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KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®
CELEBRATE!
A KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®
STATE OF MIND!
As Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® continues to grow throughout the U.S. (and beyond), we
look forward to the day when one State will become the first to implement that campaign
statewide. One State is well on its way.
look forward to the day when one State will become the first to implement that campaign
statewide. One State is well on its way.
If Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® was featured on Jeopardy, this State would be the question
in response to dozens of answers dotting the playing board. And that question would be:
in response to dozens of answers dotting the playing board. And that question would be:
WHAT IS NEW JERSEY?
Yes! New Jersey is the question that would be a correct response to the following facts:
State with the most Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® communities (over 80 to date with
participation of over 40 law enforcement agencies)
participation of over 40 law enforcement agencies)
Only State with a State-wide sponsor for the campaign, Palisades Insurance – See
the following links:
the following links:
State with the highest # of participating communities observing the first
ever Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® Day, May 1st, 2007. These included:
ever Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® Day, May 1st, 2007. These included:
Hamilton, Cranford, Edison, Kinnelon,
Hazlet, Ho-Ho-Kus, Clark, Madison, and Wayne
State that has hosted the highest # of community forums to educate residents,
law enforcement, schools, civic organizations, and city leaders about how to
initiate the campaign locally
law enforcement, schools, civic organizations, and city leaders about how to
initiate the campaign locally
Home State of the Butler Tri-borough Rotary Club, which has supported three
police departments in starting the campaign.
police departments in starting the campaign.
Where Riverton has integrated the campaign into their yearly community parade.
Where Daisy Troop #710, Cub Scout Pack #119 and Boy Scout Troops #12 &
#14 with tremendous support from Traci Stuart introduced the campaign to
Maywood.
#14 with tremendous support from Traci Stuart introduced the campaign to
Maywood.
Where Verona Mayor Jay Sniatkowski passed out Keep Kids Alive Drive 25®
key chains to all seniors to commemorate their high school graduation
key chains to all seniors to commemorate their high school graduation
Where an employee of CBS Radio noticed yard signs in her town and then invited
AAMCO Transmissions to get involved in helping to spread the message.
AAMCO Transmissions to get involved in helping to spread the message.
Where Hights Electric sponsored Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® key chains to give
away at the 1st Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® celebrated in Hamilton Square May
1st, 2007. (Thanks to Corina Simms for all her work in organizing the community).
away at the 1st Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® celebrated in Hamilton Square May
1st, 2007. (Thanks to Corina Simms for all her work in organizing the community).
Where the two communities (Montclair, through Bike Montclair, and Wayne)
created the first Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® coloring contests to engage grade
school students in the campaign.
created the first Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® coloring contests to engage grade
school students in the campaign.
Where the first community (Wayne) initiated a contest for middle and high school
students to create Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® PowerPoint and video
presentations to run on local cable access as part of their ongoing education efforts.
students to create Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® PowerPoint and video
presentations to run on local cable access as part of their ongoing education efforts.
Where Jeanne Johnson, working through a local elementary school, mobilized
residents throughout Ridgewood to get involved in the campaign.
residents throughout Ridgewood to get involved in the campaign.
Where Hazlet observed the 1st Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® Month in March, 2004.
Where Kinnelon, through the direction of their Police Chief, John Finkle,
mobilized neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and city departments to cooperate
in rolling out the campaign.
mobilized neighborhoods, businesses, schools, and city departments to cooperate
in rolling out the campaign.
Where South Plainfield, under direction of Police Chief John Ferraro,
announced Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 with a banner across their main street.
announced Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 with a banner across their main street.
Where in Farmingdale, a resident, Jim Seeland, posted a Keep Kids Alive Drive
25® yard sign that was highlighted in stories in the Asbury Park Press and then on
State Cable New Network 11 in July, 2002, sparking statewide interest in Keep Kids
Alive Drive 25.
25® yard sign that was highlighted in stories in the Asbury Park Press and then on
State Cable New Network 11 in July, 2002, sparking statewide interest in Keep Kids
Alive Drive 25.
Home of Seton Hall University and the South Orange Rotary Club which
provided support for initiating Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® in South Orange.
provided support for initiating Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® in South Orange.
