This the official page of Safety City Sponsored by the Lima Noon Optimist Club. This page was created to provide information to citizens in our area about the posted topics. Any comments submitted to this page and its list of followers are public records subject to disclosure pursuant to Section 149.43 of the Ohio Revised Code. The comments expressed on this site by non-government commentators do not necessarily reflect the official views of any City of Lima employee or any member of the Lima Noon Optimist Club. Comments posted to this page will be monitored during regular business hours. Any City of Lima member or Lima Noon Optimist member who manages this page reserves the right to remove inappropriate comments containing, but not limited to, the following types of content:
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*And lastly confidential information that is posted without consent. The radKIDS program and DARE program is ran over several weeks during the Optimist Safety City Summer Academy, which is taught by certified radKIDS’ and DARE Instructor Officer Eric Mericle. The radKIDS training takes one week to complete which is approximately 10 hours of training. The ages for the Optimist Safety City Summer Academy is for 5 - 7 year olds in a morning session, and 8-9 year olds in an afternoon session. Registration for the Optimist Safety City Summer Academy takes place the first full week of April ( Mon. – Fri. ) each year by calling the Optimist Safety City between the hours of 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Registering early in the registration process is recommended since limited class slots fill up quickly. After registering by phone, a confirmation form will be sent out along with other forms that parents will have to have completed and signed, and bring with them the first day of class. The Optimist Safety City also has spring field trips available during the school year for any pre-school or elementary school that wishes to take advantage of this opportunity. Selective components of the radKIDS Program is presented during the field trips, which includes riding bikes and going through a fire training smoke house. The Optimist Safety City also has selective radKIDS presentations that can be done at the schools in the City of Lima upon request, as well as the full radKIDS Program in those City of Lima schools that have the time it takes to complete the full program, and has the facilities available to conduct the extensive hands on training that’s required for the full radKIDS Program.
