Safe Sitter Course Graduates 72 Students

During the month of June, seventy-two students completed the Safe Sitter course offered by Kanabec Hospital instructors.

Instructors traveled to the locations in Pine City and Cambridge and Mora to provide classroom instruction for interested participants.  Students from the communities of Pine City, Cambridge, Grasston, Rush City, Braham, Isanti, Stacy, Ogilvie, Brook Park, Stanchfield and Mora participated.

Safe Sitter is offered throughout the year to girls and boys aged 11-13 years.  This course was created by Dr. Patricia Keener of Indianapolis, Indiana in 1980.  Kanabec Hospital has been teaching this course for five years.

The next course will be offered on November 8th in Braham though Community Education.  Persons interested in knowing more about this course may visit www.safesitter.org. 

Kanabec Hospital is located at the junction of Highways 65 and 23 in Mora.  The main telephone numbers are 320-679-1212, 320-629-9993 and 800-245-5671.  More information about the hospital can be found at www.kanabechospital.org.

Photo caption: Cambridge-Isanti Safe Sitter® graduates.

Photo caption: Mora Safe Sitter® graduates.

Photo caption: Pine City Safe Sitter® graduates.