State in which the Kinnelon Police Benevolent Association Local #341 sent
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® key chains to all those donating to their chapter in 2006.
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® key chains to all those donating to their chapter in 2006.
Shrewsbury, which mobilized through school PTAs in cooperation with City
officials and departments in located in this state.
officials and departments in located in this state.
The above is just a starter list of all the activity in New Jersey so far. I am sure our contacts
there will be in touch with dozens of examples I missed. I did want to give you a snapshot of
what kind of commitment communities are making that can lead to a statewide campaign in
the future.
there will be in touch with dozens of examples I missed. I did want to give you a snapshot of
what kind of commitment communities are making that can lead to a statewide campaign in
the future.
What connects all Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® communities is a common commitment to
create safe roadways for the benefit of all who use them. As we continue to seed Keep Kids
Alive Drive 25® throughout the country, our goal is to link all communities together with a
consistent message and expectation about what we each can do to make streets safer for all
who walk, ride, and drive. We welcome your continued support in growing the campaign.
Please visit http://www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/ to find out how you can get involved or
continue your support.
create safe roadways for the benefit of all who use them. As we continue to seed Keep Kids
Alive Drive 25® throughout the country, our goal is to link all communities together with a
consistent message and expectation about what we each can do to make streets safer for all
who walk, ride, and drive. We welcome your continued support in growing the campaign.
Please visit http://www.keepkidsalivedrive25.org/ to find out how you can get involved or
continue your support.
Thanks for all you do to send and to live the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® mission today,
tomorrow, and in all the days to come.
tomorrow, and in all the days to come.
In safety,
Tom Everson
Executive Director
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
MEDIA BLITZ!
School has just ended in many communities and already we are
seeing a rash of motor vehicle involved deaths. The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that
43,300 people died in traffic crashes in 2006. That is an average of
over 118 deaths each and every day.
seeing a rash of motor vehicle involved deaths. The National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that
43,300 people died in traffic crashes in 2006. That is an average of
over 118 deaths each and every day.
Very few of us can even begin to empathize with the family
members and friends who endure untold grief in the aftermath of
these deaths. Drivers of the vehicles involved in these deaths suffer
as well.
members and friends who endure untold grief in the aftermath of
these deaths. Drivers of the vehicles involved in these deaths suffer
as well.
Here are two links to stories received:
From Tulsa - http://kotv.com/news/local/story/?id=128449
From Omaha - http://www.wowt.com/home/headlines/7763682.html
All victims are family members - a daughter, a son, a brother, sister, mother, father, friend,
who was, and is, loved by others.
who was, and is, loved by others.
Janette Fanelle, founder of Kids And Cars, reminds us to bring hope to the roadways this summer,
beginning with the reminder that, “Before you turn the key…make sure you can see™.”
beginning with the reminder that, “Before you turn the key…make sure you can see™.”
For more information on Kids And Cars, please visit http://www.kidsandcars.org/. You can also
reach Janette at (913) 327-0013 or Janette@KidsAndCars.org
reach Janette at (913) 327-0013 or Janette@KidsAndCars.org
I invite you to continue to do all you can to create safe streets to benefit everyone in your community.
Thank you for taking the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25®/Be Aware! Drive With Care™, message on
the road whenever and wherever you drive.
Thank you for taking the Keep Kids Alive Drive 25®/Be Aware! Drive With Care™, message on
the road whenever and wherever you drive.
In safety,
Tom Everson
Executive Director
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
FACING THE FACTS!
