Cherokee To Celebrate Safe Kids Day in May

Safe Kids Cherokee County along with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and Safe Kids Worldwide, will host its first Safe Kids Day event in Canton.

The festival will be held Saturday May 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m at Super Target in the Canton Marketplace shopping center.

The event will link families with corporate partners and other supporters to raise awareness of Safe Kids' efforts to prevent injuries to children. 

When a child dies or is seriously injured the lives of families and entire communities are changed forever. However, the majority of these injuries are completely preventable. 

In partnership with Children’s Tylenol and with support from the GM Foundation and Wells Fargo, Safe Kids Day will be celebrated in more than 100 communities across the United States.

Each event will focus on celebrating children and teaching families the things they can do to protect their children.

Safe Kids Day also raises money to fund programs that protect children from fatal or life-changing injuries. 

The event in Cherokee will include free child safety seat checks, safety games, demonstration on new vehicle safety features from Bill Holt Chevrolet, food and kids activities. 

Other initiatives conducted by Safe Kids include: 

• Protecting children in and around cars. Each year, Safe Kids hosts more than 8,000 car seat check-up events across the United States and our certified technicians install tens of thousands of car seats to keep kids safe. 

• Protecting child athletes. Safe Kids clinics teach coaches, parents and young athletes how to avoid concussions and other serious sports injuries. 

For more information, contact Safe Kids Cherokee County Coordinator Chad Arp at carp@cherokeega.com or at (770) 721-7808. 

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