Did you remember to set your clocks back an hour last night? We did, and our family enjoyed that extra hour of sleep! I look forward to Daylight Savings Time being over because having more sunlight on those cold, winter work mornings seems to help me get moving better. It’s also that time of year when Energizer, the International Association of Fire Chiefs, and fire departments nationwide join forces for the Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program to raise awareness of the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes. This is the 26th year for the annual program and the message is still an important one.
Did you know, thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes with no smoke alarms, while 24 percent occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate, frequently due to dead or missing batteries? That’s too many needless deaths, in my opinion, which is why I’m urging you today to please change out your batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors to make absolutely sure they are performing at their best.
To help give more families those critical seconds, Energizer is donating 250,000 batteries this fall to fire departments across the country to distribute to families in their communities. Together, they will host Home Safety Days and neighborhood canvasses spanning throughout National Fire Prevention Month in October until the end of daylight saving time on Sunday, Nov. 3.
The Change Your Clock Change Your Battery® program is just one of the ways Energizer brings to life the company’s commitment to making a positive impact in communities across the country. That’s positivenergyTM.
GIVEAWAY
I’m so excited to be partnering with Energizer, who has provided an amazing prize pack to give away to one lucky blog reader! Check out what’s inside:
· One 16-pack Energizer® MAX® AA Batteries
· One 1-pack of Energizer® MAX® 9 volt batteries
· One Energizer® Weatheready® LED Safety Light flashlight – Waterproof flashlight powered by AA, AAA or C cell batteries
· One Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm
. Reusable tote bag
The total value of the Family Safety Kit is approximately $60. This is a great way to be ready and prepared for several home emergencies.
TO ENTER:
Enter using the Rafflecopter form below. All entries are completely optional, but each one you complete counts as a chance to win. US ONLY. 18+. Void where prohibited. Giveaway ends Monday, November 11, 2013 at 12 AM CST. Winner MUST claim prize within 48 hours of the winning email being sent or a new winner will be chosen.
Good luck and be safe! Go change out the batteries in those smoke and carbon monoxide detectors today!
I was provided with the prize pack listed above as a thank you for facilitating this post and one to give away to a reader. All opinions are my own.
would like this for my place,
I love this package. I am glad Energizer has this great program to prevent needless deaths in fires.
I can always use Energizer batteries. Thanks for having this contest.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway and the safety tips!
Thanks for the giveaway…keep a fire extinguisher in your kitchen, and be prepared to use it !
This is a great reminder to check my batteries.
Thanks for the safety tips!
I would love to win this giveaway!
This would be so great to have
Energizer is too awesome.
Thank you for the giveaway! I love their batteries and all of their tips for having a safe home.
I love their batteries
Would love to win thanks for the giveaway!
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We use a ton of energizer batteries. Thee will come in handy
brich22 at earthlink dot net
great giveaway.this would really come in handy
It’s always good to remember safety.
Thank you for the great giveaway please count me in 🙂
some people have smoke alarms, but no batteries in them??? whats the point of that??? but i could always use an extra!
I would love to get the carbon monaxide detector!
Great giveaway, I could use these items.
What a great practical gift. I always need a flashlight and batteries.
I like that Energizer partnered this fall with fire departments across the country to distribute batteries for smoke detectors to families in their communities. Together, they hosted Home Safety Days throughout October.
We could use a new fire alarm!
It is nice for Energizer to donate 250,000 batteries to fire departments to distribute to families in their communities.
thanks for the giveaway!
Thanks for the giveaway!
A very useful prize
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We do our best to be prepared. This would help.
This is a nice prize pack giveaway. Thanks.
What a great giveaway for something we tend to overlook. Thanks.
Some of our clocks are still not changed! I am getting old. lol
Thanks for the great give-away! Sure could use some extra batteries – and a flashlight..
we go rough so many batteries – almost time to change all the smoke detector batteries as well
What a great prize. Everyone can use this package. Thanks for the opportunity to win this. Good luck everyone.
Just found your page. Looks great.
I would love to win this!
I don’t know why I never thought to change flashlight batteries at the same time as clocks!
This is an awesome prize to win! I am actually in need of a smoke alarm with carbon monoxide detector 🙂
This giveaway is great. Serves as a reminder and we can always use batteries.
I always said that if you give a child batteries it will be liking giving him new toys, so many toys take batteries.
I use energizer batteries
this would be very usefull
This would be great AND useful 🙂 Thanks for the chance 🙂
Oh what a great prize package! I would love to replace my old one in the basement!
Thanks for the great giveaway.
We just discovered that one of our smoke detectors is broken, so a new detector would be great.
this is a great fire safety package to win!
Thank you for a great giveaway!
I use a lot of batteries
We need to check our flashlights regularly. On our last power outage, we found that the batteries in them were all dead.
I need to change the batteries in ours!!
Entered the rafflecopter as “Wild orchid”
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
Thanks for the reminder to check the detectors!
I can always use batteries. I have six smoke detectors in my house!
I need to remember to change my smoke detector batteries.
I could definitely use the smoke detector in my house. And we go through batteries like crazy, it seems I can never have too many. Thank you for the opportunity.
I really want to win this prize pack because I like the Talking Smoke detector and the batteries are a great prize to win. Thanks for this awesome giveaway!
thank you for the great prize pack, thank you energizer, I didn’t change my batteries this weekend but I do change them when the detectors beep at me.
I remembered to change my clocks but not my smoke alarm! Would love to win this! 🙂
I always need batteries for something or other. Thanks for the chance!
I remembered to change my batteries. I’d love to win this great prize. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
Great products. They last a long time.
Love Energizer products! 🙂 Thank you.
What a wonderful (and useful) giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win.
This would be a nice win, thanks!
I like Energizer
We change the battery in the smoke alarms every daylight savings time. Thanks for the great giveaway.
Thanks so much for this giveaway.
What a nice prize.
I’m glad there’s such a push to remind people to change the batteries. Thanks for the chance to win too!
I would like this for my new apt.
What a great prize package! I would really like to win this for my family!
thanks for the giveaway