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WILKES BARRE—Cathy Sabulski and Rebecca Uter of the Northeast Highway Safety Program are close to the hearts of those at Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge this holiday season. The Northeast Highway Safety Program has partnered with Big Brothers Big Sisters to donate booster seats for children who have been matched in the program. According to Pennsylvania State Law, children must be secured in a booster seat while riding in the car until they reach age eight. Since “littles” enrolled in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program can be matched at age seven, this has created a transportation roadblock for some volunteers. Through the donation of several child booster seats, The Northeast Highway Safety Program has enabled Big Brothers Big Sisters to continue to match younger children in the program, thus serving more families in the Wyoming Valley. Ms. Uter has also visited a couple of Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based mentoring sites in the Wilkes-Barre area to talk to the students about safety topics. At Kistler Elementary, Ms. Uter talked to the children about bicycle safety, and taught them how to wear a helmet properly. Ms. Uter also talked to the students at Dan Flood Elementary about general safety, including how to cross the street safely. About Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest mentoring program serving Northeastern Pennsylvania. Big Brothers Big Sisters of The Bridge is a program of Catholic Social Services which serves five counties: Carbon, Columbia, Luzerne, Monroe and Wyoming and is a United Way member agency. For more information about the program, please call us at (570) 824-8756, toll free at 1-800-955-HERO (4376), or visit our website at www.bbbswb.org. About Northeast Highway Safety The Northeast Highway Safety Program serves as a resource center regarding occupant protection, driving under the influence and underage drinking, bicycle safety, pedestrian safety, vehicle safety, and motorcycle and trucking safety. Northeast Highway Safety serves four counties: Luzerne, Wayne, Wyoming and Susquehanna and is a program of Catholic Social Services. For more information about the program, please contact Cathy Sabulski at (570) 822-7118
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