{"id":14494,"date":"2016-06-15T11:07:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T15:07:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=14494"},"modified":"2016-06-15T11:07:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-15T15:07:56","slug":"teen-asks-parents-to-take-kids-on-safety-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/teen-asks-parents-to-take-kids-on-safety-walk\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen asks parents to take kids on \u201csafety walk\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a member\u202fof The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and a Safety Ambassador for the PLAYSAFE Program, I have met kids who have lost limbs in accidents that could have been prevented.<br \/>\nWith the weather warming up, it\u2019s a good time to teach kids about the dangers that can come with summer, such as lawn mowers, boat motors and playing around water areas.<br \/>\nI encourage parents to go on a \u201csafety walk\u201d with their children and point out the hazards in their area.<br \/>\nBy spreading the PLAYSAFE message, children learn to spot the danger before they play, and become more conscious of potential dangers.<br \/>\nIt only takes a split second for an accident to happen, so let\u2019s all PLAYSAFE! <\/p>\n<p><strong>Rachel Quilty, 17<br \/>\nPeterborough  <\/strong><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14494&amp;t=Teen%20asks%20parents%20to%20take%20kids%20on%20%E2%80%9Csafety%20walk%E2%80%9D&amp;s=100&amp;p[url]=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14494&amp;p[images][0]=&amp;p[title]=Teen%20asks%20parents%20to%20take%20kids%20on%20%E2%80%9Csafety%20walk%E2%80%9D\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14494&amp;text=Like%3F\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Teen%20asks%20parents%20to%20take%20kids%20on%20%E2%80%9Csafety%20walk%E2%80%9D&amp;body=Like%3F:%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers-online.com%2Fauroran%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14494\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a member\u202fof The War Amps Child Amputee (CHAMP) Program and a Safety Ambassador for the PLAYSAFE Program, I have met kids who have lost limbs in accidents that could have been prevented. 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