By providing education about the important functions of the brain and how a fall can cause a traumatic life changing event, Why Not Wear A Helmet hopes to provide families the information to make smart choices by wearing appropriate helmets when engaging in sporting or recreational activities. 

This fall we are offering low cost Ski and Snowboard helmets. If you would like more information on the helmets we are offering please visit http://www.prorider.com. Order forms and cost information can be downloaded at your school or the district websites. For information on what helmet to wear for different sports please go to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website. Also if you choose not to purchase a helmet, many ski resorts are offering helmet rental programs through “Lids on Kids.” More information can found at http://lidsonkids.org.

Lastly please visit our Safe Kids partner Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital Injury Prevention Center.

Ultimately it is up to you to educate yourself about benefits and limitations of wearing helmets for sporting and recreational activities. The choice of whether to wear a helmet is one of personal or parental choice, but Why Not Wear A helmet hopes that you choose wisely and wants to make affordable helmets available to those who want to purchase them.

Thank you, 

Ann Hanrahan and Kristen St. Pierre

Co-founders