The North Oaks Health System team is looking for local businesses, clubs
and organizations to help host the fourth annual
“Play It Safe” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at Cate Square in Historic
Downtown Hammond. The goal of the interactive community event is to increase
safety awareness among families with children, ages 12 and younger. Potential
partners are asked to provide hands-on safety education, activities and
demonstrations relevant to their business or organization’s expertise.
Food and beverage partners and community volunteers also are needed. Space
is limited, and partners will be accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis. Partners are asked to register
here.
Sponsorship opportunities also are available for the first-ever “Operation
Life 5K” taking place immediately before Play It Safe. The race
will start at 8 a.m. and finish at Cate Square with an award ceremony
to follow at 9 a.m. North Oaks and the Louisiana Organ Procurement Association
(LOPA) are hosting the race to raise awareness about the power of organ
and tissue donation. Businesses and organizations interested in forming
a team or helping to sponsor Operation Life 5K should contact LOPA Community
Educator Lana Stevens at (504) 837-3355 ext. 212, or
lstevens@lopa.org.
Partners for both Play It Safe and Operation Life 5K must register by 5
p.m., Friday, Sept. 21.
In 2017, nearly 600 people attended Play It Safe, and forty community partners
joined forces with North Oaks to promote safety and injury prevention.
For more information about Play It Safe, call North Oaks Market Strategist/Business
Development Representative Ashley Miller at (985) 230-6426. For more information
about Operation Life 5K, call Stevens at (504) 837-3355 ext. 212 or click
here.