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Raise parents' awareness
- Put articles in school newsletter; send flyers home.
- Present information to parent organizations. Suggest to parents that their kids start wearing
helmets when they get their first bikes (or trikes). Remind parents to wear a helmet whenever
they ride.
Make it easy for families to get helmets at a low cost
- Work with a local bike shop or distributor to sell helmets at a special event.
- Distribute coupons for low-cost purchase.
- Conduct a fund-raising campaign to subsidize helmets for kids in your school, church or youth
group.
- Contact local civic groups, such as the Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, etc. to provide support for your
program (supplies, financial, volunteers).
Help kids get into the helmet habit
- Put posters in school hallways, classrooms, or the lunchroom.
- Give presentations on helmets to elementary school classes.
- Give prizes or rewards to kids who wear their helmets every time they ride.
Educate children about why they should protect their heads
- Hold a school assembly about the importance of wearing bike helmets. Feature speakers from a
local bike shop, the police department or hospital trauma center.
- Work with teens or other interested people to conduct a bike safety camp, bike rodeo, classroom
presentation or workshop on bicycle safety.
- Conduct a poster contest on helmet use and display posters at school, the local mall, city hall or city
libraries.
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