You may have noticed all the purple
ribbons being tied to trees, poles, and fences up and down
the streets of Corona. If you are new to Corona or have
never heard the story, we would like to explain the
significance.
Each of those
ribbons is there to remind us of the dangers of leaving a
child in a car. You see Kaitlyn, the cute little angel in
the banner above, was left in a car in August 2000 by her
babysitter. Since then Laura Petersen and Kaitlyn's mother,
Tammy Russell have worked to remind us of the dangers of
leaving a child in a car.
They established
the 4 R Kids Sake organization based In Corona that
is working to remind us of the many dangers of
leaving a child even for a second to run back into the house
or to run a quick errand. Their efforts have spread to
working with police and fire departments around the country.
August is
Purple Ribbon Awareness Month In Corona and as you drive
through Corona and see those Purple Ribbons take a
moment to remember Kaitlyn and how "Kaitlyn's Law" will live
on to save others. This story has touched our hearts at
InCorona.com and we now make the kids pile out of the car
even for the quickest of errands.
We would
encourage you to visit their web site at www.4rkidssake.org for many
facts on the steps you can take to help protect your child
and additional information on the efforts of this great
organization.
