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ALBANY, NY (09/19/2008)(readMedia)-- -

WHAT: "New York's 4 Steps 4 Kids" Campaign Kicks Off National Car Seat Check Promotes Child Passenger Safety

WHEN:

  1. Saturday, September 20, 2008
  2. Press Conference with First Lady: 9:30 a.m.
  3. Car Seat Check: 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

WHERE:

  1. Crossgates Mall,
  2. 1 Crossgates Mall Road,
  3. Albany, NY 12203

(Car seat check: overflow parking lot adj. to Western Ave.; Press conference: 2nd Floor - use entrance to left of Ruby Tuesday's)

WHO:

  1. First Lady Michele Paige Paterson
  2. Terri Egan, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles
  3. Susan Hardman, Director, Bureau of Injury Prevention, Dept. of Health
  4. Dr. David Clark, Director, Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical Center
  5. Members of New York State Safe Kids Coalition
  6. Certified Child Safety Seat Technicians
  7. Representatives of local law enforcement and other agencies

NOTES: New York State will be conducting its first-ever statewide child passenger safety awareness campaign, “New York’s 4 Steps 4 Kids”, to kick-off Child Passenger Safety Week September 21 – 27, 2008. First Lady Michele Paige Paterson is the honorary spokesperson for the campaign.

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