I already even have my topic of choice: Daylight Saving Time.
Twice a year I find myself myself moaning and groaning about how early it gets dark in the evening or having my kids wake up an hour before the crack of dawn or my frustration level over just about everything that has to do with Daylight Saving Time. Whoever decided that we would go through this every spring and fall, I have a strong word or two for them (and quite a few instances of shaking my angry fist as well).
However, since it doesn't look like this tradition is going anywhere anytime soon, I can at least focus on the positives of Daylight Saving Time. One main one: the annual Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program.
This fall, Daylight Saving Time occurs on November 4 and marks the 25th anniversary of the annual Change Your Clock Change Your Battery program. This program focuses on not only changing our clocks but also that Daylight Saving Time is the perfect time for families to adopt a life-saving habit: changing the batteries in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.
The message is simple and the habit can be lifesaving. Thirty-eight percent of fatal fire injuries occur in homes without working smoke alarms, while 24% occur in homes in which at least one smoke alarm is present but fails to operate (frequently due to dead or missing batteries). Don't be another statistic!
Energizer and the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) are once again working with local fire departments nationwide to raise awareness on the importance of working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in helping to keep families safe in their homes. How can you get involved? Head over to the Energizer Facebook page and browse their large amount of Fire Safety Info!
Now through November 4, when you visit the Energizer Bunny Facebook page and click on the Fire Safety Info Tab, you'll not only find great tips, a home escape plan, and coloring and activity sheets, you will also have the chance to enter a sweepstakes to win a Family Safety Kit — Energizer is giving away one per day for 25 days! Contained in the kit, valued at more than $150 is:
- One reusable grocery tote
- Two Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarms
- One package of Energizer Advanced Lithium batteries
- One package of Energizer MAX Batteries with Power Seal Technology
- Two Energizer flashlights
- Two Energizer Flameless Wax Candles
- One Energizer Bunny Plush Bunny
Don't let another season go by without checking your smoke alarm and changing the battery! This year use the extra hour "gained" to remind your friends, family and neighbors of this life-saving habit and join Energizer in promoting this important fire safety method.
And, thanks to their generosity, one person will be able to be fully prepared for safety because...
One lucky person will win a Family Safety Kit*
(ARV $78) from Energizer!
(ARV $78) from Energizer!
Kit includes: (1) Kidde Battery-Operated Combination Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Alarm, (2) packages of Energizer MAX Batteries with Power Seal Technology, (1) Energizer Flameless Wax Candle, (1) Energizer Weatheready Safety Light flashlight, and (1) Change your Clock, Change your Battery reusable tote bag
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A big thank you to Energizer for providing a Family Safety Kit for me as well as for one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.
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Yes I would try them
yes i will
I try to...
i will try to remember to
Yes, I always do!
hippopurplemonkey at yahoo dot com
I will change the batteries!
phall0106at yahoo dot com
I will be checking the batteries and I will change them if needed
we change ours the first of each year
We always change the batteries in our smoke alarms with the time changes.
If I remember yes i will
Yes I always do! Thanks for the giveaway!
Happy Halloween,
June
Great prize we spend money on a host of things like this every year and to get a safety kit for free is a great idea and a savings thanks
I think Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery is a great idea - I will do it!
Every year I swear I will and usually end out waiting for that annoying beep to start though.
Yes, we'll be changing our batteries.
Thanks so much.
rickpeggysmith(at)aol(dot)com
No, usually wait until battery dies
seyma_bennett@hotmail.com
Yes I will
i usually dont but will make a reminder to do it this time!
iloveroxy 918 at gmail dot com
Yes, I will!
yes, we always do
Yes!
orangestar17(at)hotmail(dot)com
don't practice day light saving time is arizona so wont change batteries
Yes, we will be changing the batteries here and go to my Mama's and change hers as well.
Very, very important!
Yes, yes, yes...always do!
elysesw@aol.com
That is a really good idea! I think our smoke alarms are hard wired, but it is a good idea to make sure the batteries are fresh too!
Marysa {at} marysa {dot} com
I do not usually but I will be changing my batteries
mummytotwoboys@yahoo.com
Yes we will be doing it
I will now =)
yes - we will.
Yes, just like every other year.
sflickinger at rocketmail dot com
No.
kyonac1@gmail.com
I normally do it New Year.
I will be changing our battery to coincide with Daylight Saving Time.
reejen at comcast dot net
it will be my intention to do so.rob,rcf60527@yahoo.com
Yes, we'll be changing our batteries then.
