News Release

Release Date: October 1, 2003
Contact: JoDee Cazarez, Education Coordinator, (806) 355-9547 ext. 21
j.cazarez@dhdc.org

Don Harrington Discovery Center and
Space Theater presents
Mrs. O’Leary’s Fire Prevention Workshop

The Don Harrington Discovery Center and Space Theater is excited to welcome BWXT Pantex Fire Department as we celebrate Fire Prevention Week with Mrs. O’Leary’s Fire Prevention Workshop on October 11, 2003. The workshop will be from 9:30am-12:30pm at the Discovery Center.

The BWXT Pantex Fire Department will be demonstrating the use of their newly acquired E-1 fire engine and other equipment needed when doing their job. There will be several family activities, including a lesson on the “Stop, Drop and Roll” technique and a demonstration of a fire extinguisher. The workshop activities will also include learning about this year’s theme of “Get Out, Stay Out” and making a fire escape plan.

Mrs. O’Leary’s Fire Prevention Workshop is in connection with the Fire Prevention Week, sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association, which occurs as a commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire. The Great Chicago Fire occurred on October 9, 1871 and a popular myth behind the cause of the fire is Mrs. O’Leary and her milk cows. The workshop is a fun way to teach about fire safety.

Admission to the Discovery Center is $4.50 for adults, $3.50 for children ages 3 to 12 and $4.00 for senior citizens and students (ages 13-22). The Discovery Center is open Tuesday thru Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and on Sunday from Noon to 4:30 p.m. The Center is closed on Mondays. For more information, call (806) 355-9547 or log on to www.dhdc.org.

The museum is a private, not-for-profit organization that makes science exciting, relevant and interesting to all types of learners by providing interactive exhibits and programs that actively engage children, adolescents and their families. It fosters inquiring minds and nurtures the individual genius that is within each of us.