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4 | May 18, 2017 | The orland park prairie News
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Annual Kid’s Fire & Life Safety Camp to start June 20
Submitted by Orland Fire
Protection District
Registration opened May
15 for the Orland Fire Protection
District’s annual Kid’s
Fire & Life Safety Camp, to
be held June 20-23.
The Kid’s Fire & Safety
Camp is dedicated to exposing
school-aged children to
fire and life safety lessons,
dealing with potential hazards
around their homes and
schools, along with several
life lessons that are also important.
The camp is designed for
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and is intended to be fun, entertaining
and educational,
while providing the campers
with the knowledge to keep
themselves out of harm’s
way. The participants have
lectures and lessons each
day, followed by hands-on
opportunities to actively
participate in exercises designed
to reinforce what they
have been taught.
The Injury Prevention
Team at Advocate Children’s
Hospital will be coming
back again this year.
Firefighters will be presenting
a hands-on first aid
session. Some of the topics
children will learn about
will be CPR and AED, ambulance,
and fire truck and
engine show and tell.
The American Red Cross is
slated to present the Pillowcase
Project. Children are to
learn how to prepare for tornadoes,
floods and different
weather emergencies. They
will learn the tools to be ready
for any disaster that may come
their way and help families
feel comfortable responding
to a sudden emergency. By
practicing how to prepare for
emergencies, they can help
create a prepared community.
Gordon Bowe, from Operation
Lifesaver, will be back
again to discuss the importance
of train safety. Trains
have hidden dangers that all
pedestrians need to understand,
especially children,
who sometimes do not think
about these hazards. Operation
Lifesaver is working to
change people’s behavior
around railroad tracks and
crossings.
Water also has hidden dangers.
Drowning is the leading
cause of injury-related
death among children ages
1-4 and most commonly
occurs in swimming pools.
The children will hear about
the importance about being
around water. Bear Paddle
will be doing water safety.
There will be many more
topics covered, as well.
Orland Fire Protection District
residents will be given
first choice for registration.
After May 22, registration
will be open to the out-ofdistrict
children, unless the
camp is full at that time.
Families seeking to register
their children should do so
at the Orland Fire Protection
District’s main office at 9790
W. 151st St. Parents should
bring the child’s report card
to verify attendance of Orland
Park schools. Campers
should be between the ages
of 8 and 12 years old.
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Vet Center to offer
healthcare benefits
information sessions
Submitted by Orland Park
Vet Center
The Orland Park Vet
Center is to hold Veterans
Healthcare Benefits information
sessions.
The event is to take place
on Tuesday, May 23 and
May 30.
On May 23, from 5-6 p.m.,
there is to be a presentation on
Alzheimer’s and memory loss
by the Alzheimer’s Association.
From 6-7 p.m., Keys 2
Life is to present on personal
care and nursing services.
On May 30, from 5-6
p.m., there is to be a presentation
on the interactions of
VA healthcare, Medicare
and supplemental health insurance
by Humana and Social
Security. From 6-7 p.m.,
there is to be a presentation
on Social Security benefits.
The Orland Park Vet Center
is located at 8651 W. 159th
St., Suite 1, Orland Park.
To sign up for session(s),
contact the Orland Park Vet
Center (708) 444-0561.
Orland Park’s Memorial Day
Ceremony to take place May 29
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
The Orland Park community
is invited to gather
to remember the men and
women who made the ultimate
sacrifice serving our
country during the Village
of Orland Park’s Memorial
Day Ceremony, to take place
at 1 p.m. May 29.
The ceremony is to be held
at the village’s memorial,
Ara Pace – Place of Peace,
located at the Village Center,
14700 S. Ravinia Ave.
The names of the 37 veterans
that have been recently
added to the Village’s granite
wall will be read out loud, as
each stands while the crowd
applauds. Many of these veterans,
their family members
and friends will attend the
ceremony. Those who are
deceased will be represented
by family and friends.
The ceremony is set to include
a vintage military flyover
by a Douglas A-1 Skyraider.
Refreshments will be
served inside of the Orland
Park Civic Center immediately
following the ceremony,
and attendees will be able
to view the memorial table
with photos of the veterans
who have been added.
Orland Park Police to offer Teen Citizens’ Police Academy
Submitted by Village of
Orland Park
The Orland Park Police
Department is to once again
offer its Teen Citizens’ Police
Academy, giving young
adults an inside view of law
enforcement. The department
is to offer a free twoday
worksite-based program
for village residents between
the ages of 15 and 18, introducing
teens to a number of
the department’s programs
and responsibilities.
The teen academy is to
be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
June 6-7, at the Orland Park
Police Department, 15100
S. Ravinia Ave. Participants
must pass basic background
checks, and space is limited.
Lunch is to be provided by
the Village of Orland Park.
Applications are available
at the Orland Park Police
Department, 15100 S.
Ravinia Ave. or by email at
wlee@orlandpark.org.
For more information, call
the Orland Park Police Department
at (708) 364-8149.