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Press Release
September 24, 2000
SWEEPSTAKES EDUCATES KIDS TO SAVE LIVES IN HOME FIRES One hundred kids will win $1,000 U.S. savings bonds, and one grand prize winner will receive a $5,000 savings bond in the Lowe's Great Safety Adventureâ Quiz and Sweepstakes. The quiz is designed to test kids' knowledge of how to prepare for and escape from a home fire. Parents and children can find information on the sweepstakes in issues scheduled to arrive at schools at the end of September. For sweepstakes materials, they can go online to loweshomesafety.org. Entry forms and quizzes will also be available at Lowe's Great Safety Adventure exhibits and at any Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse across the country beginning Oct. 1. Children can enter their quizzes for the sweepstakes drawing via U.S. Mail through October 31. "The quiz is a great way for young, school-age children and their parents to learn the vitally important lessons in escaping a home fire," said David Oliver, executive director, Lowe's Home Safety Council. "In our recent study, The State of Home Safety in America, we found that more than 90 percent of respondents wanted more information on escaping and preventing home fires. We're answering that call in a fun and educational way." In addition to the $5,000 grand prize, the winner will receive a visit from the Lowe's Great Safety Adventure (GSA) at his or her school. Featuring two large trucks that convert into a 1,200 square-foot house, the GSA teaches children how to avoid high-risk dangers in the home in an interactive and entertaining way. The "field trip on wheels" experience reaches the grand finale when children rehearse an actual escape as they crawl through the artificial smoke-filled bedroom to safety. Home fires in America are a serious problem. Did you know:
The NFPA has been the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for nearly 80 years. This annual safety campaign highlights the importance of fire prevention and commemorates the Great Chicago Fire, which occurred on Oct. 9, 1871. The tragic Chicago blaze killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres in 27 hours. To this day, the origin of the fire remains unknown. The NFPA is recognized worldwide as the leading source for technical and consumer information on fire and life safety. Weekly Reader is the nation's oldest and most widely circulated periodical for elementary classrooms. Every week of school since Sept. 21, 1928, it has, in the words of one of the company's founders, had "something important to tell to boys and girls." In 1993, Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse founded Lowe's Home Safety Council with the vision of creating safer American homes. Since then, Lowe's Home Safety Council has invested more than $20 million to educate children, adults, seniors and families on how to improve the safety and security in their homes. For additional home safety information and free brochures, consumers can call 1-800-SAFE-HOME or visit www.loweshomesafety.org. -###- Editors note: A complete copy of Lowe's Great Safety Adventure Quiz and Sweepstakes questions and rules is available upon request. To learn more about the Great Safety Adventure exhibit, take an interactive tour online at loweshomesafety.org and click on the Great Safety Adventure icon.
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