A year in review for 2011. The impact on our communities of Chatham-Kent and how we are changing and saving lives thanks to our donors, sponsors, partners, board and volunteers.

1. A year of
made possible by you
2011
ANNUAL REPORT

2. An Thank you to…
INTERACTIVE
Approach to learning
2011 Board of Directors
SAFETY
Gary Patterson
Teaching local children
Pr
esident
life-saving skills
Rick Zavitz
Our Mission.. V Pr
ice esident
“To promote the health & Sandy Bray
safety of children in Tr r
easuer
conjunction with Chatham-
Kent Emergency Services & Trevor Hinnegan
our community partners.” Secr y
etar
Chip Gordon
Dir
ector
Our Goal.. Jef f Littlewood
To reduce child deaths, Dir
ector
injuries and disabilities in
Chatham-Kent through
R Stone
ay
interactive prevention safety Dir
ector
programs. Barb Lovell
E tive Dir
xecu ector
21797 Fargo Road
Blenheim, ON N0P 1A0
Core Partners:
Chatham-Kent Police Service
P.O Box 68 Chatham-Kent Fire Department
Chatham, ON N7M 5K1 Chatham-Kent Paramedic Asc.
Secondary Partners:
Incorporated: June 2002
Lower Thames Conservation
Construction Started: Oct. 2005
Authority
Opened September 2006
Chatham-Kent Energy
Charity #: BN 864035688RR0001 Chatham-Kent Farm Safety Asc.

3. T hank you
for another successful year
At this time I would like to thank the board of directors of the
Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village for their timeless efforts,
profound wisdom and expertise. But mostly I would like to share
our deepest appreciation for all of the hard work and
responsibility that the board of directors of the Chatham-Kent
Children’s Safety Village holds.
Each one of our dedicated and passionate board of directors has
contributed to a safer community, state of the art facility and
programming that are unmatched anywhere regarding child injury
prevention. They have each contributed to saving lives in
Chatham-Kent and making a change in our community, while
setting monumental examples for others around the world.
These are the unsung heroes of the community.
I would also like to thank the partners of the Chatham-Kent
Children’s Safety Village. These partnerships have proven to be
invaluable to the strengths that make a difference in how lives can
be saved, changing the way we thought, and improving the
quality of life for children in our communities.
To the sponsors, donors and individuals who give of their time,
money and gifts, thank you! We could not exist without you!
Continue to give, support and donate as we reduce the amount of
preventable deaths, injuries and disabilities in children of
Chatham-Kent.
Most sincerely, W NE D
E E
Gary Patterson SpreadT word.
YOU the
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President

4. PartnershipsKEPT TOGETHER BECAUSE OF YOU
“The Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village has been
built & operates through the generosity of Corporate &
Community Partners as well as individuals who value
children, families & the quality of life in our community.
Please help us to educate the youth in our community
about day to day safety through hands on training.”

5. (insert name here)
Want to get involved? Contact us
today to find out more information
about building partnerships with the
Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety
Village.

6. Special Events
Volunteer Coordinator
Custodial Jobs
Maintenance “Chatham-Kent
Landscaping GROW SUPPORT. Children's Safety Village”
Assist Safety Instructors
Have skills t hat VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES.
you want t o shar e?
J oin our innovat ive
t o t ake our char it y
t o new height s.
Cont act
519-360-1270
or
barb@cksafetyvillage.org
for more information
For mor e inf or mat ion on volunt eer
oppor t unit ies check out our
websit e
http://www.cksafetyvillage.org/

7. Ar e you in high school?
Do you need volunt eer hour s? FOR MORE
Consider joining our Safety Squad! Call us at 519-360-1270
INFORMA TION
The Saf et y Squad is a gr oup of high school volunt eer s
per f or ming shor t skit s f or event s, businesses and
or ganizat ions advocat ing public awar eness f or t he
Chat ham-Kent Childr en’s Saf et y Village. Our past
saf et y squad individually each r eceived a 2009
Municipal Yout h Volunt eer Awar d, a gr eat way t o
showcase t he yout h in our communit y!
- Are you a professional who has knowledge in
fundraising, the non-profit sector, or safety and
injury prevention education?
- Have access to a computer?
- Don’t have time to attend meetings?
Consider volunteering as a Children’s Safety
Village problem solving advisor.
As an advisor you will receive emails from Safety
Village representatives requesting your thoughts
and suggestions on various topics .
Vo lunte e rs must atte nd an o rie ntatio n se ssio n prio r to
be co ming an adviso r.

8. F inance BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT
RAISE
funds RAISE
hope..

9. HELP US RAISE
S. E. A. Saf ety Awards
Annual Father’s Day
Classic
Jesse’s Memorial Walk
Saf e Treating Halloween
Chip Gordon Legacy
Garden
“Save a Child” Campaign
Classroom Adoption
Sponsor a Miniature
Building
MAKE 2012
AN EVEN
GREATER
SUCCESS
Get involved.

