Good Samaritan Provides New Bike Helmets to the Community-June 2

KEARNEY— CHI Health Good Samaritan and Safe Kids Platte Valley will provide new bike helmets to the public from 4 to 6 p.m. on Monday, June 2 at the Kearney Public Library, 2020 First Avenue. The event takes place in conjunction with the library’s Summer Reading Kick-off.

Helmets will be distributed while supplies last for a reduced price: a suggested donation of $10 to the Good Samaritan Foundation. The toddler through adult size helmets meet current safety standards and will be fitted by trained staff from Good Samaritan Emergency Services. 

In years past, more than 175 new bike helmets were provided during this event to help reduce injuries.

Safe Kids reports more children ages 5 to 14 are seen in emergency rooms for injuries related to biking than any other sport. Helmets can reduce the risk of severe brain injuries by 88 percent – yet only 45 percent of children 14 and under usually wear a bike helmet. 

Children and adults should always wear a properly fitting helmet when participating in any wheeled sports activity.

Bike Safety Tips from Safe Kids: https://www.safekids.org/sites/default/files/documents/bike_safety_tips_2019.pdf