Change Your Clock Change Your Battery! (Review & Giveaway)

Is it just me, or has this year just flown by?  I cannot believe that we are going to be changing our clocks back from Daylight Saving Time in just about a month on Nov. 3.  It’s also that time of year when Energizer, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and fire departments nationwide join forces for the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program to raise awareness of the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes.  This is the 26th year for the annual program and the message is still an important one.

Did you know, thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes with no smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries.*

Too many of us know someone who has been impacted by a home fire and believe it can never happen to “me.”  Yet, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) estimates that 28 million homes are at risk because they either don’t have smoke alarms or their smoke alarms do not work, mostly due to dead or missing batteries. A working smoke alarm can make the difference in whether you have the critical extra seconds to safely escape. Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) have worked for decades to change those numbers with the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program, and this fall they are continuing that work with firefighters across the country bringing the total number of batteries donated to 5 million.

To help give more families those critical seconds, Energizer is donating 250,000 batteries this fall to fire departments across the country to distribute to families in their communities. Together, they will host Home Safety Days and neighborhood canvasses spanning throughout National Fire Prevention Month in October until the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 3.

The Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program is just one of the ways Energizer brings to life the company’s commitment to making a positive impact in communities across the country. that’s positivenergyTM.

From now through November 3, visit the Energizer Bunny® Facebook page and click on the Fire Safety Info Tab.  Here you will have the chance to enter a sweepstakes to win an additional Family Safety Kit.  Energizer will be giving away one Family Safety Kit per day.  Contained in the kit, valued at more than $167 is:

·         One reusable grocery tote

·         Two Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarms

·         One Kidde fire extinguisher

·         One 4-pack of Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries

·         One 2-pack of Energizer® MAX® 9 volt batteries

·         One 4-pack of Energizer® MAX® AA batteries

·         Two Energizer Weatheready® LED Safety Light flashlights

·         One Energizer Bunny® Plush Bunny

 In addition you can find fire safety tips, a home escape plan that you can download and draw your family’s home escape plan, as well as a coloring and activity sheet. 

MY STORY

Last year, I shared my story on how my family lost our home to a fire back in 2001. This year, I have teamed up with Energizer once again to share ways to keep your family safe for another year. I got the chance to check out a Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm, an Energizer® Weatheready® LED Safety Light flashlight – Waterproof flashlight, 2 packs of Energizer® MAX® 9 volt batteries, 16-pack Energizer® MAX® AA Batteries, and a reusable grocery tote.

Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm did not fail to impress. It was loud, and it emits 2 different beeps, depending on the alarm. Even if you are such a heavy sleeper that not even a train in the middle of the room could wake you up, you will NOT miss this alarm. It is VERY loud. It also says "Warning Fire" or "Warning Carbon Monoxide" so you know EXACTLY what the problem is.

I will say this- putting up this alarm in the bedroom reminded me to check the batteries in the other alarms and change them. As you can tell, fire safety is very important to my family.

GIVEAWAY

We all want our families to stay safe. One(1) winner will receive the following:

• One 16-pack Energizer® MAX® AA Batteries years
• One 1-pack of Energizer® MAX® 9 volt batteries
•  One Energizer® Weatheready® LED Safety Light flashlight – Waterproof flashlight powered by AA, AAA or C cell batteries
• One Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm

Enter below. Good luck!

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I was NOT compensated for this review/giveaway. I received the products mentioned above to review. All thoughts/opinions are my own. Your experience may differ.

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It's Child Injury Prevention Week! (Review & Giveaway)

Coin lithium batteries can be found around most homes in everyday items like remote controls, keyless entry devices for your car, flameless candles and children’s books with sound. If ingested, these coin-sized lithium batteries can cause serious chemical burns in as little as two hours.  Yet in a survey conducted by Energizer, 62 percent of parents reported being unaware of the risk associated with coin lithium batteries.

In support of National Childhood Injury Prevention Week (September 1 through September 7), the National Safety Council and Energizer have teamed up to share some important tips every parent should know to help prevent injuries from the ingestion of Coin Lithium batteries to help keep kids safe.

The 4 S’s of Coin Lithium Battery Safety

·         STORE devices that use coin lithium batteries out of reach of children

·         SECURE the battery compartments of devices

·         SELECT battery packaging that meets federal guidelines for child resistance, such as Energizer’s coin lithium battery packaging

·         SHARE this information with your friends and family

Energizer led the industry by being the first to voluntarily develop packaging for its 20 millimeter coin lithium batteries that meets the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) strict guidelines for child-resistant packaging.  They also developed a national awareness campaign in partnership with Safe Kids Worldwide calledThe Battery Controlled, which works to alert parents and caregivers to the dangers of swallowing coin lithium batteries. Identifying ways its products can help keep families safe is part of the Energizer commitment to designing its products with people in mind and investing in programs that have a positive impact on the world. that’s positivenergy_™

If it is suspected that a child has swallowed a coin lithium battery, it is important to go to the emergency department immediately. For more information on child safety and coin lithium battery safety, please visit nsc.org, www.energizer.com, TheBatteryControlled.com and www.poison.org/battery.  

THE TEST

I babysit my cousin's daughter quite often, and since she's still pretty little, we worry about her finding a pack of coin lithium batteries. So I took the Energizer test. The results? The Energize pack was bent in every place, but never opened. The competitor's? Take a look.

NOT Child Proof!

As you can see, the package is pretty much super easy to get into, especially if a child is determined to get those batteries.

GIVEAWAY

In honor of Child Injury Prevention week, one(1) winner will receive the following:

·         Two (2) packages of Energizer Coin Lithium batteries

·         One (1) Energizer LED Nightlight (winner’s choice between Sleeping Beauty or Cars)

·         One (1) Energizer Weatheready 2-in-1 LED Light

Enter below. Good luck!

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I was NOT compensated for this review/giveaway. I received an Energizer pack to review. All thoughts/opinions are my own. Your experience may differ.

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