10. Help us book
MORE STUDENTS
Contact your local schools &
request a trip 2011 Service Statistics:
Servicing Chatham-Kent
59 Schools Serviced
2095 Total Students Served
Attendance in 2011/2012
Grade 1 943 students 27 schools
Grade 4 523 students 14 schools
Grade 6 629 students 18 schools
2095 students 59 schools
Attendance in 2010/2011
Programs
Here is a snapshot of the Grade 1 977 students 29 schools
heights your gifts have
helped us to achieve in the Grade 4 741 students 22 schools
past year. Grade 6 673 students 21 schools
2391 students 72 schools

11. The Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village offers
programs during a 6 week semester with a cap of 20
(max) per classroom, training and educating a total of
60 students per day.
Programs are created for grades 1, 4 & 6. These
programs are designed, monitored and maintained by & I’LL FORGET
a program committee, board of directors (consisting
of local emergency service representatives) and
boards of education.
& I MAY REMEMBER
& I WILL UNDERSTAND
These programs are provided to children at no cost thanks
to funding raised yearly.
Thanks to our tremendous partners
Therefore in policy & procedure and because the CKCSV is aCKCSVwe are not permitted to contact schools directly.
Note: Due to
2011/2012 year, enrolment at charity, decreased by 296 students.
*decrease is due to decreasing enrolment in school boards, resulting in closure of schools.

12. BICYCLE SAFETY FIRE SAFETY
INTERNET SAFETY INTRO TO FIRST AID
ATV & FARM SAFETY ELECTRICAL SAFETY
ICE, RIVER & CREEK SAFETY
GRADE 1 PROGRAMMING:
(Fall)
POLICE PROGRAMS
FIRE SAFETY
LOWER THAMES VALLEY
CONSERVATION AUTH.
GRADE 4 PROGRAMMING:
(Spring)
POLICE PROGRAMS
FIRE SAFETY
ELECTRICAL
GRADE 6 PROGRAMMING:
(Winter)
POLICE PROGRAMS
FARM SAFETY
E.M.S.

13. “I t ’s gr eat t hat we f inally have such
an int er act ive pr ogr am t o educat e our “What a gr eat pr ogr am! All of t he r ules and
st udent s.” expect at ions wer e out lined ver y clear ly and
ever ybody had a lot of f un. The hands on
exper ience was ver y valuable t o t he st udent s,
“We all lear ned new inf or mat ion t hat
especially t o t hose who have never had t he
can be used in our ever yday lif e!
oppor t unit y t o lear n about bike saf et y in t his
Gr eat hands on act ivit ies! Pr esent er s
kind of envir onment . Thank you!”
kept gr eat cont r ol wit h kids!
Excellent !”

14. Check out our Sparky, Elmer & Andy Nominate children who have assisted
Like
Safety Awards where we acknowledge their classmates, parents or friends &
the brave & courageous youth of performed at a level that is beyond
Chatham-Kent. Acts of heroism and expectations, while contributing to a
good citizenship are recognized and safer community.
awarded. Children that reside in Winners of the safety awards will
Chatham-Kent 8 are eligible for receive a Sparky, Elmer & Andy Award
nominations. & a certificate recognizing their
heroism.
Check out our annual Sparky,
Elmer & Andy Awards!
Special thanks to St. Clair College
Thames Campus for providing a $1000
scholarship.
Do you know a child who
rose above & beyond in
good citizenship?
TODAY
for the 5th annual
barb@cksafetyvillage.org

15. “Hi my name is Lauren Fuoco. I am an 11 year old girl who
attends Gregory Drive Public School. I have also attended
“Chatham-Kent
many safety village work shops. Children's Safety
Village”
Yesterday, while eating at a restaurant I began choking on a
piece of steak. At first, I started to panic, because I could not
breathe and the piece of steak would not come out. I signalled
to my parents that something was wrong and my mom yelled to
my dad that I was choking.
He immediately stood up to come to my side of the table,
however before he got to me, I remembered a lesson on what
to do when choking. I stopped panicking and calmly inhaled
through my nose and coughed hard and the piece of meat went
flying in my drinking glass. I was a little shook up and started
crying and someone made a comment that I had gotten 2
points for getting the meat into the glass. We all started
laughing.
When my parents asked what I did, I told them that I
remembered learning this from the Safety Village.
So I would like to thank-you and the many volunteers for your
work and effort to teach kids like me how to save their own
lives.”
Help us share our
triumphs.
Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village;

