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EVENTS
June 17, 2008
NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities "Listening and Learning" Tour
Buffalo, NY
Presentation by Ellie Stauffer
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June 19, 2008
Home Safety Training
Wilson Commencement Park
Rochester, NY
Presented by Ellie Stauffer
September 10, 2008
Fire Safety Council
Washington, DC
Attended by Ellie Stauffer
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Latest News
July Is...
National Grilling Month
Do it safely with these tips from the NFPA
National Recreation and Parks Month
For Summer Fun, Stay Fit
--and Grab a Helmet
A recent study by the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control found that nearly 213,000 people each year were treated in emergency rooms for injuries resulting from outdoor recreational activities such as hiking, mountain biking, and snowboarding. More than half of these injuries were among young people between the ages of ten and 24.
The report recommends reducing your risk of injury by maintaining your fitness level, knowing the limits of your skill and experience, and using the right equipment. That includes helmets for specific activities such as biking, rock climbing, snowmobiling, and sledding. The full report is available in this recent issue of Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.
Home Fire Drills Urged
Our letter to the editor signed by Vice-President Robert Crandall appeared in the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle and on their website 's Opinion page. In the wake of the recent fatal fire in Byron,NY it urges everyone to maintain working smoke alarms and plan and practice a home fire drill, and refers them to www.homefiredrill.org for iinformation on how to do so.
State Funding to Enhance homefiredrill.org
With the help of Senator Joseph E. Robach, Prevention 1st Foundation will receive $10,000 from New York State to enhance our website www.homefiredrill.org. Look for new interactive elements to help you plan and practice your home fire drill.
Prevention 1st Foundation has been named a state-wide partner of Habitat for Humanity New York State. Our Home Safety Training program, developed for us by Fireproof Children, is being presented at the Habitat for Humanity state conference.
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