Safe Kids Day Coming May 6

CRMC 4-27-2017

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Cheyenne Family YMCA are teaming with several other local health and safety groups to offer the 20th annual Safe Kids Day at the YMCA on May 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Safe Kids Day is free and open to the public.

More than 35 exhibits focusing on children’s health and safety will be offered, including booths on fire, water and sun safety. Safe Kids Laramie County has a multifaceted booth on car seat, pedestrian, laundry pods and teen driving safety.

“Injuries are the number one killer of kids in the United States,” said Stephanie Heitsch, Cheyenne Regional’s Injury Prevention coordinator.

“Around the world, more than one million children die each year from preventable injuries. Millions more are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime. But these injuries don’t have to happen. That’s what Safe Kids Day is all about,” Heitsch said.

Safe Kids Day also offers several family-friendly activities. Children are permitted to look inside a fire engine provided by the Cheyenne Fire and Rescue, check out the Laramie County Library Bookmobile and an ambulance provided by American Medical Response.

Another featured event is the Safe Kids car seat check-up, which will be offered in nearby Holliday Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The check-up is also free and includes safety checks of children’s car seats and booster seats by certified technicians.

Other Safe Kids Day sponsors include the Cheyenne Kiwanis Club, A1 Signs, Kohl’s Associates in Action, BLUE Federal Credit Union, Taco Johns, the Wyoming Dept. of Health and Laramie County School District 1.

For more information, call 432-2679.