July 23, 2007

Score One for Safety and Health at PGE Park
Aug. 4 event offers interactive safety displays, special guests and baseball

What: Seventh Annual Score One for Safety
This educational and interactive event brings together local nonprofit organizations and government agencies to teach children and their parents the importance of being safe and healthy. The festivities take place before the Nashville Sounds at Portland Beavers baseball game.

After entering the gates of PGE Park, children receive Safety and Health Scorecards and then visit exhibitor displays. After each visit, children earn stamps or stickers, and when they collect 12, their Safety and Health Scorecards may be redeemed for a special prize from PGE. Their completed scorecards also give them the opportunity to win a new bicycle and safety gear. And, the first 3,000 fans ages 14 and younger receive a free collectable metal lunchbox that features Larry the Lightbulb and Boomer the Beaver.

When:  Saturday, Aug. 4, 2007
Gates open at 5:30 p.m.
Score One for Safety and Health events from 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Oregon Fire Choir sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” at 7 p.m.
First pitch at 7:05 p.m.

Where:  PGE Park, 1844 S.W. Morrison, Portland
A variety of exhibitors are on hand to offer safety tips, healthy hints, educational information and photo opportunities (attendees should bring their own cameras). Exhibitors scheduled to appear include:

• 811 Call Before You Dig (a new, federally mandated national program created to help protect residents from unintentionally hitting underground utility lines while working on digging projects)
• PGE’s new hybrid manlift truck
• PGE’s interactive Spin and Win trivia game
• Hazard Hamlet, a display that teaches children about the dos and don’ts of electrical safety
• Larry the Lightbulb, Boomer the Beaver, Call B.U.D. (811 mascot) and McGruff the Crime Dog
• Think First Oregon (an injury prevention foundation) is selling bicycle helmets at a discounted price
• Portland Fire and Rescue Bureau firefighters and fire truck
• Portland Police Bureau paddy wagon
• American Medical Response ambulance
• Search One K-9 search-and-rescue dogs
• U.S. Coast Guard 25-foot SAFE boat and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary

Why
PGE hosts Score One for Safety and Health as part of its commitment to educating customers and employees about preventing electrical contact injuries and fatalities. PGE encourages everyone, especially young people, to exercise caution and care around electrical equipment. And, Score One for Safety and Healthy is great family fun…one of the reasons why more than 10,000 people attended last year’s event.

Ticket info
Ticket prices start at $8 and may be purchased online at ticketmaster.com, at all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 503-224-4400. Group tickets may be purchased at the PGE Park box office or by calling 503-553-5555.

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