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A New
Face Some of you
may have already noticed a new face at Safety City. On
September 24 Jessica Kleisen arrived prepared to dive
right in and start teaching in the schools. In her first
week with Safety City and Patti, she saw about 1700
students and memorized our beloved "Sam's
Story". So as she is preparing for the next program
here is a bit of background on her:She grew up in Southern Alberta, graduated from the university of Lethbridge with a degree in sociology, and backpacked India and Nepal for 5 months. She says, " at first the differences between Indian and Canadian children seemed vast, but in the end children are the same all over the globe. Though some are more privileged than others, all children laugh, smile and have a story to tell if we have an ear to listen. And even in Delhi they need to look both ways to cross the street!" |
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Farewell and Good Luck!
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Update: Just to update you with the latest breaking news at Safety City ..... the traffic lights are up and running and we hope that the concrete curbing will be finished before the snow flies. Our thanks go out to the City of Lethbridge Traffic department for a great job. We know how busy you are! Looks like we'll be waiting till spring to complete the finishing touches. But you don't have to wait until then to ...... Watch Us Work!
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a Difference for a Day It is International Year of the Volunteer and we encourage you to take one day before December 31 to make a difference. Here are 10 things you could do ...... 10. Join a club, or agency like Safety City! There are hundreds of ways you can help out in your community. Visit Volunteer Lethbridge in the Bill Kergan Centre for more ideas, or check out their Website! www.volunteerlethbridge.com
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Did You Know ? Two times every school day, more than 6,171 Alberta school buses transport over 300,000 young Albertans to and from school. All told, school buses in Alberta travel more than 400,000 kilometers a day! (That's about 10 times around the earth!) Transport Canada reports that school bus travel in Alberta is 16 times safer than commuting in the family vehicle.* HUG A SCHOOL BUS DRIVER TODAY!! *Source: Alberta Centre for Injury Control and Research, Injury Control Alberta, Vol. 4, No. 2 October 2001
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Contributors From time to time, we find it appropriate to express our gratitude to our many sponsors. This month we pay special recognition to some of our long-term supporters, whose contributions help us to do the work that we do! The
Kiwanis Club of Lethbridge We sincerely appreciate your annual support and the many volunteers in your organizations. We also welcome aboard the Southland and St. Pat's Credit Unions (soon to be First Choice Credit Unions) who raised over $1700 at their Annual Whoop-Up BBQ! YEE HAW!
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| Just for Fun Here are some great traffic safety Websites you can check out, until the next Newsletter. Let us Know what you think! www.saferoads.com
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Safety City Siren Safety City Society of Lethbridge 3417 Parkside Drive South Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 4R3 Phone: 317-1955 Fax: 317-1977 |
Published Quarterly January, April, July, October Next Edition Deadline December 30, 2010 Att: Patti Caven |
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