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2,100 STUDENTS TO ATTEND SAFETY AND CAREER DAY MAY 10
May 9, 2002
More than 2,100 students from 45 Miami-Dade public middle
schools will attend the fourth annual State of Florida
Safety and Career Day on Friday, May 10, from 9 a.m to 1
p.m. at the State of Florida Regional Service Center, 401
N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami.
The event is organized to provide young students with
information on personal safety issues and on career
opportunities in government. More than 100 organizations,
including the Miami-Dade Health Department, Miami-Dade
County Public Schools (M-DCPS), the Professional Law
Enforcement Association and the Florida departments of
transportation, banking and finance, and insurance, will be
represented.
Local elected officials, including School Board Members, are
expected to attend. The State of Florida Safety and Career
Day Committee is a partnership of State of Florida employees
in Miami-Dade, M-DCPS and a variety of municipal, county and
federal government agencies. For more information contact
Byron Smith, Safety and Career Day Chair, at 305-377-5298.