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Shop 'Til You Drop At Windsor Locks Senior Center, Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Five Things to know on a Friday.

1. Welcome to Friday. It will be partly cloudy with a high temperature of 49 degrees, according to The Weather Channel. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a low temperature of 31 degrees.

2. The is having Holiday Shopping Event from noon to 9 p.m. today.  They will also be serving homemade soup and bread all day.  Please see attached flyer for more information.  Call the senior Center at 860-627-1425 if you have any questions.

3. With the gift-giving season underway, now is a good time to mention that December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month.

Prevent Blindness America's recent press release provides several suggestions on keeping everyone safe this season. Among the suggestions, the organization recommends avoiding play sets with small magnets for young children and making sure batteries are safely secured within toys. If magnets or batteries are ingested, serious injuries, and possibly death, can occur. Gifts of sports equipment should always be accompanied by protective gear, such as eye goggles with a basketball or a batting helmet with a face guard for baseball and softball. Visit the above link for the full list of safety tips.

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4. Want to hear what Boston University has to say about 2011's worst toys? Its top 10 worst toys list can be found here, along with a story and video. It may be worth a peek as according to the story, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said that in 2010, there were 17 toy-related deaths reported in the United States among children under the age of 15. That same year, nearly 252,000 toy-related injuries required trips to hospital emergency rooms.

5. To view all recent toy and product recalls, visit the Consumer Product Safety Commission online.

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