13 Safety Tips for a Safe Halloween from the Red Cross - Cabarrus County Chapter

Ghouls and goblins will take over the night. But even scary creatures need to be safe and celebrate Halloween right. Halloween’s greatest hazards aren’t vampires and villains, but falls, costume mishaps and automobile collisions.
The Red Cross wants your family to have a safe Halloween so we’re providing these tips, the lucky 13:
1. Map out the route that you plan to roam, so adults are assured you will find your way home!
2. From the bravest of superheroes to the noblest of knights, everyone should remember to bring their flashlights!
3. If you visit a house where a stranger resides, accept treats at the door and, please, don’t go inside.
4. When you get ready to put on your disguise, use face paint instead of masks, which will cover your eyes.
5. Always remember, before you embark, to wear light- colored clothing to be seen in the dark! (And remember to use reflective tape, even on bikes, skateboards and brooms!)
6. Whether you walk, slither or sneak, do it on the sidewalks and not in the street.
7. As you roam through the neighborhood collecting your treats, please look both ways before crossing the street! (And cross from the corner!)
8. Wigs, capes and costumes are flammable attire, so avoid open flames to prevent a fire!
9. Use a glow stick instead of a candle so your jack-o- lantern isn’t a safety gamble!
10. You may fly on a broom or a space ship from Mars, but please be on the lookout for drivers in cars! (And don’t hide between parked vehicles).
11. Monsters and zombies should stay off the lawn, and only visit homes with their porch lights turned on!
12. You may be dressed as a werewolf, a cat or a frog, but be cautious around strange animals, especially dogs.
13. Have a grown-up inspect your candy when you’re done trick- or-treating to remove open packages and choking hazards before eating.

Red Cross helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Last year, almost a million volunteers and 35,000 employees helped victims of almost 75,000 disasters; taught lifesaving skills to millions; and helped U.S. service members separated from their families stay connected. Almost 4 million people gave blood through the Red Cross, the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. The American Red Cross is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. An average of 91 cents of every dollar the Red Cross spends is invested in humanitarian services and programs. The Red Cross is not a government agency; it relies on donations of time, money, and blood to do its work.

Treat Night

TREAT NIGHT AT LOGAN MULTI-PURPOSE CENTER -

A Halloween carnival for the entire family! Join in the fun that includes games, candy and prizes. Register to win a bike! Must be present to win.
When: Saturday, October 27 from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Where: Logan Multi- Purpose Center located at 151 Rone Avenue in Concord.
Please call 704-920-5603 for further information.

Kannapolis LunchPlus Club Fall Festival

Where: CHURCH OF GOD -2711 LANE ST, Kannapolis, NC
When: 10/31/2007, 09:30 AM -01:00 PM
COME ONE, COME ALL AND JOIN US FOR ALL THE FUN OF FALL!
GAMES, ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD...
MAKE YOUR RESERVATION BY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26 AT 3 PM
BY CALLING 704-920-3484.
COST: $4 AT THE DOOR FOR NON- LUNCHPLUS CLUB MEMBERS
MENU:TURKEY & CHEESE SANDWICH
MARINATED BEANS & ONIONS
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Pet First Aid and CPR Classes provided by the American Red Cross

The Cabarrus County American Red Cross is excited to bring our community
Pet First Aid and CPR
Saturday, December 1, 2007 9:00 AM - 12noon
$25.00 (Pre-payment required to register).
By phone with a credit card, call 704-720-7426.
To register by mail download a printable registration form
from http://www.cabarruscounty.redcross.org/index.php?pr=Pet_First_Aid__CPR.
(Limited to 12 participants. Please, no live pets allowed)

A Rose of Thanks will be at Bear Rock Cafe

Nov 10th, 2007, from 11:00am - 2:00pm.
10% of all Bear Rock Cafe sales from the day
will be donated to a Rose of Thanks to help
offset the cost of producing and shipping the
cards.

FLU, PNEUMONIA AND TETANUS SHOTS FOR THE AGING

10/19/2007 -10:00 am-2:00pm MT. PLEASANT COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT CENTER 8516 PARK DR., MT. PLEASANT. NO APPOINTMENT NECESSARY...

PAYMENT METHODS- MEDICARE PART B (NO CO-PAY) - AETNA (NO CO-PAY)- UNITED HEALTHCARE (NO CO- PAY)- PARTNERS (NO CO-PAY)- CASH/CHECK.

COST: FLU $30- PNEUMONIA $40-TETANUS $40

FOR INFORMATION, CALL 704- 920-3484

Friends of Kannapolis Book Sale

The Friends of the Kannapolis Library will hold a Book Sale, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Cabarrus Bank Building in Cannon Village, 201 West Ave.

The Friends' preview sale will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 12 for Friends members. Memberships will be sold to the public at the door. The sale will feature "gently used" fiction and non-fiction books and paperbacks, history, religion, business, biographies, gardening, plus videos, DVDs and audiobooks.

For more information, please call the Kannapolis Library at 704-920-1180.

Guys in Grief to meet Oct. 15, 2007

Beginning Oct. 15. in the Bob and Carolyn Tucker Community Room, Hospice Center, 5003 Hospice Lane, Kannapolis.
The group will meet for six consecutive Mondays, through Nov. 19, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch is provided at no charge.
Topics are:
Oct. 15 — "In Good Taste" (nutrition/menu planning/cooking) Kaye Yarborough,clinical dietitian and Becky Bahn, HPCCC.
Oct. 22 — "How Much is That?" (finances) Cathy Sell, accountant.
Oct. 29 — "There's No Script Here!!" (expectations/ socializing/sexuality) Ann Russell, RN, CMC- NorthEast.
Nov. 5 — "What's a Guy to Do?" (hobbies, volunteering) Ted Scott, volunteer.
Nov. 12 — "On the Couch, in the Dugout, or On the Field" (health issues/concerns) Jason R. Rose, Omni Health Medical Group.
Nov. 19 — "Roast Turkeys, Hams, and other Relatives: Surviving the Holidays," bereavement counseling staff, Hospice & Palliative Care of Cabarrus County.
Please make reservations the Wednesday before each group meeting by calling Ric Durham, 704-935-9434.