Third Annual Safe Kids Safety Fair

To help kids learn how to stay safe, and to teach their families about preventable injury (the leading killer of children ages 14 and under) the Salt Lake County SAFE KIDS Coalition will host an interactive safety fair, Seasons for Safety.

Each year in the United States more than 6,300 children age 14 and under die from unintentional injuries of all types, and nearly 120,000 are permanently disabled, said Bob Jeppesen, Salt Lake County SAFE KIDS Coordinator.

The safety fair will challenge families to participate in a variety of interactive, FUN games, designed to educate them about safety in the home, at play and while traveling. The SAFE KIDS Fair will be held at the new South Towne Exposition Center at 9400 South State street. Free tickets are available in advance from Mountain America Credit Union, Albertson's stores and the Salt Lake Valley Health Department. Admission the day of the event is $5 for adults.

Children under 14 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. Entry forms to win child safety seats, bike helmets, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and gunlocks will be provided, and prizes will be awarded throughout the day. Thousands of traffic and fire safety magazines from the National SAFE KIDS Campaign, along with a parent's guide to learn how to keep children safe, will be distributed to participants.

The Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office will sponsor a bicycle and scooter rodeo, along with crime prevention information. Other areas will include a junior firefighter combat challenge, the Life Safety Trailer and other activities sponsored by the Salt Lake County Fire Department. Parents will learn how to correctly install child safety seats. Other attractions will include clowns, face painting, climbing wall, bingo game, the living planet aquarium and plenty of entertainment.

Vince and Larry, the crash-test dummies, and other mascots will also be present at various times during the day. K-9 dogs, police and fire vehicles, along with motorcycles will round out the event.

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