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Safe Kids fairs teach summer safety habits
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Ranger J.D. Liebrock of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources demonstrates Friday during a Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County Safety Fair at McEver Arts Academy how to use a towel to help pull a swimmer in trouble to shore.
Roughly 300 children at McEver Arts Academy spent Friday learning how to stay safe during the summer, when children are most at risk for accidents. Each year, Safe Kids Gainesville/Hall County coordinates Safety Fairs for one Hall County school and one Gainesville city school. The goal of the events is to educate kids on how to prevent injuries from bicycling, playing sports, swimming or boating as well as the dangers of poisonous chemicals, house fires and car crashes.