Consumer Product Safety Commission Chair, Inez Tenenbaum in South Carolina to Unveil Safe Kids South Carolina Safety and Prevention Calendar
April 28, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC – April 26, 2010 – Native South Carolinian, InezTenenbaum will be the guest speaker for the annual SafeKids South Carolina Safety and Prevention Calendar Luncheon unveiling. Tenenbaum will address students, parents, teachers, state Safe Kids sitecoordinators and community advocates stressing the importance ofeducation and awareness of childhood injury prevention.
Safe Kids South Carolina, led by The Children’s Trust of South Carolina,is hosting the annual unveiling and luncheon at 10:30 am, Thursday,April 29, 2010 at EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais Street inColumbia. Media representatives are invited and Chair Inez Tenenbaumwill be available for interviews.
From toy safety to fire safety in the home, there are a variety ofdifferent measures we, as a community, can take to promise a saferlifestyle for our children, says Tenenbaum. The illustrations and tipscreated by South Carolina students in this year’s calendar should serveas a reminder for parents, teachers, and the community about theimportance of safety and injury prevention.
The calendar, in its twelfth year, contains the artwork of thirteenelementary school children who were selected from hundreds of entriesstatewide for the August 2010 – July 2011 calendar.
Winners of the contest are:
Julia Koerwer, Bethel – Hanberry Elementary – Blythewood
Ashlyn McEwen, Batesburg – Leesville Elementary – Batesburg-Leesville
Jarrett Lindsey, Mountain View Elementary – Taylors
Parker Welsh, Gloverville Elementary – Gloverville
Zsymere Epps, Gallman Elementary – Newberry
Claire Johnson, Byrd Elementary – Graniteville
Max Sasnett, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School – Columbia
Zoe Baugh, Spartanburg Christian Academy – Spartanburg
Kimberly Villegas, Gallman Elementary – Newberry
Jaquan Anderson, Whittaker Elementary – Orangeburg
Cathleen Armstrong, Bethel-Hanberry Elementary – Blythewood
Francesca Strathern, St. Joseph Catholic School – Anderson
Jayla Thompson, Taylors Elementary – Taylors
National Safe Kids Week
April 25 – May 3, 2010
About Safe Kids South Carolina
Safe Kids South Carolina, led by The Children’s Trust of South Carolina,works to prevent accidental childhood injury, the leading killer ofchildren 14 and under. Safe Kids South Carolina is a member of Safe KidsWorldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventingaccidental injury.
About The Children’s Trust of South Carolina
The Children’s Trust is the state’s largest network of community-basedorganizations working for the prevention of child abuse, neglect, andunintentional injuries. The Children’s Trust focuses its resources oncommunity engagement, distributing grants, community trainings and onadvancing effective and evidence-based public policies. For moreinformation visit www.scchildren.org.
