TORRINGTON – What started out as the brainchild of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary President Kathy Stricker has culminated in a $300 check to Torrington Police Department’s car seat program.
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TORRINGTON – What started out as the brainchild of Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary President Kathy Stricker has culminated in a $300 check to Torrington Police Department’s car seat program.
VFW President Michael Alverson told the Telegram, VFW Post No. 2918 hosted a yard sale last month to benefit the Torrington Police Department’s car seat program. Alverson said they designated $300 to the program, while the remainder of the money raised went to help local veterans and to assist in maintaining the VFW building.
“The VFW is here to help the vets and the community,” Alverson said.
Dispatch supervisor Bailye Geller, also the local car seat program supervisor and a child passenger safety (CPS) technician, received the check Friday afternoon with Torrington Police Chief Matt Johnson. Johnson and Geller said the funds would be used for software and to purchase and keep emergency car seats available.
“Bailye does fit checks for folks,” Johnson explained. “Car seats are not always easy and intuitive, so Miss Bailye here offers these checks.”
Geller told the Telegram she checks several items when inspecting car seats.
“I verify the seat is installed correctly, and it’s an appropriate seat,” she said. “We then make sure the child is fitted properly, so the kiddos are traveling safely.”
Geller pointed out this donation comes at a perfect time as National Child Passenger Safety Week begins next week, running Sept. 19-25.
The Manufacturers Alliance for Child Passenger Safety created a checklist presented by the National Child Passenger Safety Certification program. The checklist can be found by visiting cert.safekids.org/get-car-seat-checked and is included below.
Before the Car Seat Checkup
During the Car Seat Checkup
After the Car Seat Checkup
A car seat checkup is considered a success if you can answer yes to the following questions:
To schedule an appointment with Geller or to learn more about the program, please call the Torrington Police Department at (307) 532-7001.