POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (PRWEB) June 28, 2006- The Arlington Professional Firefighters, in association with The Skipper Initiative will be hosting a Child Safety Day, Saturday, July 8^th from 10am to 2pm, at the Red Oaks Mill Fire Station, 213 Vassar Road, Poughkeepsie, New York.

            Events for the day will include information on SBS – Shaken Baby Syndrome, Child Car Seat checks and installations, with childcare provided for the safety seat checks, a bike rodeo (BYO-Bike), Food, Child Abduction Information, the Arlington Fire Safety House, K-9 demonstrations by the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, Babysitting Information, Child ID and Fingerprinting by the Town of Poughkeepsie Police, and much more! ALL proceeds go DIRECTLY to the Skipper Initiative.

            The Skipper Initiative is a group working to educate parents and caregivers about SBS- Shaken baby Syndrome. SBS is the violent shaking of infants by parents or caregivers in moments of rage or anger. Many people are still not aware that shaking causes brain injuries. The brains of babies and small children up to the age of five are particularly susceptible to such injuries.

            We are requesting pre-event media announcements, as well as event coverage.

For further information, please contact the APFFA Media Relations Director, Chris Dougherty, at 845-505-4740 (cell) or 845-486-6314 T-F, 7-5, or by email at cdougherty@arlingtonpffa.org.        

            The Arlington Professional Firefighters Association, Local 2393, is a member of the New York State Professional Firefighters, and the International Association of Firefighters, AFL-CIO,CLC, which is 250,000 members strong throughout the US and Canada. The Arlington Professional Firefighters Association is 70 members strong, and is comprised of the professional firefighters and fire officers of the Arlington Fire District.