Sixth Avenue Coalition

Keep Kids Alive

National Traffic Campain aimed at saving Kids

KEEP KIDS ALIVE DRIVE 25®

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS KEEP GROWING!

The past two months has been a busy time for from coast to coast as communities of all sizes initiate or expand their Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® campaign. This Update highlights efforts lead by law enforcement, public works, city leaders, neighborhoods, schools, civic leaders and businesses. We look forward to adding your community to the list as Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® pursues the goal of connecting communities in every State with a consistent message and expectation about safe driving behavior on neighborhood streets, as well as all roadways that lead out of and back home to our neighborhoods.

Since July 1st, 72 partners have supported starting or expanding campaigns in the following communities.

LAW ENFORCEMENT (13 Partners)

Exeter, Pennsylvania along with Township Traffic Safety Task Force (Expanded efforts 4 times in past 2 months)
Ralston, Nebraska
Lemont, Illinois
Colorado Springs, Colorado (Through DRIVE SMART COLORADO SPRINGS)
River Vale, New Jersey
Butler, New Jersey
Bellevue, Nebraska
El Mirage, Arizona
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Groveland, Florida
Centreville, Maryland - Queen Anne's County Sheriff's Office
Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
Manhattan, Illinois
PUBLIC WORKS (8 Partners plus 1 additional law enforcement partner)

Lexington, Kentucky - Lexington-Fayette Urban County Govt. Traffic Engineering
Wayne, New Jersey (Part of coordinated citywide campaign)
Howey in the Hills, Florida (Cooperative effort with Police Dept.)
Reno, Nevada - Washoe County Public Works
Modena, Pennsylvania
Roswell, Georgia – Transportation
Murrieta, California
Downers Grove, Illinois - Transportation
CITY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES (1 Partner)

Jupiter, Florida
NEIGHBORHOOD CAMPAIGNS (35 Partners)

Wycoff, New Jersey
Chestnut Hill Neighborhood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oceanport, New Jersey
West Des Moines, IA
Clark, New Jersey
Seattle, Washington
Lincoln, Nebraska (2 neighborhoods)
Roseland, New Jersey
Stockton, New Jersey
Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Lees Summit, Missouri – In Memory of Justin Faust
Alexandria, Virginia
Freedom, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Bloomfield Village, Michigan (Bloomfield Village Association)
Lake Kiowa, Texas (Lake Kiowa Property Owners Association)
Succasunna, New Jersey
Denver, Colorado
Gretna, Nebraska
Greenwood, South Carolina
Omaha, Nebraska
Maplewood, New Jersey
Dallas, Texas
San Carlos, California
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Los Altos, California
Glenwood, Maryland
Poway, California - Point Carmel Community Association
Eagle Mountain, Utah
Granville, Ohio
Waldorf, Maryland
Lansing, Michigan
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Douglas County (Omaha), Nebraska - Stone Park Homeowners Association
Bellingham, Washington - Northern Heights Community Association
SCHOOLS (5 Partners plus 1 additional law enforcement partner)

Oakland, California (City Safe Walk to School Program)
Junior Optimists Clubs in conjunction with Norfolk Public Schools
Florham Park, New Jersey - Florham Park Board of Education in cooperation with Florham Police Dept.
Sullivan West CSD – Jeffersonville, New York
Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska
CIVIC & STATE LEADERS INVOLVED IN CAMPAIGNS (3 Partners)

Council Member Tom Getzendanner, Summit, New Jersey
Aurora, Illinois (Cooperative effort through Office of the Board of Alderman and Office of the Mayor)
State Rep. Jeannie McDaniel, Tulsa, Oklahoma
CIVIC AND BUSINESS SPONSORS (5 Partners)

South Orange, New Jersey Rotary Club
Valley View Transportation, Romeoville, Illinois (Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® decals appear on all school buses)
Daniel Cole, Toledo, Ohio
Denise Broesler – RE/MAX Achievers-Summit, Morris Township, New Jersey
Michael Campanaro - Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Wayne, New Jersey
Thanks to all of you who are committed to creating safe neighborhood streets for the benefit of everyone. We look forward to partnering with you and supporting your efforts in the months and years ahead. As always, for more information about how to mobilize, please e-mail Tom@kkad25.org, call 402-334-1391, or visit www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org.

And remember these dates!

October 3, 2007 is National Safe Walk to School Day. Visit http://www.saferoutespartnership.org/
November 5-11, 2007 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week. Visit www.sleepfoundation.org/ddpw
All the best!

In safety,

Tom Everson
Tom Everson

Executive Director
Keep Kids Alive Drive 25® - A Non-Profit Organization-501(c)(3)
(402) 334-1391

Tom@kkad25.org

www.KeepKidsAliveDrive25.org

Contact your Commissioners and BSO chief to get involved