Home Safety Month Review and Giveaway

June is Home Safety Month.  I didn't know that, did you?  The Home Safety Council is a national non profit organization that is dedicated to preventing home related injuries.  They work to educate families on the many dangers in and around the home and the steps they can take to prevent these injuries.  Home related injuries result in nearly 20,000 deaths and 21 million medical visits in an average year. That number is much too large.  While there are numerous causes, according to The Home Safety Council the top 5 things that result in death or injury in and around the home are:

• Falls
• Poisoning
• Fires and Burns
• Choking and Suffocation
• Drowning and Submersions

Children are one of the most vulnerable groups of these kinds of injuries that's why it is so important to safeguard your home and to teach your children about these dangers. Their are many things you can do to prevent these injuries and many lifesaving devices you can use in your home. Some of these include:

• Installing Window Guards on second story windows to prevent little ones from falling.
• Installing Carbon Monoxide Alarms in or around every sleeping area.
• Installing Smoke Alarms in or around every sleeping area and making sure there is a working Fire Extinguisher readily available.
• Keeping all Hazardous Chemicals out of reach from little hands by installing Cabinet Locks.
• Putting up a Pool Fence and installing a Pool Alarm.

You can find a lot more information on homesafetycouncil.org. They have created several resources for you to share with your friends and family. Including Brochures, Newsletters, Lesson Plans and so much more. I recommend that you take the time to visit their site and educate yourself so that you can protect your family all year long.

In honor of Home Safety Month First Alert and The Lehigh Group have teamed up with the Home Safety Council and created a "home safe home" kit which includes the following items:

•  First Alert® Radon Test Kit
•  First Alert® Mold Test Kit
•  First Alert® Lead Test Kit
•  First Alert® Water Test Kit
•  Cordzilla by Secureline from The Lehigh Group
•  First Alert® Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray™

There will be two winners:  one will receive the first four items in the list above and the second winner will receive the last two items.

ENTER TO WIN

WIN:  first winner will receive the four test kits (items 1-4 above), 2nd winner will receive the Cordzilla and First Alert Tundra Fire Extinguishing Spray (last 2 items)

Mandatory entry:  Must follow via Google Friend Connect (right side) and leave a comment letting me know, and tell me why you would like to be one of the 2 winners.

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*BONUS ENTRIES*

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8. Comment on any non-giveaway post, telling me which one {1 entry for each comment}

Rules


Open to the US only

No PO Boxes

Giveaway ends July 2, 2010 at 12(noon) CST

Winners will be chosen via Random.Org., and contacted by email

Winners will have 48 hours to respond to the email, or another winner will be chosen

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I was not compensated for this review, nor did I receive any samples.  All opinions are my own.  I would like to thank The Lehigh Group, the Home Safety Council and First Alert for providing the items for this giveaway.