First Lady Lavonia Francis, in addition to being a director of nursing, is a volunteer firefighter with the Hempstead Fire Department. Her focus for this year is children and fire safety.

Clubs can earn the First Lady's Project banner patch by completing and reporting on one project. Examples of such projects are:

• Participate in events during Nationa Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 9-15) with your local fire department.
• Get fire safety brochures and distribute them to day care centers, children's clinics and other places.
• Schedule a fire safety education program with your local fire department.
• Distribute smoke and/or CO2 detectors to families with a newborn child.
• Distribute free batteries for smoke and CO2 detectors.
• Welcome new residents in your community with a smoke detector.

To qualify for a banner patch, download, complete and file the First Lady's Project form.

If you have any questions, contact:

First Lady's Project     More Information		Louis Morse 33 Railroad Ave. Middletown, NY 10940 (H) 845-343-6918 (B) 845-343-6918 (F) 845-344-2534 E-Mail:  louwmorse@yahoo.com Home Club: Middletown
First Lady's Project     More Information		Phyllis A. Belin 3135 Falconer Kimball Stand Road Falconer, NY 14733 (H) 716-665-5631 (Cell) (716) 499-5631 E-Mail:  pjbelin@windstream.net Home Club: Falconer