CORRECTING and REPLACING Pate Rehabilitation Joins Forces with Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalition to Educate Local …

Local brain injury rehabilitation center and Fort Worth community come together to prevent brain injuries among local elementary, middle and high school students

CORRECTION...by Pate Rehabilitation

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Second graph of release dated August 28, 2012 should read: Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalition along with Fort Worth police and firefighters will be handing out donated helmets on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at pre-selected elementary, middle and high schools to students who arrive on their bicycles, skateboards or scooters without any head protection. Pate Rehabilitation will be on-site at Forest Oak Middle School helping hand out helmets. (Sted: Pate will be handing out their donated helmets on Friday, August 31, at Forest Oak Middle School to students who arrive on their bicycles, skateboards or scooters without any head protection.)

Brain injuries can be a life altering event that no one wants to see anyone go through, especially children. While there has been great improvement in the treatment of brain injuries, prevention will always outweigh the cure.

The corrected release reads:

PATE REHABILITATION JOINS FORCES WITH FORT WORTH SAFE COMMUNITIES COALITION TO EDUCATE LOCAL YOUTH ON BICYCLE HELMET SAFETY

Local brain injury rehabilitation center and Fort Worth community come together to prevent brain injuries among local elementary, middle and high school students

Pate Rehabilitation, delivering evidence-based treatment and support programs for individuals recovering from acquired brain injuries, today announced its participation in the Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalitions bicycle helmet safety event.

Fort Worth Safe Communities Coalition along with Fort Worth police and firefighters will be handing out donated helmets on Wednesday, Sept. 12 at pre-selected elementary, middle and high schools to students who arrive on their bicycles, skateboards or scooters without any head protection. Pate Rehabilitation will be on-site at Forest Oak Middle School helping hand out helmets.

Students wearing a helmet will be rewarded with a free ice cream coupon donated by Texas Dairy Queen, Blue Bell Ice Cream and Braums Ice Cream and Dairy Store. Those seen not wearing a helmet will be educated on the citys bicycle helmet ordinance by participating Fort Worth police officers and firefighters. In Fort Worth, children and teens under age 18 are required by law to wear a helmet at all times while riding a bicycle, skateboard or scooter. The penalty for failure to wear a helmet is $50 for the first incident and $100 for the second.

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