Focus on Safety Festival

Attend a free “Focus on Safety” Festival offered by the Baltimore County Department of Aging to learn more about how you can protect yourself from all kinds of dangers. Topics will include home and personal safety, financial and technology safety, sport and travel safety and health safety. Attendees can enter to win prizes including a $100 gas card and emergency preparedness baskets.

Presentations

• 9 a.m. – An Overview of Domestic Violence (Dianna Abramowski from Department of Social Services)
• 9:30 a.m. – Residential Security (Baltimore County Police Department)
• 10 a.m. – How to avoid falls (Franklin Square Hospital)
• 10:30 a.m. – Financial Exploitation with Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger
• 10:30 a.m. – Safety Story Time for 2-5 year olds at the Arbutus Public Library
• 11 a.m. – Travel Safety (Denny Lynch)
• 11:30 a.m. – Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Office of Emergency Management)
• Noon – How to Exercise Safely (Lynne Brick of Brick Bodies)
• 12:30 a.m. – Cane Fu – Demonstration of the Cane Master System and Self-Defense Tips (Jane McKenna)

Interactive Demonstrations and Play Areas

• Fire trucks, ambulance units, and other public safety vehicles on display
• CountyRide bus
• Oregon Ridge Nature Center
• Visits by McGruff  the Police Dog and Buddy the Safety Dog
• Children’s games area

 Exhibitors

• Alzheimer’s Association
• Baltimore County Animal Control
• Baltimore County Department of Aging
• Baltimore County Department of Health
• Baltimore County Department of Recreation and Parks
• Baltimore County Department of Social Services
• Baltimore County Police Department - 911 Simulator
• BC-REST Coalition
• Best Care Residential
• Bravo Health - Free Laminating
• Franklin Square Hospital – Stroke Screenings
• Friends of the Arbutus Library
• Maryland Insurance Administration
• Maryland Poison Center
• Springhouse/Arden Courts
• St. Agnes Hospital - Blood Pressure Screenings
• State Farm Insurance
• State Highway Administration
• US Coast Guard