No, my husband usually just changes the battery when the smoke alarm fusses at him.
No cause when one of mine beeps for a new battery with a week all the other ones beep to so they all get changed about the same time
I will change them
gabbflabber@live.com
I will not be changing the battery next month because I have recently replaced the battery. However, I like the slogan and may use it next year as a reminder to change the battery.
I always change my batteries when the time changes.
We always do, then put the old batteries in the kids toys!
Yes, I will be changing the battery.
gourdsrmylife(at)yahoo(dot)com
yes I will change the batteries! :)
No but I should.
my hubby does
No usually don't change til they start beeping.
yes, it's the best way to remember to do it.
The clock change is always my reminder too change batteries (Debra L. Guillen)
our are hard-wired! but I know some dear friends who do not have such, and think I will remind them to check/change their batteries!
I will try to remember!
no, we always change ours the first of the year-Jan. 1
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
No as we alwasy change ours out on New Years Day!!!
cgentry1952@yahoo.com
Yes, I will do both.
My Clock does that auto matic. Thank You. Jerri Davis
I'll be changing batteries with the time change.
I will change them
Yes we will be changing our batteries.
Yes, we plan to
i just change them every month to be sure they work star95011()yahoo()com
I change them when they start to beep.
I will be doing that
Sukie (dot) meadows (at) aol (dot) com
I live in Arizona and most of the state doesn't change time for daylight savings. So we change our batteries on January first. It is the best way for us to keep track.
KellysShining(at)gmail(dot)com
yes,I will
yes I will!
yes i will debbie jackson
djackson1958 at hotmail dot com
I try to remember to do that each year, with this, I will do it.
Yep, I plan on it. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com
I change the batteries every year in the fall,also change the smoke alarms every 5 years.
We will be changing!
Thanks,
selinda_mccumbers at yahoo.com
Yes! We do every 6 months.
Thanks for the chance.
mogrill12@gmail.com
I already do this :)
ktgonyea at gmail.com
Now we will! This is my husband and my first home together and so we are new to this whole thing.
Maybe! If I remember! We usually only change them when they start beeping!
ijessica_r at yahoo dot com
I will change our batteries.
Now that you've reminded me I will!
mmc123456 at yahoo dot com
Yes, we always change the batteries in our smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detector when we change to and from Daylight Savings Time.
Yes, I will change my batteries to coincide with DST.
Thanks for the chance!
pricousins at aol dot com
i don't do that
My daughter learned about this at school, and that's our plan!
I would love this
Yes, I will
yes
jessicawedwards@gmail.com
yes, better safe than sorry!
Being prepare should be taught to be a way of life, not a emergency response
yes, i will!
Without fail
Kims2312@verizon.net
It's the time of the year to change them!
ighmeg at yahoo dot com
oh yes! every year!
yes and I have to buy a new smoke alarm. the last one had a hissy fit over some burnt toast and wouldn't quite so I jumped up and some how it got snatched clean off the ceiling and thrown against the wall.
oh yes will be changing the batteries!
We've never done that before with each time change, but it's a great idea! We will be starting it.
No
Betsy Rubendall Barnes
pinktaz60@hotmail.com
We always change our batteries on Daylight Savings, easy to remember :)
Yes, we'll definitely start doing that, especially with a baby in the house!
we do it!
Thanks for the giveaway! Janna Johnson jannajanna@hotmail.com Janna@feedyourpig on gfc
Will change the batteries.
I'm going to go do it now, because I always forget until someone mentions it.
Yes, we will.
Yes I will be changing our batteries
jjak2003 at gmail dot com
Yes... we will be checking/changing batteries!
info(at)mijalphotography(dot)com
Nope I changed it two weeks ago when it started to chirp
Luckily for me, I do not have to deal with Daylight Savings Time. Arizona doesn't do it.
I try every year to remember to change my batteries during daylight savings time.
I changed them a month ago
already changed it this week
We always change the batteries to coincide with changing the clocks in the spring & fall.
Thanks for the giveaway!
yes, have it marked on calendar to change batteries when we change the clocks
No, but I should.
probably not, i don't even remember to change my regular clocks to daylight, carawling(at)hotmail(dot)com
I will buy the batteries, but will have to have my son install them. It's an easy reminder every year! janthony332002 at yahoo.com
I have gotten use to changing every New Years day
We usually change them on that day but we had to change them early due to they started beeping. We put tape on them with the date we changed them but we might change them again just to stay on schedule.