16. campaign
A CHILD
Child deaths, injuries & disabilities in Chatham-Kent are
preventable., Sponsor a child & give them the opportunity to live
& grow in our community.
Injury prevention programs are working!
A CHILD’S LIFE Over the past 10 years:
DEATH RATES dropped by 37%
HOSPITILIZATION RATES dropped by 34%
I
njury re m a ins re s p o ns ible fo r m o re d e a ths to Ca na d ia n
c hild re n a g e 1 -1 4 tha n a ny o the r c a us e .
an estimated
390 children age 14 & under DIE
25,500 are hospitalized in Canada.
2 Canadian children DIE,
while another 71 are hospitalized.
COULD SAVE A
CHILD’S LIFE How can you save a child today?
You are already on the right track to helping!
This is the cost/child to operate the • Sponsor a local child for just $75 – one time donation. OR
Village. • Sponsor a local class per month.
In order to save a child the
Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety
Village needs these funds to be
operational.

17. A 7 km memor ial walk
and f undr aiser held in
Oct ober exceeded
expect at ions by r aising
over $ 6500 f or
Chat ham-Kent
Childr en’s Saf et y
Village. The walk was
or ganized by Rod
Wellingt on and his
sist er Car r ie For mosa
in memor y of 14 year The funds raised will be
old J esse Nealey, a used for the grade 4
Blenheim yout h who bicycle safety program,
died af t er being st r uck taught by Chatham-Kent
by a vehicle on Police Service every
Sept ember 9t h while Spring at the Children’s
r iding his bicycle. Over Safety Village.
80 par t icipant s t ook
par t in t he walk,
including many of To find out how you can
J esse’s f amily and get involved by walking,
f r iends. Plans t o make donating, or sponsoring
t he walk an annual event please contact the Safety
ar e alr eady in place. Village at
519-360-1270

18. Please Select All That Apply:
Individual Brick: Engraving:
8”x8”Individual 8”x8”Individual
$100 gift + $30 gift
4”x8”Individual 4”x8”Individual
$50 gift
+ $20 gift
Bench
4 available at $1500
Total: $
Brick Engraving Information:
Maximum of 2 lines of text (4 for 8”x8” bricks
with 12 characters per line (including spaces)
Call for more information)
Line 1 _ _________________
Line 2 _ _________________
Line 3 _ _________________
Line 4 _ _________________
Billing Information:
Memorial bricks are available Name:
in two sizes: 8” x 8” or 4” x 8”, Address:
and can be personalized by
KEEPING THE City:
Phone #:
engraving. Brick pavers can
Payment Method:
be purchased in honour of, in
Cheque (make payable to Chatham-Kent Children’s
memorial of, or in recognition Safety Village
of any individual or group for Cash
a contribution of as little as ALIVE Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard only)
$50. Credit Card # Exp. date
Signature
Date

19. SHOW YOUR
Donate today
In partnership with the
Lower Thames Valley
Conservation Authority the
McKinley Memorial service
reception is held each year at
the Chatham-Kent Children’s
Safety Village the 2nd
weekend of September.

20. Located in the C.M. Wilson Conservation Area
between Chatham and Blenheim
RENTAL OUR FACILITY Boar d r oom accommodat es up 10-13 guest s
Lar ge mult i-pur pose r oom seat s 20-70
FOR YOUR NEXT CORPORATE CONFERENCE, Two br eak away r ooms accommodat e 10-20
FAMILY BBQ, or RETIREMENT PARTY Kit chen available upon r equest
I deal f or meet ings and conf er ences
Sponsors can purchase a mini pad and build replica of their business
Call the Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village at 519-360-1270 to
purchase your company/organization pad now

21. More information coming 2013
We also offer these courses available year-round.
Babysitting Courses
Must register and pre-pay at least one week in advance.
This course covers in-depth first aid emergency care and treatment allowing rescuers to act calmly
while handling life threatening emergencies.
Course Includes:
Scene Survey Patient Assessment
Diabetes
Choking
Broken Bones
Shock Standard First-Aid/Level C-CPR
Heat/Cold Injury CPR Skills (Level C)
Poisoning Medical Conditions
Bleeding Wounds
$120/person Re- Certification in Standard First Aid/Level C-CPR
$100/personAdd HCP-CPR for an additional $10.00
Replacement certificates are $20.00
Successful candidates receive a Standard First aid wallet card valid for 3 years and CPR Basic
Rescuer (Level C) wallet card valid for 2 years. Some workplaces require yearly refresher
courses. Certified instructors teach WSIB and Health Canada approved Perri-Med courses.
Note: After 3 year recertification, persons must take a certification course, as per WSIB and
legislation requirements. A portion of your fee will go towards our charity which provides safety
and injury prevention education for local youth.
For private groups of 10 or more, call for corporate rates and info.

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