Here are facts that drive our mission at KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®:
43,443 people — daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, mothers, fathers, friends
— died on America’s roadways in 2005. That’s an average of 119 deaths per
day each and every day of the year. (National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) – 2005)
— died on America’s roadways in 2005. That’s an average of 119 deaths per
day each and every day of the year. (National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) – 2005)
4,881 pedestrians died while walking in neighborhoods or crossing streets in
2005. 500 of these deaths were children under 14 years-old. (NHTSA 2005)
2005. 500 of these deaths were children under 14 years-old. (NHTSA 2005)
The death rate on residential streets is over twice that of highways -
measured per miles driven (NHTSA – 2005)
measured per miles driven (NHTSA – 2005)
Speeding Triples the Odds of Crashing (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety -
2006)
2006)
A pedestrian hit by a vehicle traveling 30 mph is 3 times more likely to die
than one hit by a vehicle traveling 25 mph. (General Estimated Database of
Police Reported Accidents – 1999)
than one hit by a vehicle traveling 25 mph. (General Estimated Database of
Police Reported Accidents – 1999)
As summer rapidly approaches we are all aware that the number of children playing in yards,
riding bikes, crossing neighborhood streets will increase greatly. We can all do something to
make these same streets safe for us all. Let’s commit to:
riding bikes, crossing neighborhood streets will increase greatly. We can all do something to
make these same streets safe for us all. Let’s commit to:
Observe the posted speed limit, or go even slower when we see children present.
Remember to Be Aware! Drive With Care™
Remember to Be Aware! Drive With Care™
Stop! Take 3 To See®. This means to come to a complete stop at each and every
stop sign. Then, look left, look right, and look left again. Make sure the coast is totally
clear. You can use these same steps to teach children to cross the street safely and at
railroad crossing that lack signals.
stop sign. Then, look left, look right, and look left again. Make sure the coast is totally
clear. You can use these same steps to teach children to cross the street safely and at
railroad crossing that lack signals.
Monitor your children’s whereabouts. Know where they are and who they are with.
Establish safe places to play. The street is not a playground.
Establish safe places to play. The street is not a playground.
Work through your neighborhood association or watch group to get neighbors
involved in creating Keep Kids Alive Zones on your street. It takes all of us working
together to make the greatest difference. Remember, the #1 offenders of the speed
limit in neighborhoods are the people who live there. We have to start with ourselves
in creating safe roadways.
involved in creating Keep Kids Alive Zones on your street. It takes all of us working
together to make the greatest difference. Remember, the #1 offenders of the speed
limit in neighborhoods are the people who live there. We have to start with ourselves
in creating safe roadways.
If not already involved, invite your police chief to get on board in establishing a KEEP
KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® campaign throughout your community (Be Aware! Drive
With Care™, Check Your Speed®/No Need To Speed® are additional options for
beginning a local campaign). It is important to establish consistent expectations for
driving behavior in all neighborhoods.
KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25® campaign throughout your community (Be Aware! Drive
With Care™, Check Your Speed®/No Need To Speed® are additional options for
beginning a local campaign). It is important to establish consistent expectations for
driving behavior in all neighborhoods.
Invite your local schools to plan a back-to-school KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®
initiative. The summer is great time to plan. Funding support may be available through
Safe Routes to School Grants. To find the contact in your State, visit:
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/contacts/index.cfm
initiative. The summer is great time to plan. Funding support may be available through
Safe Routes to School Grants. To find the contact in your State, visit:
http://www.saferoutesinfo.org/contacts/index.cfm
Invite local business to get on board to sponsor your local campaign. For information
on community planning, school and business involvement, please e-mail
Tom@kkad25.org or call 402-334-1391.
on community planning, school and business involvement, please e-mail
Tom@kkad25.org or call 402-334-1391.
Let’s not let one more child be added to the toll of 119 dead each day before taking action.
From the Detroit News – Highlighting Troy, MI Efforts
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® and related logos and slogans: BE AWARE! DRIVE WITH CARE™, Check Your
Speed®/No Need To Speed®, Stop! Take 3 To See®, Stop Means Stop®, and Seat Belts-FASTENATING!®)
are registered trademarks of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25, P.O. Box 45563 Omaha, Nebraska, 68145. No other
entities may use these marks without prior permission. Call 402-334-1391 for information.
Speed®/No Need To Speed®, Stop! Take 3 To See®, Stop Means Stop®, and Seat Belts-FASTENATING!®)
are registered trademarks of Keep Kids Alive Drive 25, P.O. Box 45563 Omaha, Nebraska, 68145. No other
entities may use these marks without prior permission. Call 402-334-1391 for information.
Executive Director
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391
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