Red E. Fox In Action
Marsha Spurlin, Coordinator
Clay County 9-1-1

Since I have been Coordinator at Clay County E-911, I have really felt a great need in our community to educate the children on how to properly use the 911 system.  We focus on Pre K-K and 1^st - 2^nd grade children, but would like to expand that to older groups.

Our community does a lot of outreach programs and events focused on women and children, so I wanted to not only use the 911 for Kids program for school, but also to make appearances at these events so children would not be afraid to make that call if necessary.  Plus, they could educate their family members by taking this knowledge home.

We have teamed up, at times, with Smokey Bear to promote fire safety.  Due to these appearances, Red E. Fox and Smokey Bear have become a requested item at certain events focused on safety issues.  They hand out coloring books, crayons, pencils, and even pose for pictures with the kids.

At the beginning of the school year, we extend an invitation to the teachers to allow Red E. Fox to make a presentation, especially when they have safety education that week.

The picture shown is from the Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Month event held in Lineville Park.  This event was sponsored by DHR and Safehouse in April.  Pictured are Dale, Jacob, Joey, and Mary Smith with Red E. Fox and an unknown child.  Mary Smith is the Director of Clay County Chamber of Commerce, and her family was there supporting the event.

We really enjoy presenting this program, and would like to thank all the centers that have let us borrow Red E. Fox to spread the much needed education in our community.

Marsha Spurlin, Coordinator – Clay County E-911