I'll be changing the batteries. Campaigns like this are a great reminder
Thank you for hosting this giveaway
Louis
pumuckler {at} gmail {dot} com
I will be this year!
I just changed my battery last week because my smoke alarm was beeping, but normally I would.
Susan Chester
yes i will
No, we change our smoke detector batteries in the Spring.
abfantom at yahoo dot com
yes of course!
we don't do daylight savings (in AZ) but will try to come up with another system!
entered as Davis
Yes, we always try to change the battery when we change our clocks.
Thanks for the reminder! will be changing my batteries
Yes I will be this year,thank you for the reminder. Sarah79harding@yahoo.com
That's a great way to remember it! I think we'll be doing that from now on.
I will be changing my battery to coincide with Daylight Saving Time.
ginaferrell3 at yahoo dot com
Yes change twice a year with time change.
No we are lazy and wait till the smoke detector beeps
Yes. I have batteries here to do that today!
hondaray6 at hotmail dot com
I usually wait until the alarm chirps and lets me know the batteries are low.
No my batteries were checked about 5 months ago
No, I won't be changing batteries.
we are moving into a new house so we'll be putting in new alarms with new batteries
sarah at realtorsd.com
i'll be changing them tonight.. thanks for the reminder :)
heatheranya at hotmail dot com
Yes. We change them every year.
magickalblessings26{at}gmail.com
Yes, we changed them last night.
I usually have my husband do this, thanks for the reminder.
we changed ours!
brich22 at earthlink dot net
will check them and replace if necessary - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
Oooo, yes! It just passed, but I'll go out tomorrow for replacement batteries!
We do it on our anniversary which is a week later.
Our smoke detectors are hard wired into our electric system
I won't be changing the batteries for Daylight Savings time because I usually do it on New Year's Day when I deep clean the house for the new year.
will be changing batteries
We changed our batteries when Sandy hit.
No, I haven't changed them yet.....
i didnt -but i'll tell my hubby to check them now
tcogbill at live dot com
Yes, we do.
yes we did
That is a great idea!
That was a great idea. I'll try to get that synchronized for next year.
Lieutcrunch27 (at) gmail (dot) com
Great idea! We changed ours about a week before daylight savings because it was beeping at us. :)
No. Ours are hard wired.
No, never thought of that. I should.
valerielenard(at)yahoo(dot)com
I haven't but I should start.
cc_girly(at)yahoo(dot)com
I forgot to it this time
We just replaced all our batteries that needed it last month! :)
Thank you!
Suchaproudmama @ yahoo.com
yes I did change ours with the time change
sethandtjay@yahoo.com
I'll try to remember to change my battery to coincide with Daylight Saving Time.
yes i will be!
Yes, I do it every year.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
Yes I did
i changed my batteries with the time change
will have to change batteries tonight
I did not but thank you for the reminder.
Done! Thanks for the reminder
Yes, we always do
Yes, we always change our batteries when we change the clocks...its the best reminder.
I changed my batteries.
safety_chick@hotmail.com
Nope... the smoke alarm in my room started squealing it's little heart out and freaked the kids out a couple weeks ago so it got it's battery changed early! ;)
nope, I don't have battery-operated ones.
I'm sure that the maintenance men from the apartment complex came to change the battery the friday before the time change.
priscillavbenavides@yahoo.com
DH does it on some other schedule.
katfam95 at aim dot com
Our's are electric with battery back up, and yes we changed the batteries.
Wanda McHenry
wbailey113 at hotmail dot com
yes we did
Yes, I did. Thanks for the giveaway.
Nope, but thanks for another reminder.
No, I have recently just changed the battery, but thank you for the reminder.
Yes, i always change the batteries each time change.
No, I just change the batteries when they need to be changed.
Trudy
onlyjustine at yahoo dot com
I always change them on the start and end of daylight saving time
diane baum
esldiane@gmail.com
we don't have a set pattern for changing batteries.
Ours is hooked into our electrical system
rosans4@comcast.net
I already did! (Corey Olomon)
We already have.
I didn't before, but it was a great idea, so I did. Thanks!
we sure did
we sure did
We did!
I did not
will check and replace if necessary - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
Yes, we did change them.
Yes I will change them
We already changed our batteries before the time change.
ericacarnes(at)gmail(dot)com
We changed our batteries.
tiffany.hoyt@hotmail.com
We did change ours
I already did! :-)
Yes, I did.
choateorama(at)gmail(dot)com
yes, we did
ty
rochelle johnson
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