300 Main Street, Suite 200, Dubuque, IA 52001
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For Immediate Release: April 19, 2018
Contact:
Kari Lammer, Marketing Communications Manager
Kari.lammer@unitypoint.org; (563) 589-2585
Dubuque, IA— Area children are invited to bring their bicycle and helmet to participate in the 21st Annual Safety Rules Bike Rodeo scheduled at Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Facility (14928 Public Safety Way), from 8:30 a.m. to Noon on Saturday, May 19. The event is organized by several organizations to promote safe bicycle riding habits and reducing accidents involving children. The event is free and offers many interactive activities for children.
A course with a series of seven safety stations gives children the opportunity to learn correct riding skills. A thorough safety inspection of the bicycle is the first stop on the course. Professionals will also check the child’s bike helmet to make sure it fits well and is being worn properly. If the child does not have a bike helmet, a loaner helmet will be fitted to use during the event.
The remaining bike safety stations focus on riding techniques and skills. Children will be asked to ride through established courses of figure eights, circles, and parallel lines. The emphasis for youth at this event is to learn how to control their bicycle.
Children completing the safety course are eligible to win prizes, including a brand-new bike, a bike helmet, or a ticket to the Creative Adventure Lab. All participants will receive a packet of safety information at registration and incentive prizes at the various stations. Station prizes include certificates for free ice cream treats, coupons for the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium, and more.
Other activities at the Safety Rules Bike Rodeo include tours of a fire engine, ambulance, and police car and the opportunity to visit with the Dubuque Bicycle Police, meet Dupaco’s Dollar the dog.
The 21st Annual Safety Rules Bike Rodeo is made possible through the generosity and support of: UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital, Dupaco Community Credit Union, The Bike Shack, Dairy Queen/Kwik Stop, Dubuque Morning Optimist, TownSquare Media, Dubuque County Emergency Responder Training Center, Dubuque Police Department, Dubuque Fire Department, Dubuque Surgery, P.C., Tri-State Family Practice, P.C., Happy Joe’s Pizza & Ice Cream Parlor and Creative Adventure Labs.
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About UnityPoint Health® Finley Hospital
UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is a private, not-for-profit; community owned and controlled regional health care facility. Finley Hospital is a member of UnityPoint Health, one of the nation’s most integrated health systems in the Midwest and 13th largest nonprofit health care system in the United States. UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital is committed to providing programs and services to improve the health of individuals throughout Dubuque and Tri-States communities and works to deliver the Best Outcome Every Patient Every Time. Centers of excellence include cancer care, heart care, birth care, emergency care, surgery services, and wound and hyperbaric services.
