Safe America Foundation

SafeTeen 100

“Safe America Driving School Registrar Marcia Sasser and Executive Office Manager Joe Caprara stand proudly beside a new 2011 Ford Focus that will be won during this school year by a Georgia teen who completes Safe America driver’s education successfully AND is the ‘top’ student in a ‘SafeTeen 100’ braking and driving competition. The car was on display recently before 50,000 people who attended the FISH ‘Celebrate Freedom’ event in suburban Atlanta Labor Day Weekend. To learn more about how students can compete to be in the SafeTeen 100, contact Jack Wachtel at jack.wachtel@safeamerica.org or call (770)-973-SAFE.

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Foundation Kicks Off 2^nd Annual ‘Drill Down for Safety’ Season; Seeks 1 Million Participants

Atlanta, GA (September 1) – The Safe America Foundation kicked off its month-long ‘9/11 Drill Down for Safety’ national preparedness campaign today with a call for all Americans to conduct a personal emergency drill and practice how they would text family members to let them know they were “OK” in a post-disaster situation.

2010 Drill Down for Safety PSA

2010 Drill Down for Safety Show

First Spouses supportive of Text First. Talk Second.

firstladies West Virginia First Lady Gayle Manchin was joined by NJ First Lady Mary Pat Christie in endorsing Safe America’s ‘Text First. Talk Second™’ campaign last week in New York. Both Mrs. Manchin and Mrs. Christie are among 10 First Spouses who are supporting Safe America’s planned September rollout, including:

Arkansas First Lady Ginger Beebe

Colorado First Lady Jeannie Ritter

Idaho First Lady Lori Otter

Iowa First Lady Mari Culver

Kentucky First Lady Jan Beshear

Puerto Rico First Lady Luce Vela

Rhode Island First Lady Suzanne Carcieri

Washington State First Gentleman Mike Gregoire

Safe America is continuing to contact First Spouses nationally, with hopes to involving more during the fall. For more information, contact Mary Lou Pagano atmarylou.pagano@safeamerica.org

New York ‘Drill Down’ Preview

Leaders from civic, government and business were all smiles following a four-hour meeting at NBC’s 30 Rockefeller HQ that previewed Safe America’s “9/11 Drill Down for Safety” program. Leaders from IAEM, Raytheon, UPS, Motorola, and FEMA outlined their efforts to coordinate drills in over 25 states. To learn more, go to safeamericaprepared.org and ‘pledge to drill’ over the next month!

Publix and Pepsi Support Teen Driving

Pepsi and Publix team up for discount on summer driver's ed. Check drivers.safeamerica.org to register!

Safe America Supports Oprah's Text Drive

The Safe America Foundation took part in the launch of Oprah Winfrey's “No Phone Zone” campaign recently as a non-profit partner in Atlanta. This summer, Safe America will continue its 'don't text-and-drive' campaign with expansion of its 'Exit 2 Text It!' program. 'Take the Pledge' and focus on driving-rather than texting or talking on their mobile device-when behind the wheel. To learn more, visit Oprah.com.