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Clackamas Safe Communities Program
by Alice Lasher, Public Information Officer,Sandy Fire District and Boring Fire District; Patty McMillan, CCSC Program Coordinator For this month’s Ask Alice, I asked a Safety Partner, Patty McMillan, to submit information regarding Clackamas County Safe Communities (CCSC) Program. I have worked with Patty McMillan for several years and her dedication to safety is evident in every program she manages! Currently serving as the Program Coordinator for CCSC, she has once again impressed me with her commitment to community safety and her ability to deliver high quality projects. We are excited to have her and her organization at our Day in Damascus with their Safety Street Program (July 26th). As she builds her volunteer workforce, we may be able to bring this program to our Mt. Festival as well! I encourage you to visit their website and to ‘get involved” and get informed about upcoming safety events (or to post some of your own). by Patty McMillan The Clackamas Safe Communities Program was introduced in 2005 with a mission to reduce crashes on our roadways. The program works with local police, fire, and emergency medical responders on safety initiatives throughout the county. You may have seen one of our programs ‘Safety Street’, at the county fair or the Day in Damascus. At those events, we focus on child safety by offering a ‘driving course’ for children eight years old and under. On the driving course, children learn about traffic safety while driving peddle cars with their parents. This event is very popular and won a Safety Award from the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce in February. Safety Street requires many volunteers to operate—if you are interested in taking this training, please contact me! For our teen drivers, Safe Communities held a contest this year called the Teen Triple Threat. High school students were invited to create safe driving messages on speed, distracted driving or impaired driving. The contest ended March 10th and the results are in. Brad Mills (Oregon City High School) won first place. You can see his winning print, radio and video entry on our website www.ClackamasSafeCommunities.org under RESOURCES. Safe Communities is also committed to the elimination of underage drinking with involvement in Sandy High School’s “Every 15 Minute Program” and Alcohol Awareness Week (May 19-23rd) at Clackamas Community College. If community members are interested in safety events throughout the county, they have only to go to our website CALENDAR where they will find a listing of events such as car seat clinics, safety fairs and parenting classes, which they can then add it to their “favorites” list. To post your safety event or for more information, contact: Patty McMillan, Program Coordinator (503) 722-6745 or safecommunities@co.clackamas.or.us. Be Safe, Be Happy.  |
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