Health and Fitness : SafeSitter Essentials with CPR Saturday, August 31

A SafeSitter Essentials with CPR class will be held on Saturday, August 31. The class is designed to prepare students to be safe when they're home alone, watching younger siblings, or babysitting.

The instructor-led class is filled with fun games and role-playing exercises. Students even get to use manikins to practice rescue skills like choking rescue!

This course is recommended for students in grades 5-8, class fee is $30 and it includes a student workbook, drawstring bag, notepad, flashlight and bandaid dispenser.

The class will be held on Saturday, August 31 from 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

To register call Benton County Public Health at 319-214-2601 or email publichealth@bentoncountyia.gov.

Payment can be made by cash/check & provided on the morning of the class. Please pack a lunch and water bottle.

The class will be held at the Vinton Public Library which is located at 510 2nd Ave. Vinton.