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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS SPRINGFIELD

Office of Campus Relations (217) 206-6716 e-mail campusrelations@uis.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Date: March 2, 2017
Contact: Stacey Gilmore, 217/206-6610

UIS to host free child safety seat check on March 8

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfields Cox Childrens Center has partnered
with Secretary of State Jesse Whites Office and the Illinois Department of
Transportations Division of Traffic Safety to host a free child safety seat
check as part of UIS Campus Safety Week. The event is open to all students,
faculty, employees and community members.

WHEN: Wednesday, March 8, 2017, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: Parking Lot I, located south of The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC)
on the UIS campus.

DETAILS: Certified child passenger safety seat technicians from the Secretary of
States office, various state agencies and organizations will be educating
parents on proper installation procedures and ensuring that child safety seats
are properly installed.

According to the Secretary of State, traffic crashes are the leading cause of
death for children ages 4 to 14. While child safety seats help prevent death
and injury to young children in traffic crashes, statistics show that nearly 80
percent of child safety seats are installed improperly.

Parents and family members living in the Springfield area who are unable to
make the free child safety seat check may call 217/557-5190 to make a
future appointment at the Driver Services facility at 316 North Klein Street.

For more information, contact Stacey Gilmore, director of the UIS Cox
Childrens Center, at 217/206-6610 or shemb1@uis.edu.

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