Arhontes family donation

Meet the Arhontes family!

This little cutie is 3 years old and 46lbs. She was previously sitting in a booster seat. We are so pleased we were able to assist her family and get her safe in a Britax Regent.

Many thanks to Shirely Lenhart, CPST, who helped us with the installation of this seat - she taught Ms. Arhontes how to correctly install and use the seat.

Each seat the foundation donates costs approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk whilst they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Ostrowski family donation

Meet the Ostrowski family!

This family has two children - 6 years and 4 years. Aren't they adorable? Love the long hair! Many thanks to Mandi Summers, child passenger safety technician, who taught Ms. Ostrowski how to correctly install and use these lovely Britax Regents the foundation donated.

Here is a lovely note from Mom:

"We want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts for providing our boys with these wonderful safe seats! I cannot tell you how much it puts my mind at ease to know we are doing something to help keep them a bit safer.

Mandi Summers and the other tech were very nice and helpful at the installation.....Wow those regents are big seats! It took a bit of work but they got them into our van and the boys love them. Our older son was a bit hesitant at first but he adjusted quickly to the new seat and loves it now. He even points out when kids his age are in boosters and tells me "mom he/she is not in a safe seat." It is actually amazing to me when I pick him up at school to see how many children his size are not even in a booster just a regular car
seatbelt! Our younger son loved the seat right away! He says it is so comfy and calls it his race car driver seat! Again thank you so much.

We are very grateful to the Kyle David Miller Foundation!

The Ostrowski Family"

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like the Starkey family safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Starkey family donation

Meet the Starkey family!

This family has two children - 5 years and 3 years. Aren't they adorable? Many thanks to Corey Perrault, child passenger safety technician, who taught Ms. Starkey how to correctly install and use these lovely Britax Regents the foundation donated.

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like the Starkey family safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Prodzenski family donation

Meet the Prodzenski family!

This family has three children - 8 years, 6 years and 5 years. These seats were a must to keep these wiggly worms safe in their vehicle! Aren't they adorable?

Many thanks to Cindy Stuchl and Debbie Hahn, both child passenger safety technicians, who taught Ms. Prodzenski how to correctly install and use these lovely Britax Regents the foundation donated.

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like the Prodzenski family safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Britax Announces new Frontier 85

NEW FRONTIER® 85 HARNESS-2-BOOSTER™ KEEPS CHILDREN IN A FIVE-POINT HARNESS LONGER

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Britax booster offers children greater protection and better fit

CHARLOTTE, N.C., February 22, 2010 — Britax is introducing a new combination booster seat that offers the highest harnessed weight and height capacity in the industry. The Frontier® 85 Combination Harness-2-BoosterTM with True Side Impact Protection® allows children to remain in a five-point harness up to 85 pounds with a seated shoulder height of up to 20 inches. As a belt-positioning booster, the seat can accommodate children up to 120 pounds and 65 inches tall.

Designed to keep children in a five-point harness for as long as possible, the Frontier 85 helps safely graduate children who are at least 2 years old and weigh at least 25 pounds from their convertible car seats. The True Side Impact Protection technology on the Frontier 85 includes deeper side walls, and works to distribute crash forces, shield from vehicle intrusion, contain the head and body, and keep the head, neck and spine aligned. This is important because one in four of all motor vehicle crashes that involve children occur from the side, and these crashes result in a significantly higher injury rate than front or rear crashes.

“We know that the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics promote keeping children harnessed for as long as possible,” said Sebastiaan Selders, product manager at Britax. “We designed the Frontier 85 to not only help children remain in a five-point harness longer and provide greater side impact protection, but to also offer superior ease-of-use and installation features. This is critical because when a seat is used correctly it provides optimal protection for the child.”

In order to accommodate the higher height limit and provide a secure fit, the Frontier 85 offers a total of 10 harness positions and three buckle strap positions. The harness also has a cobble weave design with sewn buckle stops to help prevent the harness from twisting and sliding out of place.

The Frontier 85 includes a number of parent-favorite features. These include: a quick-adjust head restraint, no-rethread harness, color-coded vehicle belt guides, Versa-Tether®, Harness Ultra Guard System (HUGS™) and premium LATCH connectors. The seat also offers big, comfortable armrests, dual cup holders, and a durable, washable cover.

When used as a belt-positioning booster the Frontier 85 is compatible with the new Britax SecureGuard Belt Positioning Accessory Clip. The SecureGuard, which is sold separately, works with the vehicle safety belt to prevent the child from sliding under the lap-belt portion of the safety belt during impact, reducing the risk of abdominal injury.

The Frontier 85 comes in four fashions and will be available at independent and mass retailers in late March 2010. The suggested retail price is $279.99.

About Britax Child Safety Inc.

Child car seat and stroller manufacturer Britax® Child Safety Inc. is the leader in developing cutting edge technologies that absorb crash forces and manage energy away from the child in a crash. Britax pioneered features such as side impact protection and True Side Impact Protection® to minimize the risk of injury in side impact crashes, which are the most severe collisions. Side Impact Cushion™ Technology, the newest innovation from Britax, is the first and only technology to reduce side impact crash energy by 50 percent for the child in the seat while also protecting adjacent passengers. Britax child seats also offer higher weight capacities to keep children rear-facing longer and to support extended use of a five-point harness.

Britax is the best-selling child seat in Europe and has become one of the most-trusted brands in North America by parents and caregivers since entering the market in 1996. The company recently launched a line of premium strollers that includes the travel system compatible Chaperone stroller and the lightweight Blink umbrella-fold stroller. For more information, visit www.britaxusa.com.

Krambeck family donation

Meet the Krambeck family!

Many thanks to Child Passenger Safety Technician, Geneva Scheets, who provided the technical education on this installation. This seat will have great use for the Krambeck family who welcome foster children into their home. Pictured above is their daughter in the donated Britax Frontier.

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like Ms. Krambeck's children safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Petry family donation

Meet the Petry family!

Many thanks to CPST Jennifer Werges for all her help with this installation! The Petry children are 5, 7 and 8 years old, with weights hovering around 40lbs. We were thrilled to be able to assist keeping this family safer!

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like Ms. Petry's children safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Raffle Winners!!!

Congratulations to John Butrovich of Woodland, CA - you win a Sunshine Kids Radian XTSL car seat, a car seat poncho, a Fleurville lunchbox bag in either Coco Stripes or Digital Camo and a $100 gift certificate to Hip Monkey. Please contact me at bombedier@hotmail.com with your choice of cover for the car seat and lunchbox bag.

Congratulations to Kelly Mitchell of Scottsdale, AZ - you win a Britax Travel System in Red Mill (includes Chaperone car seat, base and stroller in matching fabric), a sling (your choice of style) and a Pacimal (your choice of animal) from HipMonkey.com Please also contact me to let me know your sling and Pacimal choices.

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to everyone who took part in the raffle. Have you checked out the goodies up for grabs in our Silent Auction?