Get Two Free Griffins Tickets! Just PUT A LID ON IT!


1) Make a pledge to ALWAYS wear your helmet when riding your bike or scooter and when skating or skateboarding.

MAKE YOUR PLEDGE!
2) You'll receive a voucher for two free Griffins tickets during the 2011-12 regular season (schedule TBA) and a chance to win a new bike!

Offer valid for children age 17 and younger, with parent's permission. Limit two tickets per child per season.


2011 EVENT CALENDAR

Look for Griff, Finn and our "Put A Lid On It!" crew at these West Michigan events:

• June 16 - Lids at the Library - GRPL Ottawa Hills Branch* (2 p.m.)
• June 17 - Lids at the Library - KDL Wyoming Branch* (2 p.m.)
• June 18 - Walker Bike Festival - KDL Walker Branch (8:30-10:30 a.m.)
• July 2 - Kentwood Independence Day Parade (9:30 a.m.)
• July 4 - East Grand Rapids Independence Day Parade
• July 4 - Grand Rapids Independence Day Parade (5 p.m.)
• Aug. 2 - National Night Out at Celebration! Cinema South
• Aug. 6 - U.S. Coast Guard Festival Grand Parade in Grand Haven (11:45 a.m.)
• Aug. 20 - Grand Cycling Classic*

All events subject to change.
* Helmet distribution event


CONGRATULATIONS EMILY!

Through the Griffins’ “Put A Lid On It!” helmet safety program, presented by Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, thousands of kids across West Michigan have made pledges to always wear their helmets when they ride their bikes. In return for their pledge, each child receives two free tickets from the Griffins.

During the 2010-11 season, one of those kids was also chosen at random as the winner of a brand new bike from Alger Cyclery.

At the Griffins' game on April 8, 2011, 12-year-old Emily Fishman of Wyoming received her new bike. Congratulations Emily, and good job to all the other kids who use their heads and “Put A Lid On It!”


WHAT IS "PUT A LID ON IT!"?

The "Put A Lid On It!" helmet safety program is a public service of the Grand Rapids Griffins and is presented by Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. The PALOI program was founded by the Griffins in 2004 to promote helmet safety to elementary and middle school children throughout West Michigan, with an ultimate goal of reducing the occurrence and severity of head injuries sustained during wheeled sports and other outdoor activities.

In recognition of this effort, the Griffins were honored as the recipient of the Brain Injury Association of Michigan's 2007 Prevention Award.

For more information on the PALOI program, call the Griffins at (616) 774-4585 ext. 3046.

ATTENTION PARENTS! Click here for tips on choosing a helmet and getting your child to wear it.


JUST THE FACTS

• A helmet protects you by absorbing and distributing the impact of a crash before it reaches your brain and reduces the risk of brain injury by 88%.
  
   
• Use of bicycle helmets would prevent one death every day and one brain injury every four minutes.
  
   
• Falls can happen anywhere. A fall from two feet can cause a brain injury affecting your ability to see, think, walk or talk.
  
   
• Brain injury is the leading cause of disability and death in bicycle accidents.
  
   
• Bicycle-related deaths are highest in children ages 10-14.
  
   
• Brain injury is the most serious injury to inline skaters who do not wear protective gear. Facts courtesy Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital.
  
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