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P.O. Box 140 Brussels, ON NOG 1H0
85491 Brussels Line
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Summer Sports 2004
Hullett Bantam Boys
Back row, from left: Assistant Coach Bob Watkins, Thomas LeComte, Tony Bean, Brad Lapp,
Drew Miller, Joel Salverda, Rob Ringuette, Brock Miller, Mike Elliott, Assistant Coach Keith
Lapp. Front row: Lee Watkins, Darcey Cook, Derek Dolmage, Roman Sturzenegger, Josh
Nurse, Coach Doug Dolmage. Absent: Eric Caldwell.
Hullett Co-Ed Slow Pitch Seniors "A" Runners-up'
Back row, from left: Coach Neil Salverda, Matt Smith, Mark Caldwell, Neil Salverda, Joe
Oliver, Eric Jarrett, Adam Oliver. Front row: Tonya Drost, Jessica Wheeler, Melissa Black,
Dawn Dolmage, Michelle Cook, Assistant Coach Doug Dolmage. Absent: Lee Youngblut, Jen
Carpenter, Curtis Davies.
Hullett Slow Pitch J
Back row, from left: Coach Louis Greidanus, Shawn Drost, Eric Radford, Trent Johnston, Matt
Snell, Julian Bolinger, David Salverda, Coach Mike Lyons. Front row: Meghan Wheeler,
Angela Nonkes, Cindy Reinink, Katherine Greidanus, Nicole Greidanus. Absent: Terry
Radford.
Streetproofing your kids for home and school
Caring means taking an active part
in your children's lives, teaching
them needed skills that will guide
them as they grow. Street proofing
techniques can be used by your
children both in your home and
while outside at play.
Guidelines that may assist you and
your child
• Know whom your children play
with and where they go. This
includes keeping a list of their
friends' addresses and phone
numbers
• Do not leave your child in
unsupervised locations, such as
cars, parks, public washrooms,
arenas, malls and plazas, etc.
• Tell your children never to go
anywhere with a stranger, not to
talk to strangers and never take
anything from them. You also have
to teach them what a safe stranger
is in case they need help. A safe
stranger includes a police officer, a
cashier. a block parent, a
firefighter, etc.
• Teach your children where and
how to get help. Go with them on
their regularly travelled routes and
find out where the Block Parent
homes are located. Also find out
where the pay telephones are and
show your child how to use 9-1-1.
• Develop a what if game for the
kids to get them thinking of how
they would respond if they felt
threatened or afraid.
• Your child's body is private. Tell
your child that no one may touch
the area his or her bathing suit
covers. If someone does or tries to v. touch them, they should advise you
immediately.
• Make up an emergency kit for
your child. It should include
information such as, emergency
numbers, your number at work,
medical information, and quarters
for a pay phone.
• Teach your child to talk to you
immediately when someone does
anything that makes him or her feel
strange or uncomfortable. Listen
when your children are trying to
tell you about something that
bothers them and provide them
with support and understanding.
• Watch for changes in your child's
behaviour as it could indicate
something is wrong. i.e. hesitation
to go with certain people, loss of
appetite, withdrawal or depression,
aggressiveness, etc.
School
• Go with your child to the bus stop
and meet them when they return
from school.
• Encourage your child to use a
buddy system instead of walking
alone.
• Try to have it prearranged that if
an emergency happens, that a
specific person your child already
knows, picks them up.
• Make sure the school has a list of
people your child can be released
to. This also applies for day care
camp, swimming lessons, hockey,
etc.
• Avoid having your child's name
visible on his or her clothing, lunch
boxes, and other belongings, as it
advertises to everyone who they
are. A stranger may read their name
and call out to them, fooling your
child into believing this person
knows them.
• Keep an up-to-date photograph,
and other detailed information
about your child on file at home,
such as height, weight, scars and
other specifics. Many police
agencies have child identification
kits available for this purpose, free
of charge.
The Babysitter or Daycare
• Check the babysitter or daycare's
credentials thoroughly. You may be
leaving your child with this person
for eight - 10 hours a day. Talk with
parents who are currently using
this service or have used it in the
past. Have they had any problems?
• Make sure the sitter has the
necessary experience to lake care
of your child. This may also
include a babysitting course, CPR,
and first aid training; does the sitter
know what to do if the child has an
allergic reaction to something, an
epileptic seizure or a diabetic
reaction?
• Confirm with the sitter that in
case of an emergency whom will
they call. You want them to be
calling 9-1-1 before they contact
you. Do they know the street
address and phone number of
where they're babysitting to advice -
emergency services?
• Leave the telephone number of
ambulance, hospital, fire
department, poison control and the
police.
• Leave the address and telephone
number of where you are going. If
you change your plans, call and
advise the sitter of the new
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