take this education and apply it in their own neighborhoods to help keep themselves and other children safer," said Scarmon. "Safe Kids Worldwide is already hearing from pack leaders and parents about how their Scouts have stopped neighbors and friends from getting into potentially dangerous situations when children are around vehicles."
"All across America on any given day of the week, volunteers and parents are transporting their young boys from activity to activity," said Tom Gilliam, Cub Scout leader. "We want to educate all of our members and leaders to help ensure our Scouts are safe when they travel whether it's for a pack activity or a family vacation."
"Most families know that car seats are vitally important," said Amy Scarmon, co-coordinator of Safe Kids Woodbury County. "But children in and around cars can face dangers other than crashes."
At 7 p.m. Monday at Knoepfler Chevrolet, Cub Scouts will complete five interactive stations in order to earn their automotive safety patch. The program covers several aspects of safety, including proper safety belt/booster seat usage, preventing trunk entrapment, teaching families to never leave a child alone in a vehicle and how to contact OnStar in the event of an emergency.
"Cub Scouts are young leaders who can take this education and apply it in their own neighborhoods to help keep themselves and other children safer," said Scarmon. "Safe Kids Worldwide is already hearing from pack leaders and parents about how their Scouts have stopped neighbors and friends from getting into potentially dangerous situations when children are around vehicles."
"All across America on any given day of the week, volunteers and parents are transporting their young boys from activity to activity," said Tom Gilliam, Cub Scout leader. "We want to educate all of our members and leaders to help ensure our Scouts are safe when they travel whether it's for a pack activity or a family vacation."
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