Dallas Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

April 17, 2009 - PRLog -- For the 8th year, the Rotary Club of Dallas and Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (TSRHC) will partner to sponsor a Bike Rodeo and Child Safety Day for children of all ages from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 18 at the Jas F. Chambers, Jr., Youth Fitness Park, at the corner of Oak Lawn and Maple Avenues in Dallas.
 
Children may bring their own bikes for a safety inspection. Using their own bike or one provided by the organizers, students can practice their safe riding skills through a safety skills course that simulates actual road conditions. Each participant will receive a free bike helmet and have their name entered into a drawing to win a free bicycle. Lunch will be provided for children and parents, beginning at 11:30 a.m.
 
As an added attraction Dallas Police Department and Care Flight helicopters will land in the park around 1:30 p.m. Children can greet Fire Safety Robots from the Dallas Fire Department and the City of Cockrell Hill Fire Department, explore the inside of a fire truck and add their fingerprints to the Police Department’s child safety file.
 
Additional child safety information will be provided by the Texas Office for Prevention of Developmental Disabilities, Dallas Area Safe Kids Coalition, Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire Department, Home Safety Council, North Texas Poison Control Center, Texas Department of Public Safety and members of the Texas Rangers law enforcement.
 
“We’ve had as many as 300 children participate in our Bike Rodeo” explained Jim Hunter, Rotarian chairman.  “Child Safety Day is designed to teach area children about traffic safety, in particular, but we also have information about fire and water safety and poison control. It’s a really fun morning for volunteers, parents and children.”
 
For more information, contact the Rotary Club of Dallas at 214/742-5451 or Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children at 214/559-7656.


ABOUT TSRHC:
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children is one of the nation's leading  pediatric centers for the treatment of orthopedic conditions, certain related neurological disorders and learning disorders, such as dyslexia. There is no charge to patient families for treatment at the hospital, and admission is open to Texas children from birth to 18 years of age. For more information, to volunteer at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children or to make a donation, please call (214) 559-5000 or (800) 421-1121 or visit  http://www.tsrhc.org.