FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
April 17, 2000

CONTACT: Janet Dolan
(916)734-9040

UC DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM, SAFE KIDS COALITION CHECK THRIFT SHOPS FOR RECALLED KIDS' ITEMS
"Recall Roundup" aimed at raising store, community awareness

WHAT:
The Greater Sacramento SAFE KIDS Coalition will join UC Davis Children's Hospital and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to clear thrift-shop shelves of recalled children's products tomorrow. Five teams from SAFE KIDS will visit thrift stores looking for baby carriers, cribs, swimming pool dive sticks, television carts and Pokeman balls that have been recalled by their manufacturers. Teresa Brown, child advocate at UC Davis Children's Hospital, says, "Our goal is to prevent child injury by raising community awareness that potentially dangerous children's products should be discarded."

WHERE:
Goodwill Industries
2265 Arden Way
Sacramento

WHEN:
Tuesday, April 18
10 a.m.

WHO:
Teresa Brown, child advocate, UC Davis Children's Hospital; Roxanne Woods, coordinator, SAFE KIDS Coalition; Frank Nava, western regional director, Consumer Product Safety Commission; and Lita Seinbenthal, retail director, Goodwill Industries

VISUAL OPPORTUNITY:
Nava will have samples of recalled products available for pictures or video. A SAFE KIDS team will assist the manager in looking for recalled items at Goodwill Industries.

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