Geisinger, Danville Police team up for bike and car seat clinic May 31

DANVILLE, Pa. – Safe Kids PA Susquehanna Valley Partners, sponsored by the Geisinger Pediatric Trauma team, will hold a free event with the Danville Police Department from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 31, at the Danville Police Station at 218 Iron St.

Families are invited to bring their bikes, scooters and helmets to participate in the bike rodeo to learn how to ride safely. Safe Kids PA and the police will also perform bike helmet fittings, bike maintenance and cycling education along with holding a car seat clinic. A special car seat bounty offers residents a $5 Walmart gift card for turning in expired or unsafe car seats for proper disposal.

Geisinger and the Danville Moose will hold a bike giveaway for multiple bikes and children will receive new bike helmets, funded by Children’s Miracle Network at Geisinger.

The rain date for this event is Wednesday, June 1.

About Geisinger
Geisinger is among the nation’s leading providers of value-based care, serving 1.2 million people in urban and rural communities across Pennsylvania. Founded in 1915 by philanthropist Abigail Geisinger, the nonprofit system generates $10 billion in annual revenues across 126 care sites — including 10 hospital campuses — and Geisinger Health Plan, with more than half a million members in commercial and government plans. Geisinger College of Health Sciences educates more than 5,000 medical professionals annually and conducts more than 1,400 clinical research studies. With 26,000 employees, including 1,700 employed physicians, Geisinger is among Pennsylvania’s largest employers with an estimated economic impact of $15 billion to the state’s economy. On March 31, 2024, Geisinger became the first member of Risant Health, a new nonprofit charitable organization created to expand and accelerate value-based care across the country. Learn more at geisinger.org or follow on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X.