Teaching children how to survive. Traditional Cache
Teaching children how to survive.
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This cache is located near the Fort Wayne Safety Village.
Following text taken directly from their website:
Motto:
So that our children might live to become adults.
If you tell me why, I may listen. If you show me, I may understand. If you involve me, I will learn.
Description:
The Safety Village and Survive Alive House teaches children about safety in a way they can understand. Fort Wayne is fortunate to have this unique 3.7 acre complex, the largest one of its kind in the country. After approximately 20 years at the corner of Lafayette and Wallace Street for the Safety Village, the new picturesque village was constructed in 1991. It consists of 30 miniature buildings and a downtown area incorporating 16 structures. This miniature city, fascinating to both young and old, is located at 1270 South Phoenix Parkway on the city's southeast side directly behind Southtown Centre. This facility combines both police and fire safety educational curriculums in one location.
History:
After a tragic house fire claimed the lives of 4 children in 1979 the local Parent Teacher's association wanted to help prevent a repeat of this tragedy. Along with the Fort Wayne Fire Department an effort was undertaken to promote smoke detectors as a first line of defense in all residential dwellings. After a successful promotion, which led to no fire deaths in Fort Wayne the following year, the local PTA got the state PTA involved in a statewide smoke detector campaign. The PTA also felt the project's ultimate goal, saving lives, could be enhanced by the construction of a Survive Alive House. Initially, however, the Indiana city fire departments of Mishawaka, Hammond and Valporaiso were the first to construct Survive Alive Houses. Meanwhile in 1988, Fort Wayne Police Officer Don Wismer obtained a commitment from Southtown Mall to lease 4 acres to the City of Fort Wayne for the construction of a new Safety Village to replace the dilapidated village in downtown Fort Wayne. At this time the dream of Fort Wayne having it's own Survive Alive House seemed like a real possibility. As Officer Wismer was obtaining private funding for the safety village, the FWFD and local PTA were attempting to accomplish the same for the construction of the S/A house. Eventually the magnitude of the project led to the forming of a fund raising committee consisting of the Fort Wayne Fire Department, the Fort Wayne Police Department, the local PTA and the City of Fort Wayne. Four years later, with absolutely no public funds, the Survive Alive House and Safety Village were totally constructed and open to the public. The total cost and construction of the Survive Alive House, nearly $100,000, was provided by the Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. and was actually the largest single donation of any group involved in the Safety Village construction. As of this date the Associated Builders and Contractors group is still actively involved in the maintenance and improvements at the Survive Alive House.
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(Decrypt)
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