Tuesday, July 13, 2010, Saber held its inaugural Kids Safety Event at Ellis Square downtown Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of the event was to pass along safety tips to kids on summer safety, Internet/online safety, community helpers and reminding the kids of potential Stranger Dangers! Summer safety, presented by Saber's principal consultant, Bernard S. Robinson of Robinson Security Consultancy, focused on keeping cool by wearing light weight clothing and drinking plenty of water. Bernard also expressed that when kids see a stranger, they should yell "FIRE" because people are used hearing kids scream when they play and they may not respond right away. Overall, the kids were very receptive to Bernard and took away valuable lessons of summer safety.
Savannah Child Shield USA, Steve Sherman and Tim Holden, presented the Stranger Danger theme but educated the kids more on being aware of their surroundings and how to really tell who is a stranger. "If you feel uncomfortable about anyone, you should always listen to your gut," Steve Sherman suggested. More education is really the key to keeping kids safe for both kids and their parents. Beau Varnadoe of The Pegasus Group talked about community helpers. Kids are at school, playground, outside playing most of the time so identifying other community helpers is key to accessing help. Community helpers like police officers, teachers, counselors, neighbors can be an alternative to parents who may not be around and can help the kids immediately so there are great safe alternatives.
The event was not only about safety, but we did want to make it fun for the kids. We had face painting, arts and crafts and of course the beautiful fountains to cool everyone off. We all had a great time!
Face Painters at work: Michaela Lumpert (back) and Rosario A. Robinson (front)M/p>
The event was great and Saber would like to thank the following sponsors, volunteers and vendors for the great show of support and help during this event. We are very happy to a business among the Savannah community and always look to give back in very positive ways.
Special Thanks go out to the following:
Our Presenters
Bernard S. Robinson, Managing Director of Robinson Security Consultancy
Rosario Robinson, Managing Director of FocusGears
Beau Varnadoe, AFLAC Representative with The Pegasus Group
Steve Sherman and Tim Holden, Savannah Child Shield USA
Volunteers and Security Leaders for the Day
Devon Varnadoe 7(Volunteer), Beau Varnadoe (Dad)
Top Row Left to Right: Christian Lumpert 11, Michaela Lumpert 11, Bernard S. Robinson, Jr. 14
Bottom Row Left to Right: Symone Graybill 12, Rosario A. Robinson 16, Brenden Orrell 15
Shakera Wilson 18, Erica Wilson 19
Corporate Sponsors
- Bahama Joe's
- City of Savannah
- FocusGears
- Robinson Security Consultancy
- Savannah Child Shield USA
- South Magazine
- Wild Wing Cafe
- The Pegasus Group (AFLAC Representative)
Public Relations and Marketing
- Abshire PR
- Coastal Source/WJCL
- Savannah Morning News / SavannahNow.com
- WTOC 11 Mid-Morning Live with Jody Chapin and Mike Cihla
- WTOC 11 News
- WSAV
Social Media Sites
Stay Safe!
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