Start Preparations Early!

Ask:

• Your City Council or County Commissioners to issue a Proclamation declaring (insert date), as Bite Prevention Week in your community
• The utility companies to include flyers in their bills
• The banks to include flyers in their monthly statements
• Your librarian to distribute bookmarks.
• Your local television news show to run a feature story
• School nurses to hold mini-classes on bite prevention
• Your County Commissioners or City Council to review the community’s leash and dangerous dog laws
• For a billboard to be donated

Co-sponsor an event with your local:

• Veterinary medical association
• Post office
• Utility company
• Emergency Medical Services

Place:

• Articles in your agency's newsletter
• Posters and flyers in veterinary offices
• A booth at the mall

Schedule presentations at:

• Schools, daycare centers
• Summer camps (boy/girl scouts, church, YMCA)
• Library programs
• Mother's Day Out programs
• Zoos
• FFA meetings
• Adult civic group meetings
• Safety meetings of postal carriers, meter readers, pizza delivery persons
• Progressive Farmer Safety Camps - Progressive Farmer Magazine sponsors Safety Camps that teach children how to avoid injuries in rural and agricultural settings

Be Creative

• Send a Letter to the Editor
• Have an open house at your facility
• Tell teachers how to order bite prevention materials and videos