AMH Family Safety Fest

About this event

Safety and fun are the focus of Alton Memorial Hospital’s sixth annual Family Safety Fest, to be held Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the back parking lot (between the two Medical Office Buildings).

The event continues to grow each year. Even though weather forced it to move indoors last year, close to 600 people attended the Family Safety Fest in 2011 and close to 300 free bike helmets were given out.

The helmets are available to pre-registered children ages 4 to 12, with helmets provided by the Helmets First organization led by Dr. Joseph Cangas, a pediatrician from Columbia, Ill. Helmet supplies are limited, so appointments must be made in advance by calling 1-800-392-0936. Volunteers will also be on hand to make sure the helmets are correctly fitted.

Other features of the Family Safety Fest are scheduled to include:

-- A free hot dog lunch served by the Bethalto Kiwanis beginning at 11 a.m.

-- Piasa Martial Arts demonstration at 11 a.m.

-- Animals from Nolan’s Petting Zoo of Carrollton, Ill.

-- The Alton Fire Department Smokehouse.

-- ID kits based on dental impressions from the Lewis and Clark Community

    College School of Dental Hygiene.

--The Illinois State Police rollover vehicle, which graphically shows what can

    happen to passengers when a car turns over on the highway.

-- Healthy teeth information and giveaways from the SIUE School of Dental

    Medicine.

-- A drawing for two tickets to the Cardinals-San Diego Padres game on May 21,

   courtesy of First Mid-America Credit Union.

-- Drawings for smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and fire

    extinguishers from Home Depot.

-- A kids copter from St. Louis Children’s Hospital landing on the AMH helipad 

    (weather permitting).

Please register in advance for the Family Safety Fest (everyone who is attending) and to make an appointment for a free bike helmet (ages 4-12) by calling 800-392-0936. In case of rain, the event would be moved inside to the hospital’s Beeby Wing lobby and the cafeteria. Some attractions such as the rollover vehicle, the smokehouse, helicopter and petting zoo would have to be canceled, but most other events including the helmet giveaway can be done indoors.

AMH Family Safety Fest

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, May 5

Call 1-800-392-0936 to register

Also call the 800 number to make appointments

 for the free bike helmet and fitting for children ages 4-12