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2008 Safe Communities Slow Down Campaign
April 16 - 25th

Thanks to partners who made 2008 Safe Communities Slow Down Campaign a success (participating communities, police departments and neighborhood associations)!

Tenney Lapham Neighborhood Association and Madison Police Department's TEST Unit hosted one of the best campaign kickoffs ever on April 16 (see Recent Events page).

Special thanks to American Family Insurance for three years of Slow Down Campaign sponsorship!

Upcoming events
el Dia de los Ninos (Day of the Child) Celebration
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Union Sport Club, 155 Braun Road, Oregon
HOPES 10th Annual Walk for Suicide Prevention Awareness
May 3, 2008
visit HOPES at www.hopes-wi.org to register
Falls Prevention Symposium for Clinicians and Physical Therapists
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Dean East Clinic. Click here for registration form.
16th Annual SARIS Spoke Out to Keep Kids Safe
May 10, 2008
Olin Park in Madison
www.preventchildabusewi.org to register
RSVP Citizen Advocacy Workshops
Wednesdays, May 14, 21 and 28th
9:00A.M.-3 P.M.
Bank of Cross Plains, 455 Hwy M, Madison
Contact Mary Stamstad, RSVP of Dane County, 441-7897 for more information
Southwest Madison Triad Conference (Free)
"Pulling Together for a Safer and More Neighborly Community"
Saturday, May 17th from 8 A.M.-12:30 P.M.
Wisconsin Youth Company
1201 McKenna Blvd.
Madison, WI
Contact Mary Stamstad, RSVP of Dane County, 441-7897 for more information
Law Enforcement Traffic Safety Coordinating Committee
Tuesday June 3rd, 1 - 2:30 PM, Fitchburg Police Department
Safety Saturday with Madison Fire Department
Saturday, June 14
8:00 AM on Capitol Square
Safety Town with MSCR
First session begins June 23
visit www.mscr.org to register
2008 Walk to School Week Kickoff to be hosted by Cottage Grove Police Department
Week of October 6, 2008
Suicide Prevention Summit
Monday, September 8th, American Family Insurance Education and Training Center
Slow Down Yard signs are available for pickup at all Dane County Police Departments
Alive at 25 Defensive Driver Courses
advanced registration required
Suicide Prevention Task Force meets monthly
Contact Cheryl Wittke, 256-6713, for meeting date and location
Falls Prevention Task Force meets monthly
Contact Cheryl Wittke, 256-6713, for meeting date and location

Visit our News and events page for details of recently held events.

Members

Lifesaver ($20,000 and Above)
City of Madison
First Responders ($5,000-$9,999)
Dane County
Public Health - Madison and Dane County
St. Mary's Hospital
Good Samaritans ($1,000-$4,999)
CUNA Mutual Group Foundation
Epic Systems
Madison Gas and Electric
Meriter Health Services
Mortenson Matzelle Meldrum
Wisconsin and Southern Railroad Company
Is Everybody Buckled Up? Tween Safety Restraint Project Update
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