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Pilot Club of the Halifax Area donates bicycle helmets for Daytona Beach Children's Christmas Party

A total of 170 children were fitted with new helmets.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 8:00 a.m. December 21, 2024
Pilot Club of the Halifax Area members recently helped fit helmets to Daytona Beach children. Courtesy photo
Pilot Club of the Halifax Area members recently helped fit helmets to Daytona Beach children. Courtesy photo
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The Pilot Club of the Halifax Area participated in the Daytona Beach Children's Christmas Party on Friday, Dec. 13, by providing bicycle helmets for the children attending the annual event hosted by the Daytona Tortugas and Daytona Beach City Commissioner Paula Reed. 

A total of 170 children were fitted with new helmets and each child also received a goodie bag filled with information on bicycle safety tips, Florida bicycle laws, bicycle hand signals, plus safety reminders using comic and coloring/activity booklets, courtesy of the Pilot Club’s BrainMinders program and the Florida Department of Transportation.

The Pilot Club provided the helmets to encourage brain safety and help prevent traumatic brain injuries which is the focus of their BrainMinders program. Pilot Club members fitted helmets for the children ages 3-12, which were obtained free from FDOT through PedBike, Florida’s Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Resource Center.

 

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