Promoting Ski safety.

Making skiing and snowboarding safer for children is the goal of an educational campaign launched last year by the National Ski Areas Association, Lakewood, Colorado The City of Lakewood is a home rule municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Lakewood is the fourth most populous city in the State of Colorado and the 164th most populous city in the United States. . NSAA's "Lids on Kids" program promotes safety on the slopes and encourages helmet use. Featured resources on its Web site, www.lidsonkids.org, discuss helmet safety and a personal responsibility code (e.g., observe signs and warnings, always stay in control, use lifts safely).

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During National Safety Awareness Week, observed January 17-23, NSAA-member resorts showcased their safety-education efforts. NSAA NSAA National Ski Areas Association
NSAA Nebraska School Activities Association
NSAA National Surgical Assistant Association
NSAA National Student Assistance Association
NSAA Nonsteroidal Antiandrogen
NSAA National Speakers Association Australia and Ski magazine also sponsored the fifth annual National Kids Safety Poster Contest, which encourages children to create posters promoting the seven principles of the responsibility code.

Partner organizations include the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:

American Association (19th century), active from 1882 to 1891.
American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.

of Snowboard Instructors, National Ski Patrol The National Ski Patrol (NSP), founded in 1938 by Charles M. (Minnie) Dole, at the urging of Roger Langley.

The NSP has become the largest winter rescue organization in the world. , and Professional Ski Instructors of America, all in Lakewood, Colorado; the International Brain Injury Association, Alexandria, Virginia Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 128,284. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of downtown Washington, DC. ; National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois; and SnowSports Industries America, McLean, Virginia.

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Title Annotation:	Service Salute; educational campaign
Publication:	Association Management
Article Type:	Brief Article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Feb 1, 2004
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