Children’s helmets for snowboarding, bicycling and skateboarding are on sale in the MultiCare clinic in Covington as part of a non-profit program organized by Mary Bridge Center for Childhood Safety.

Mary Bridge, part of MultiCare Health System, offers the helmets for $15 for snowboarding/skiing, $7 for biking and $10 for skateboarding. They can be purchased any Wednesday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in the clinic’s Health Reflections boutique. They previously were sold only one day a month.

MultiCare officials noted that each year, approximately 50,000 children – most of them between 5 and 14 years old – are treated in the emergency room at Mary Bridge in Tacoma for injuries resulting from winter recreation activities.

Head, neck, and spinal cord injuries are among the most serious injuries, which can be prevented by using a properly fitted helmet.