You'll have to forgive me, but since I am writing the blog, I get to choose what's first! I mean, as long as it's OK with the boss:-)
So to kick this blog off, I'll start with one of the subjects nearest and dearest to me (cuts and bruises from installations aside).
National Child Passenger Safety Week was moved from February to September, a move celebrated by many for two obvious reasons: (1) back to school=kids=safety talks and (2) car seat checks are generally more well-received and attended in warmer weather. Makes sense, right?
On Saturday, September 20th, eight car seat checks were held across the state in coordination with National Seat Check Saturday. Two were held in Charleston, and I attended the one at Kohl's at Southridge, which was a combination bounty program/car seat check. What is a bounty program, you ask? A bounty program is where old, recalled, or secondhand seats are brought to a central location in exchange for some "bounty". On this particular day, it was $5 Kohl's gift cards and $10 Gander Mountain gift cards.
The event was a big success! We stayed busy throughout the entire 4+ hours, with 6 CPS technicians on hand checking seats. 46 seats were checked, 20 seats replaced, and between 30 and 40 seats ended up in our bounty pile. This one was from 1987.
That's Chris Walls, from Warner Law Offices holding the seat with me. They were on hand to offer the Gander Mountain cards, and promote Warner Law Offices' commitment to children through their booster seat program.
Kohl's and the CAMC Foundation were the main sponsoring partners of this event, supplying the car seats and materials, as well as the $5 Kohl's gift cards. CAMC Foundation's Community Movers, a group of young professionals in the Charleston area dedicated to supporting the Foundation's programs, were also at the event to ensure the event ran smoothly.
So to kick this blog off, I'll start with one of the subjects nearest and dearest to me (cuts and bruises from installations aside).
National Child Passenger Safety Week was moved from February to September, a move celebrated by many for two obvious reasons: (1) back to school=kids=safety talks and (2) car seat checks are generally more well-received and attended in warmer weather. Makes sense, right?
On Saturday, September 20th, eight car seat checks were held across the state in coordination with National Seat Check Saturday. Two were held in Charleston, and I attended the one at Kohl's at Southridge, which was a combination bounty program/car seat check. What is a bounty program, you ask? A bounty program is where old, recalled, or secondhand seats are brought to a central location in exchange for some "bounty". On this particular day, it was $5 Kohl's gift cards and $10 Gander Mountain gift cards.
The event was a big success! We stayed busy throughout the entire 4+ hours, with 6 CPS technicians on hand checking seats. 46 seats were checked, 20 seats replaced, and between 30 and 40 seats ended up in our bounty pile. This one was from 1987.
That's Chris Walls, from Warner Law Offices holding the seat with me. They were on hand to offer the Gander Mountain cards, and promote Warner Law Offices' commitment to children through their booster seat program.
Kohl's and the CAMC Foundation were the main sponsoring partners of this event, supplying the car seats and materials, as well as the $5 Kohl's gift cards. CAMC Foundation's Community Movers, a group of young professionals in the Charleston area dedicated to supporting the Foundation's programs, were also at the event to ensure the event ran smoothly.
