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Helmet giveaway promotes bike safety
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Brooklyn Sargent, 9, unloads her new helmet and other stuff on dad Jonathan. Brooklyn and sister London, 6, of Clermont, stopped off on their way home when they saw the Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County giveaway, Jonathan Sargent said. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Five area organizations teamed up to make a safer community Wednesday in Clermont. The main attraction under the Clay E. Gailey Park pavilion was free bicycle helmets for kids from Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County. Safe Kids coordinator Kim Martin said the organizations gave away about 50 helmets between 4 and 6 p.m. Clermont parent Jonathan Sargent was driving by with his daughters and spotted the event.