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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />May 17, 2007 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br />777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br />LOCAL FIRE PREVENTION EVENT WINS CORPORATE COMPETITION <br />WALK HELPS SENIORS TAKE “HEALTHY STEPS TO AGING” <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Local Fire Prevention Event Wins Corporate Competition <br />On Friday, May 11, the in-house production company for Home Depot was at the company's Delta Oaks <br />location to film a video highlighting the annual Fire Prevention Week kick-off event. Eugene Fire <br />Prevention staff have for several years played a key role in this popular event, which features fire safety <br />demonstrations, activities, and displays. Each October, a wide array of public safety entities gather to <br />provide information and activities to a growing audience of parents and children. The local Home Depot <br />won a competition among all Home Depot Stores for Best Kids' Event, and is being recognized by <br />Corporate Headquarters. The video will be shown worldwide to the estimated 500,000 Home Depot <br />employees as an example of successful community outreach. Engine 6 and staff from the Fire Marshals' <br />Office were present for interviews. Newly hired Deputy Fire Marshal Amy Linder and her Dalmatian <br />Cody were also present. Cody will play an important role in this year's Prevention Week event. Look for <br />Cody at the upcoming Family Fun & Safety Fest at Alton Baker Park on June 23. For more information, <br />please contact Acting Fire Marshal Doug Perry at 682-5887. <br /> <br />Walk Helps Seniors Take “Healthy Steps to Aging” <br />Eugene Recreation’s Senior Services Program is co- <br />sponsoring the ‘Healthy Steps to Aging” walk this <br />Saturday, May 19. The event is free and begins at 9:45 <br />a.m. from Celeste Campbell Community Center, 155 High <br /> <br />Street. <br /> <br />The walk offers participants the option of a 1-mile or 3- <br />mile route, which both loop along the Willamette River to <br />the Owen Rose Gardens and Maurie Jacobs <br />Park/Greenway Bridge area. All participants will receive <br />completion certificates and will be entered to win raffle <br />prizes. The event will also feature community information <br />tables. <br /> <br />Other co-sponsors of the walk include Willamalane Adult and Activity Center, River Road Parks and <br />Recreation District, OASIS Adult Education Center, and Viking Sal Senior Center. For information, <br />contact Outreach Program Coordinator Emily Seymore at 682-6394. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />May 17, 2007 <br />