Community Education Department at Riley Hospital Receives National Recognition
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Community Education Department at Riley Hospital for Children was recently recognized with two national awards for its safety programs for children. Staff member Kentin Gearhart also was recognized for his work in the area of school bus transportation.
An Award of Commendation from the National Safety Council, Community Safety Division was presented to the Community Education Department and the Pike Township Fire Department for their collaborative fire safety program, The Tiller 7 Safe House. The award was given during the recent 25th Annual Awards Banquet for the Community Safety Division in Chicago.
A restored 1969 Maxim ladder truck, the Tiller 7 served the Indianapolis Fire Department for 20 years. Tiller 7's ladder was replaced by a two-story house equipped with simulated smoke, smoke alarms, and a heated door that allows children to learn how to safely escape from a fire. Indiana children in preschool through third grade can tour the Tiller 7 and learn about fire safety from Pike Township fire fighters.
The Community Education Department's bike safety program was recognized during the national Moving Kids Safely Conference. The program, which trains school children, received an honorable mention at the Community Partnership Awards sponsored by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
The final award was presented to Community Education staff member Kentin Gearhart, who received the 1997 Kinedyne Corporation Special Needs Transportation Award. Gearhart is project manager for the Mobile Teaching School Bus Project, which trains school and transportation officials throughout Indiana about safe and proper school bus transportation for preschoolers and children with special health care needs. He was honored at the National Association of Pupil Transportation annual conference in Indianapolis for his leadership on the state and national level.
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