Super Safety September

S e p te m b e r SUPER SAFETY

Sara Whetstone

Thank you for sharing in the success of the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier’s 12th annual Super Safety Saturday event! Every September for the past 12 years, the Junior League has partnered with Sheriff’s Safety Town to provide a way for the community to come together to learn about various safety techniques. In previous years, we have had vendors from various businesses in town come out to teach children on different safety topics. Children would visit different stations at the event to learn about water safety, body safety, firearm safety, and more. We also provide a fun “touch-a-truck” section that allowed children to view different safety vehicles, heavy machinery, and even a helicopter up close and in a safe environment. However, this year our committee was again faced with safety challenges and ultimately came to the decision to host our 2nd annual virtual Super Safety September event. Instead of asking vendors to come to our in-person event on September 25, we asked local businesses to provide videos for the Junior League to post on our social media outlets throughout the entire month of September. Through this virtual event, we were able to safely reach thousands of families in the comfort of their homes. This also allowed us to expand our archive of safety information that can be viewed on our social media pages any time in the future. If you have not already done so, we encourage you to view these videos and even share them with your friends and family!

In addition to the content that was posted to social media, Sheriff’s Safety Town hosted their annual Car Seat Safety checks on National Car Seat Safety day, September 25. At this event, families were able to pull into Sheriff’s Safety Town and have certified car seat safety technicians inspect their car seats to make sure that the children in our community are buckled in correctly. We are always excited to see how many families come out to this event each year to make sure their little ones are safe in the car. If you have been unable to attend the Super Safety Saturday event in the past, we hope that you will add this event to your calendar and that we will be able to see you out at Safety Town soon!

A special thanks to everyone who provided content for this year’s event, helped gather videos from our committee partners, and shared our posts on social media. We also appreciate the help and support of Lt. Richard Corbett and the law enforcement partners, volunteers, and participants who took time out of their busy schedules to help continue to teach kids in our community about safety. To the event committee, your hard work did not go unnoticed and really helped make this event another success!

SUPER SAFETY SEPTEMBER