Published Wednesday, October 21, 2009 6:05 AM

Weather postpones Hard Hats event

The Texas Medical Association's Hard Hats for Little Heads event for Bryan and College Station second-graders has been postponed in anticipation of rain Thursday.

The Texas Medical Association is giving out more than 3,500 helmets to Texas children through the program in October, which is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The program aims to bring awareness of head injuries and encourage fitness.

Helmets reduce the risk of head injury by about 85 percent, according to TMA. About 50 percent of bicyclists wear helmets, although many wear them incorrectly.

TMA will reschedule the event, which was to have begun at 8 a.m. Thursday at Kyle Field, but no details were available. Some helmets will be distributed to students during school this week.

For more information, call 693-6000.

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