GLENDALE
CIVIC CENTER located at 5750 W. GLENN DR. GLENDALE, AZ
SATURDAY, JULY 30TH, 2011 - 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Niños
Seguros, Seguro Que Sí (Safe Kids, Sure Thing) was a standing
room only event at times at the Glendale Civic Center!
Niños Seguros, Seguro Que Sí (Safe Kids,
Sure Thing) is a combination Back to School back pack handout and Safety Fair
which promotes fun and education in a is a family festive environment focusing on child safety, health and education.
The highlight of the July 30th
event is the "Backpack Giveaway," school aged children
will receive a backpack, courtesy of event sponsors, to kick-off the
new school year in style. In order to obtain a backpack, children
picked up a voucher that was provided at the event. Participants
were encouraged to get there early, even though there was and allotment
of 1,500 backpacks, the event ran out of product early!
This is the Safety Fair's first time on the
Westside and Glendale Civic center was an ideal venue to hold this
event. The July 30 safety fair
previously was held in Phoenix,
Ray Arvizu of Arvizu Advertising and
Promotions and others started the wonderful event
in 2003 with an emphasis on safeguarding children from
drowning.
The water safety component is still highly
touted and turned into great participatory fun event by
Fireman Bill, A member of the Phoenix Fire
Department. Though song and stories Fireman Bill (Bill Scott)
brings an entire room full of children to sing, dance and learn
about fire and water safety.
This year's fair sponsors included: Carl's
Jr, SRP, Cash 1, Grand Canyon University, INFINITY Insurance, Bear
Essentials, City of Glendale, Arvizu Advertising and Promotions, La
Voz, TV y Mas, and Mega 104.3 FM.
Eight lucky participants received donated
laptops provided by Air Products during a festive raffle.
Some of the other raffle prices
included fifteen stuffed
backpacks with school supplies, Two refurbished desktop Dell
computers, Two family four packs to Arizona Sea Life Aquarium and
Two bicycles, one for a boy and one for a girl...
Even though there were only a certain
number of the larger prizes, this was an event that no one was a
looser! With thousands of pencils, pens, folders
gifts, educational materials and coupons being handed out by the
participating sponsors and vendors, no one went out of the hall
empty handed!
By the numbers...
Just
above 4,500 in attendance
1500
backpacks from Grand Canyon University and Arvizu Advertising
15
stuffed backpacks with school supplies from Peace Lutheran Church
8
laptops were given away by Air Products
2
laptops from Cash 1
2
bicycles and a desk top computer by La Voz/TV y Mas
2
family four packs to Sea Life Aquarium
Many
stuffed animals given by Fireman Bill
BACKGROUND:
Niños Seguros, Seguro
Que Sí (Safe Kids, Sure Thing) is a year-round public service
program created for the Hispanic community. The program reinforces
the importance safeguarding children and helps increase awareness of
common dangers in everyday life.
Since the programs inception in 2003, Niño Seguros has provided
child identification cards to thousands of children statewide.
Young Mexican regional dance performers
dressed like Charros, visited the Glendale Police booth. Mexican
cowboys, or Charros as they are known in Latin America, are an
important part of the tradition and culture of Mexico
Emilio Gaynor / Arvizu Advertising and Promotions
Keeping on the tradition of celebrating
“Back to School”, Grand Canyon University and Arvizu
Advertising gave away over 1500 backpacks to Glendale
students. The young lady in the photo, who performed for hundreds
of parents and children, is wearing a traditional dance costume
from southern Mexico.
Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4177.
Gary
Godlove and Adrhan Reznik from the Kidproof booth.Kidproof is the #1 provider of proactive, preventative child
safety education in North America.Classes or workshops may require a fee.For more information, visit their web site athttp://www.kidproofsafety.com.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3235.
It
was estimated that 6,500 kids attended the event Saturday between
9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.School
starts for the students in the Glendale Elementary School District.Monday is August 1.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.3265.
Officer
Machamer, Glendale Police Department D.A.R.E./G.R.E.A.T. programs,
is ready to answer questions.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3270.
Nelly
Rebollar and family reach for information at Officer Machamer's
booth.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no.3498.
There
is a bond between these two police officers.Officer Steve Kulb and Officer Samantha Zaragoza celebrate
two years of marriage to each other.
They
met will attending detective school.
Zaragoza
was with MSCO at the time and Kulb
was from Glendale PD.
Officer
Kulb told us there are at least 4 married couples on the
Glendale Police Force.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3494.
Rafael
Grey stands with Buddy Dear ("Always swim with a buddy").Buddy Bear is with the City of Phoenix Aquatics Section.Buddy Bear can be invited to a party.For more informationvisit
his web site, http://phoenix.gov/sports/eventbud.html
.
Ed
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3331.
Fireman
Bill leads a group of volunteers in singing the song "Look to
the Left, Look to the Right" before crossing a street.If you sing it to yourself, you probably won't forget to look
to the left and look to the right before crossing a street; good
advice.
Bette
Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4172.
Standing:
Audrey Morales, Sal Gonzales, sitting: Nellie Alvarez and Joycelyn
Gonzales atthe
Good Night Pediatrics booth.Good
Night Pediatrics offers all-night urgent care for kids.
Good
Night Pediatrics is located at 8801 West Union Hills Drive in
Peoria; telephone number is 623-241-9026.Also, appointments are not necessary and offer discounts for
cash paying patients.
_________
