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Show Back To School Safety Citv increases awareness ' In an effort to increase awareness of the rules of safety, the University Mall is hosting its annual Back To School Safety City for children between the ages of four and seven. Back To School Safety City is a unique project utilizing a miniature town complete with residential and business districts. It will be set up in University Mall's East Court through Aug. 25, where Orem police officers will teach free 30 minute classes daily, running continuously from 10 a.m. Co-sponsors of the event include University Mall, City of Orem and Orem Kiwanis. Although there is no traffic device that will assure a child's safety on the street, teaching children about traffic hazards and how to recognize and avoid them is the best and most reliable protection they can have. Invest in the safety of your children and bring them to Safety City at the University Mall August 14-25. to 5 p.m. Participating children will be registered at tables located on the north side of Safety City. Special certificates will be presented to youngsters successfully completing the course. Safety City's program is designed primarily to teach children how to become safe pedestrians and to give youngsters first-hand experience with traffic conditions and problems they will meet when they go to school. Safety crossing guards are included in-cluded in the program so that children can become familiar with the function of the guard and learn to obey their instructions. Due to the many dangers associated with playing in and around canals, children will also become aware of the issue of canal safety and the dangers they face when playing near canals. A 16 passenger bus, provided by the Provo School District, will be a part of Safety City and children will learn how to brace in case of an accident and how to get on and off buses safely. |
