Valley Children's Hospital To Receive Free Child Safety Seats
20 October 1998
ADVISORY/Valley Children's Hospital To Receive Free Child Safety Seats; AAA Provides Seats, Safety Tips For New Parents
--WHEN: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 10:30 a.m. WHAT: AAA will donate 250 child safety seats to Valley Children's Hospital as part of a comprehensive program to increase safety awareness for children. AAA's program "Have A Seat," will donate the seats to the hospital, which will then give them to new parents unable to buy their own. AAA will also donate 10 safety seats to local law enforcement agencies for use in their patrol vehicles. WHO: Parents departing from the hospital will receive the safety seats and learn to keep their children safe in automobiles. Representatives of Valley Children's Hospital and AAA will share safety information and education to ensure that children of all ages are safe in automobiles. WHERE: Valley Children's Hospital 9300 Valley Children's Place Madeira, Calif. WHY: Automobile crashes kill approximately 1,800 American children each year. AAA is a leading traffic safety advocate working to educate people that safety belts and safety seats greatly increase chances for survival in an automobile crash. AAA is donating a total of 1,100 child safety seats to children's hospitals and law enforcement agencies in the Bay Area, Central Valley, and Nevada.