GAINESVILLE — Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County in partnership with Amerigroup will host a bike helmet giveaway for kids ages 5-10 (while supplies last, first come-first served) on Saturday, July 11 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at J.A. Walters Family YMCA on Howard Road. Children must be present to receive a bike helmet to ensure proper fit. In addition, Amerigroup will be giving away school supplies (while supplies last, first come-first served).
“Helmet use is the single most effective way to reduce bicycle‐related fatalities. Helmets reduce the risk of head injury by at least 45%, brain injury by 33%, facial injury by 27% and fatal injury by 29%. One study suggests that helmet use can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent and severe brain injury by 88%,” said Kimberly Martin, Coalition Coordinator.
