Lidz on Kidz
Every year too many children die or suffer serious head injuries that could have been prevented if they were wearing a properly fitted and the correct helmet for the sports or activities they play.
Community Efforts
Lidz on Kidz is a community effort dedicated to providing bicycle helmets to children in need. Throughout the summer, we have been distributing free helmets to children in KW, Guelph and Mount Forest. If your child needs a helmet to ensure that he/she is safe while enjoying the exercise that bicycling can provide, we would like to help.
Please use the chart and request form below. Someone from BIAWW will contact you to arrange pickup of the helmet. We have a limited number of helmets for each size.
Community Efforts
Lidz on Kidz is a community effort dedicated to providing bicycle helmets to children in need. Throughout the summer, we have been distributing free helmets to children in KW, Guelph and Mount Forest. If your child needs a helmet to ensure that he/she is safe while enjoying the exercise that bicycling can provide, we would like to help.
Please use the chart and request form below. Someone from BIAWW will contact you to arrange pickup of the helmet. We have a limited number of helmets for each size.
How to measure what size helmet your child needs: Use a soft measuring tape to measure the head circumference, about 1 cm above the eyebrows ensuring that the tape is at the same height all around the head. Or use a piece of string then measure the length of the string.
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Request a Free Children's Helmet HERE
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Education Programs
Lidz on kidz is also an education program promoting helmet safety and awareness in schools and community events throughout the Waterloo-Wellington region. The programs mission is to help ensure that children in the Waterloo-Wellington region can ride safely, ultimately decreasing injury and concussion rates.
Our speaking engagements cover the following topics:
Please email lidzonkidz@biaww.com to arrange a school, minor sports group, community event or community group or to learn more about the Lidz on Kidz program.
Please see our Education Programs page for our elementary brain education and concussion safety modules.
Our speaking engagements cover the following topics:
- The brain, its function and how it can get injured
- Helmet fitting and the proper helmet
- Signs and symptoms of concussion and returning back to play/work safely
- Helmet fitting clinics at bike rodeos, community groups and community events
Please email lidzonkidz@biaww.com to arrange a school, minor sports group, community event or community group or to learn more about the Lidz on Kidz program.
Please see our Education Programs page for our elementary brain education and concussion safety modules.
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Why use Helmets?
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Everyone needs to take steps to protect themselves from injury. Injuries are predictable and preventable. Wearing a helmet reduces the risk and severity of head injury. Prevention is the only cure.
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Use the information here to ensure your helmet is safe and you are wearing it correctly. Fit your helmet every time you put it on!
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Take care of your helmet so that it can take care of your brain. Use the tips here to clean, store, inspect and replace your helmet.
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