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Valley Children's Hospital To Receive Free Child Safety Seats

20 October 1998

ADVISORY/Valley Children's Hospital To Receive Free Child Safety Seats; AAA Provides Seats, Safety Tips For New Parents

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WHEN:     Tuesday, October 20, 1998 
          10:30 a.m.

WHAT:     AAA will donate 250 child safety seats to Valley Children's
          Hospital as part of a comprehensive program to increase
          safety awareness for children. AAA's program "Have A Seat,"
          will donate the seats to the hospital, which will then give
          them to new parents unable to buy their own. AAA will also
          donate 10 safety seats to local law enforcement agencies for
          use in their patrol vehicles. 

WHO:      Parents departing from the hospital will receive the safety
          seats and learn to keep their children safe in automobiles.
          Representatives of Valley Children's Hospital and AAA will
          share safety information and education to ensure that
          children of all ages are safe in automobiles.

WHERE:    Valley Children's Hospital
          9300 Valley Children's Place
          Madeira, Calif.       

WHY:      Automobile crashes kill approximately 1,800 American
          children each year. AAA is a leading traffic safety advocate
          working to educate people that safety belts and safety seats
          greatly increase chances for survival in an automobile
          crash. AAA is donating a total of 1,100 child safety seats
          to children's hospitals and law enforcement agencies in the
          Bay Area, Central Valley, and Nevada.