A few years ago, I shared my memories of Elmer the Safety Elephant. Elmer was a character who would visit my primary school back in the 80s to teach us about bike safety, not walking on train tracks and such.
I just received the following email regarding Elmer the Safety Elephant.
Hi Mike, just read your article on "Elmer the Safety Elephant". Excellent. I noticed a picture of the flag and Blinky, but none of the Elmer statues that used to grace our schools in the good old days. Just wanted to let you know that I am in possession of one of the original 8 statues (8 being the number of districts in the Toronto area at that time). I know 1 statue is in the police archives, and the rest are probably in safety officer's basements. I saved one from going into the trash as it needed some repair to the trunk and was to be disposed of. It is a beautiful sight to see, all original paint etc.
Here are pictures of this rare Elmer statue.
![PIC_0082](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2789/4301074547_1e9af931d9_m.jpg)
![PIC_0083](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/4301824062_abb9a570bd_m.jpg)
![PIC_0084](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4301076233_f061ca2998_m.jpg)
![PIC_0085](https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2722/4301825716_331d60472d_m.jpg)
![PIC_0086](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4028/4301826508_1145122847_m.jpg)
![PIC_0087](https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4059/4301827594_804237b251_m.jpg)
The person who saved this statue wishes to remain anonymous, but he would like you to know that Party Boy DJ Services is "very good and in-expensive compared to most companies". Just remember.... safety first!