National Safe Kids Week was May 6 through 13. School activities highlighting the importance of gun, water, fire, animal, home, poison, motor vehicle, and bicycle safety were presented to Amarillo area students throughout the week. One elementary school, Avondale, was selected to host a safety fair for all their students on Friday, May 13. More than 380 students participated in activities to demonstrate ways to prevent accidents. All pamphlets were bagged and distributed to the students as take-home materials.
Boy Scout Troop 80 was joined by two other troops to attend a bicycle safety education clinic led by Texas Bicycle Coalition Outreach Coordinators Martinez and Cunningham last Monday evening. Many exciting stories were told in response to the question, “Have you had a bicycle accident before?”
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The Children’s Fair was presented by Clear Channel Radio at the Amarillo Civic Center – North Exhibit Hall on Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, 2006. More than 2,000 kids from around the Amarillo area to attended the two day event.
Booths with free of charge activities included Imagination Station (arts & crafts), miniature golf, bubbles, giant legos, petting zoo, kid ID cards, sand tables, beading, bounce houses, let’s make music, crazy roller racers, puppet theater, and a science LAB. Nonprofit organizations included CASA, Crime Stoppers, National Weather Service, Wildcat Bluff, Texas Bicycle Coalition, NonStop, Amarillo Fire Department and Public Library.
Thursday, April 27 will remain in many Amarillo Independent School District staff, students, and parents minds as a phenomenal day. Out of 20 Amarillo area schools, Lamar Elementary was chosen for the center of attention for this first annual Texas Bike & Walk to School Day.
PTA parents were assigned four staging areas to gather students for the walk and bike ride procession to school. Helium-filled balloons were handed out as children of all ages gave a hardy “come join us” greeting. Their march to school was exhilarating on this chillier than usual Amarillo spring morning. The crowd of students joined Texas Bicycle Coalition Outreach Coordinators Fernando Martinez and Joyce Cunningham, school staff and parent welcome committee to receive their juice and bike safety workbook rewards at the front of the school.
More than 500 girls and troop leaders gathered for Girl Scout Day on Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Civic Center. Girl Scout Day serves as an annual reunion for recognizing award recipients. This year, the group recognized one award recipient, Kathryn Morrison of Troop 144. She sold 3,144 of the 269,682 boxes of cookies sold in 2006. Other top cookie sellers were recognized, and Girl Scout Silver and Gold Awards were presented.
The Count Down was over and the Power Launch was on at Westgate Mall. On Friday, April 21, 2006, the Coalition of Health Services announced one of the most important children’s health programs of the year. It’s called NonStop. Amarillo became the first city in the nation to encourage physical activity and smart nutritional choices through NonStop.
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