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City of South Bend Hosts 2nd Annual Safety Fair Page 1 of 1 <br /> 0 'Building a 21St Century City " <br /> Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br /> RELEASE FROM: FOR RELEASE: <br /> Office of the Mayor Monday, September 20, 2005 <br /> City of South Bend Hosts 2nd Annual Safety Fair <br /> Mayor Stephen J. Luecke announces the second annual City of South Bend Safety Fair, to be held on <br /> Monday, October 10, 2005, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00p.m., at Union Station across from Coveleski <br /> Stadium. The City of South Bend has made safety a first priority for its workforce and expanded its <br /> efforts in 2004 to increase safety awareness in the community. The event will focus on a wide <br /> spectrum of safety issues for all ages. <br /> The theme for this year's Safety Fair is "What's all the Buzz About?Be Alert, Be Safe, Be Careful, <br /> Be Aware, Because We Care!" There will be booths, speakers and live demonstrations including the <br /> South Bend Police Department's Safetyville,the South Bend Fire Department's Safety House,Health <br /> Works Hummer and Memorial Hospital health safety education. Special guest appearances by Ronald <br /> McDonald, Silver Hawks Swoop,Vince and Larry the Crash Dummies, and others, will be on hand to <br /> greet visitors. The United Way Hot Dog Sale Fundraiser will also take place. <br /> In addition to safety information for families and children,booths and speakers will address safety and <br /> security issues for senior citizens and neighborhoods, traffic and construction zones, safety driving, <br /> including information on roundabouts and City funding for safe neighborhood lighting and sidewalks. <br /> The Safety Fair is presented by the City of South Bend's Safety Committee,which was established in <br /> 2002 by Mayor Luecke to provide safety training to City employees that could be used at work and at <br /> home. <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski,Director of Communications & Special Projects, (574) 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> Back I City Home Page I City Directory I Site Map I Search Go <br /> powered by FreeFind <br /> Created by the City of South Bend Department of Information Technologies. <br /> Copyright© 2005 City of South Bend. All rights reserved. <br /> http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/Press/Releases 2005/092005 Safety.htm 1/13/2006 <br />