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Child Safety Day offers family fun and safety education

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Child Safety Day offers family fun and safety education

Jeffersonville, Indiana (August 12, 2019) – Join Clark Memorial for the hospital’s annual Child Safety Day on Saturday, August 17 from 9 a.m. to noon. 

Vendor booths will be located in the hospital’s main lobby. There will be fun family activities located at the hospital entrance including carnival games, a tricycle obstacle course, and first responder vehicles. Jeffersonville police officers, fire department and EMS personnel will be onsite to answer safety questions. 

Attendees have a chance to win a Dick’s Sporting Goods $100 gift card by participating in a Scavenger Hunt. Details of the Scavenger Hunt will be given upon registration.

In addition, the first 200 children registered will receive a free bike helmet distributed the day of the event. Child must be present to receive a helmet. 

Vendors and activities include:

• Home Depot Children’s Work Shop building station
• Carnival games
• Clarksville Parks & Recreation
• Live raptors and animals
• John the Balloon Guy offering face painting and balloon art
• Area pediatricians
• Vision screenings for school age children provided by VisionWorks*
• McAllister Chiropractic will offer scoliosis screenings*
• Clarksville Spine & Rehabilitation will offer spinalscreenings* and backpack safety tips
• New York Life will offer fingerprinting and photo IDs
• Photo booth
• Haynes Martial Arts Academy
• Park Community Credit Union savings and college fund programs and their mascot Parkie
• Free Kona Ice cups for children

*All screenings are free.

For more information, contact Alicia Rousseau, community outreach manager at (812) 283-2101.

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