Saturday, June 19, 2010

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.

**You MUST do the mandatory Entry! All bonus entries will be deleted if it's not done first!**

*BONUS ENTRIES*
{Leave separate comments for each bonus entry - or you will not receive the bonus entries}

1. Follow me on twitter {1 entry}

2. Tweet the following {1 entry - can be done once daily}

2 WINNERS -  Home Safety Products - RT @prpldy - GIVEAWAY Ends  July 2nd - #giveaway  http://j.mp/bsDE14

3. Subscribe to my blog {2 entries}

4. Grab my button (on the left) and leave the URL where it's at {1 entry}

5. Blog about this giveaway and leave me a direct link to the post {3 entries - leave 3 separate comments}

6. Add my blog to your blog roll {1 entry}

7. Become a public GFC follower - right side {1 entry}

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

I check EVERY entry! Please only leave valid comments for valid entries!

Please leave your e-mail address in your comment so that I have a way to contact you

( ie: prpldy (at) comcast dot net )



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.

56 comments:

  1. I am a gfc follower. I would like to win, because I don't have a fire extenguisher in my home. I know I should have one. I would like the water test kit, because I have such an old home, I am not sure if it is even safe to drink the water. I would use everything in this giveaway to make my home safer.
    debbie
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  2. I am a gfc follower.
    debbie
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  3. I am a email subscriber.2
    twoofakind12@yahoo.com

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  4. I am a email subscriber.
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  5. I need these!! I worry constantly about gas leaks,water purity now that the oil spill happened in my state which is Mississippi. I worry about my family in fires and I would feel a little safer if I had some of these products! Thank you and I follow you!

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  6. I follow. We recently moved into an older home and have no safety kits! This would be perfect to get us started!
    six_one_nine_girlie86 (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  7. I'm an email subscriber!
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  8. Email 2
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  9. I follow you on Twitter-pyrodamsel
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  10. GFC follower bonus
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  14. I follow on GFC. I'd like to win because now that we have a baby, home safety is more important than ever.
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  15. I follow via Google Friend Connect!! I would like to be the winner of the first 4 prizes because we have never tested our home for these safety hazards and w/two young children I think it is important!

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  16. I follow you on twitter @dawn408

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  17. I follow you on google friend. I would like to win this prize because with a 3 year old running around the house you can never be safe enough.

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  18. I signed up to become a follower with GFC.

    awlildevil (at) yahoo dot com

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  19. I am a single parent of an infant living in what I call a cardboard box. It's actually a modular home, but I do not feel as safe in it as a framed or bricked home. Maybe this would help.

    awlildevil (at) yahoo dot com

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  20. Follow publically on GFC - and I would like to win because I am always worried about things like radon, carbon monoxide, things that are virtually invisible, but harmful, nonetheless.
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  22. Following on Twitter - Twitter name: 1prizewinner
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  23. I'm a public follower and I'd like to win because we just bought a house and could use all the safety stuff we can get our hands on!

    --Brandy
    fosterbrandy(at)msn(dot)com

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  24. I am following prpldy on Twitter @amandapersists -- Thanks again!

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  25. I am a Google Friend Connect follower! I would love to win this set for my sister. She just bought her first home and these items would be a perfect home warming gift for her - so much more useful than a plate of cookies! Thanks so much for the chance to win!

    buckeye7081 at gmail dot com

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  26. This is an amazing giveaway. My husband and I are moving and this would be amazingly wonderful for us in our new home!

    Sue
    sassyandcynical(at)gmail(dot)com

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  27. I follow you on Twitter!

    Sue
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  28. I follow you publically via GFc!

    Sue
    sassyandcynical(at)gmail(dot)com

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  29. I am a follower. I am setting up my home to become a foster parent, so safety is crucial. liz (at) grantproposal dot com

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  30. Hi Brenda Lea

    Thank you for offering this giveaway and making us all more aware of home safety!

    I have been fighting a number of chronic, disabling illnesses for the past decade, so I am well aware of how important this issue is. I would love to own the first four items to test the place I am living to see if there are any environmental issues that contribute to my health issues. And, the latter 2 items would be a welcome addition to my home since I do not own either and live in an upper level unit of a large building!

    I am a new follower. I hope this brings me luck during the giveaway!

    Hugs
    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
    createwithjoy at gmail dot com

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  31. I also subscribed to your blog newsletter for 2 additional entries!

    Ramona
    http://create-with-joy.blogspot.com
    createwithjoy at gmail dot com

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  32. I subscribe!

    salgado.sarah@gmail.com

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  33. I'm a follower! I would love to win b/c I have two very small children. This would help me keep them more safe!

    salgado.sarah@gmail.com

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  34. I follow you though gfc, and I would like to win because health and safety for my family is a top priority for me!

    missavene at gmail dot com

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  35. I'm following via gfc. I'd love to win to make sure everyone who lives/visits my house is safe. If I win the 1st it would be nice to know that the water and air are safe before baby comes. I would hate to bring baby home in an unsafe environment.

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  41. First Alert® Mold Test Kit is why I would really like to win-we have a basement that I would like to test for mold
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  42. follow blog as jelaws5
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  43. I follow on GFC! I would love to win because while I always worry about all the various things that could happen or go on, somehow we don't have any safety kits in our home! I think they'd be helpful to have because safety is very important!

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  44. I'm a public GFC follower!
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  45. I tweeted!
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  46. Following on Twitter! (_heatheranne_)
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  47. I follow, I would like to win because I would like to know my kids are in a safe environment, I really worry about toxic mold it is a real problem out her on the west coast on count of all the rain. thanks for the chance eaglesforjack@gmail.com

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  48. i follow on twitter @mrstinareynolds

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  49. I follow, and we could really use this! We moved in to a new home and the tests would be wonderful.


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  50. I am a google follower. I would love to win this because I have recently become a viewer and reader of Doug kaufman's tv show and book called Know the Cause.
    He believes that the cause of most illness is mold and indoor contaminants. My dh has been Ill most of his life And I would love to be able to test our home to see if our home is indeed the cause of his headaches, sinus infections, and fatigue.

    runningmatey at hotmail dot com

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  51. Email subscriber

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  52. Follow on Twitter name LuckyDuckyToo

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